We maintain two full - time Chaplains who ministers to
new inmates who are processed into the prison systems.
 Richard Smith |
Richard Smith, has been our full time Chaplin at the Brushy Mountain Prison for the last 22 years. Richard now minsters daily at Morgan County Prison since all inmates from Brushy were transferred there in June 2009. He was our first resident counselor. He has been associated with Miracle Lake since 1980. Richard also has a monthly ministry at the McMinn County Justice Center. Richard also ministers once a month at Northeastern Prison. Before coming to our ministry, Richard was superintendent of the shop at the McMinn Adult Activity Center in Athens, Tennessee. Richard is associate pastor at the campus church at Miracle Lake, The Church of the Good Shepherd, and shares pastoral duties with Rev. Bryan. |
 Ronnie
Shelton
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Ronnie Shelton is our chaplain at the Riverbend Maximum Security Facility and the Charles Bass Correctional Complex in Nashville. Ronnie is now in his 12th year as chaplain there. Before coming to our ministry, Ronnie was employed with Cutler-Hammer in Cleveland. |
 Morgan County
Correctional Complex in Wartburg
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 Riverbend Maximum Security Institute in Nashville |
 Jack Bryan |
Brother Jack travels to thirteen different prisons throughout the state each month. He holds a service and ministers to an average of two hundred and fifty inmates. |
 Richard baptizing an inmate. |
 Ronnie baptizing … |
 Prison Facilities |
 Chaplin Ronnie Shelton and Prisoner |
 Chaplin Richard Smith and Prisoner |
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I am listing below my Prison schedule for the next three months. I hope to see you at your Prison on these scheduled dates.
Come and bring a friend with you and pray for me that I will be the most help to you.
| South Central Annex | 1-Mar | 29-Mar | 26-Apr | 7:00 PM |
| South Central Compound | 2-Mar | 30-Mar | 27-Apr | 8:30 AM |
| TCIX | 2-Mar | 30-Mar | 27-Apr | 1:00 PM |
| Tunery Center | 2-Mar | 30-Mar | 27-Apr | 6:30 PM |
| NWCX (Site2-Lake County) | 3-Mar | 31-Mar | 28-Apr | 5:30 PM |
| Hardeman County | 4-Mar | 1-Apr | 29-Apr | 8:30 AM |
| WCFA | 4-Mar | 1-Apr | 29-Apr | 1:15 PM |
| West TN State Prison Site 1 | 4-Mar | 1-Apr | 29-Apr | 5:00 PM |
| West TN State Prison Site 2 | 4-Mar | 1-Apr | 29-Apr | 6:30 PM |
| CBCC | 5-Mar | 2-Apr | 30-Apr | 1:00 PM |
| Riverbend Maxium Suecurity In. | 5-Mar | 2-Apr | 30-Apr | 6:00 PM |
| Tennessee Prison For Women | 6-Mar | 3-Apr | 1-May | 9:00 PM |
| Charles Bass Correctional Annex | 6-Mar | 3-Apr | 1-May | 11:30 AM |
| Morgan County Annex | 11-Mar | 8-Apr | 6-May | 5:30 PM |
| Morgan CountyCompound | 11-Mar | 8-Apr | 6-May | 7:00 PM |
| STSRCF (Bledsoe)-Annex | 25-Mar | 22-Apr | 27-May | 5:30 PM |
| STSRCF (Bledsoe) - Compound | 25-Mar | 22-Apr | 27-May | 7:00 PM |
Ronnie Shelton is at Riverbend mornings and CBCX each afternoon every week.
Richard Smith is at Morgan County afternoons and evenings every week.
Richard visits Northeastern Prison on the second Wednesday of each month.
Richard will conduct a church service at 2:30 P.M. on that day, medium security chapel.