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| Church founded in prison |
| By The Courier-Journal |
| Published: 10/14/2008 |
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KENTUCKY - As a band played traditional gospel ballads to an upbeat, electric tempo, worshipers sang and swayed, then settled down to share prayer requests and testimonies. They heard an impassioned sermon about the gospel crossing racial and gender divisions. They gathered for communion, then sang a hushed, a capella version of "Amazing Grace," before eventually heading home. For most, the trip home required just a short walk -- from the prison chapel to their cells at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in La Grange. But others -- worshipers, musicians and preachers who joined them -- drove home to Louisville or Frankfort, vowing to return for future services. Religious groups of all stripes have visited prisoners and held prison services for centuries, but this gathering represents a new twist: It is the first formal religious congregation known to have formed within the walls of a Kentucky prison, according to the Department of Corrections. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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