Kairos of West Virginia
Facts
Kairos is a Christian, volunteer, lay-led, ecumenical, international prison ministry, in which men and women volunteers bring Christ’s
love and forgiveness to incarcerated individuals and to their families. Kairos consists of three programs: the Men’s Inside and Women’s
Inside Ministries begun in 1976, Kairos Outside begun in 1991 and Kairos Torch begun in 1997
The Men’s and Women’s Ministry addresses the spiritual needs of prisoners. Kairos volunteers go into prisons in teams of 30
to 40 to pray, share the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, share meals and fellowship with the incarcerated on a one-to-one basis.
The first visit is a three-day event, during which time the team teaches a short introductory course on Christianity. Subsequent visits
are monthly half-day reunions with the prisoners over a twelve-month period.
