Hundreds gather around jail to pray
Special to The Chronicle
On Friday, Sept. 25, “It was an amazing gathering at 6 p.m. on the streets of Winston-Salem outside the Forsyth County Jail,” said Jone Reid, church & community relations coordinator for Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries based at the Forsyth County Jail, also known as the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center, in downtown Winston-Salem.
She said that over 200 people from Moravian, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Church of Christ, Catholic, Episcopal & non-denominational churches braved the rain and wind to pray around the jail for inmates, staff, families and victims of crime.
The color and variety of umbrellas represented the people – Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic.
“It was a blessed time of prayer for all,” she said.
On Saturday, Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries volunteers led a retreat for inmates.
