Officer Ministries

Inmates makeup the bulk of people you’ll find in a jail, but they’re not the only ones who spend a lot of time in corrections facilities. Corrections staff play an important role in the lives of inmates and also experience a high level of stress. More generally, law enforcement is said to have a higher level of PTSD and more suicides than than all the branches of the U.S. military combined.

TJM’s officer ministries started as a conversation with the Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Office regarding officer services so that their corrections staff could have access to the same level of spiritual care that inmates receive. In 2020, we dedicated a chaplain for officers at the Hamilton Co. Justice Center. In 2021, we were able to do the same for the Kenton Co. Detention Center and Independence Police Department. We are currently expanding our ministries for corrections staff and law enforcement. If you would like to have a chaplain for your corrections staff or police department, click here to email Shawn Wuske (shawn@tjmi.org).