Saint Dismas Prison Ministry

Saint Dismas Prison Ministry
Established 2000 (2000)
President
 George Williams
Director
 Ron Zeilinger
Affiliations Catholic
Website DismasMinistry

Saint Dismas Prison Ministry was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2000 to offer spiritual services for Catholic prisoners in the United States.[1] The president is George Williams, a Jesuit priest.[2]

It was named after Dismas, the repentant thief. The ministry was founded in 2000 by Ron Zeilinger who found no "Catholic organization of a national scope providing Catholic materials”[3][4] The ministry distributes bibles to prisoners.[5]

In 2006, Scott Jensen chose to remain on the ministry board after he was forced to leave the Wisconsin State Assembly following a felony conviction that was later overturned.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Milwaukee Archdiocese forms Catholic ministry group for inmates". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, WI. August 12, 2008. p. 18.
  2. ↑ "Board of Directors". Dismas Ministry. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dismas Ministry: Spreading God's Word in prisons". Tilma. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. ↑ Everett, Paul F. (2005). The Prisoner: An Invitation to Hope. New York: Paulist Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780809143016.
  5. ↑ Linonis, Linda (August 26, 2010). "Ministry for inmates receives $41K grant | vindy.com". Youngstown Vindicator.
  6. ↑ Richmond, Todd (March 22, 2006). "Jensen leaves the Assembly". Wisconsin State Journal. p. B1.
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