It’s obedience to Matthew 25: “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world [for] I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (verses 34, 36, 40).
Kenneth Copeland said, “From the time we began this ministry, that scripture…became very alive in me. [Prison outreach] was not the main- stream calling of this ministry, but it’s everyone’s calling to a degree. So every door that was open to us, we stepped through it.”
Over the years, KCM has worked hard to share the power of the blessed life to those behind bars—from supplying books and other resources for chaplains; to donating $250,000 to construct a chapel for inmates in
Texas; to partnering with others like Mike Barber Ministries, an outreach dedicated solely to prison ministry.
In 1995, Barber became the catalyst enabling KCM to broadcast the Eagle Mountain Motorcycle Rally live via satellite to inmates in Texas and 15 other states. In Texas alone, 87 of the 104 state prisons received the satellite broadcast. To more than 150,000 men and women who had access to the broad-
cast, Brother Copeland’s message was clear and strong: “God is for you, not against you!”
“Our ministry to prisoners is just an extension of Kenneth Copeland Ministries because we are Partners together in the work,” Barber said.
Today, Daystar Television Network maintains the prison satellite net- work, installing their own dishes and receivers to feed their Word-filled programming into the prisons. Daystar hopes to expand to nationwide coverage soon.
Meanwhile, KCM receives an average of 21,648 letters a month from inmates and sows more than 300,000 products annually. Each month an average of 3,404 inmates are added to KCM’s mailing list. Robert M., an inmate in Arizona State Prison, recently wrote words that are characteristic of many prisoners:
All your BVOV monthly magazines have inspired me and my family from the very front page and cover to the very last page and closing word! God has spoken directly to my spirit innumerable times. All the other booklets, pamphlets and literature have had the same highly anointed effect upon me! I realize respectfully that your team ministers to millions of people in need daily. Yet, someone took the time to not only read my letter, but to write a response as well. Thank you! As Gloria Copeland says, ‘God can turn it around!’ I believe and know this. What He’s done for [others] He can do for me.