Kairos Wilder Torch

03/10/2025

Please pray for all who have submitted prayer requests to Kairos so the entire Kairos familiy can pray over these many needs.

You can find the submitted prayer requests and request your own at https://kairosprisonministry.org/prayer. 🙏

02/26/2025

Please join us in praying for these upcoming weekends. Including the weekend at another Tennessee facility!

Join Kairos in praying over the 6 Kairos Inside Weekend, the Kairos Outside Weekend, and the Kairos Outside Continuing Ministry Training all taking place this week.

May all in attendance feel the Spirit of the Lord within them and be inspired to lead and serve Jesus.

02/18/2025

Do you know the meaning of the different aspects of the Kairos Torch logo?
It has much more meaning than you may have thought.

02/18/2025

Join the Kairos family in prayer for these 7 Kairos Inside Weekends including the first Kairos Weekend in Gorre, TX! We also have a Kairos Torch Weekend to pray over.

We also have 3 Advanced Kairos Trainings and an Advisory Council Training to pray over as our future Kairos leaders attend.

01/26/2025

Kairos is always in need of more volunteers to ensure we can serve as many people impacted by incarceration as possible.

Tag someone in the comments who you think would be a good volunteer candidate for Kairos Prison Ministry.

01/25/2025

“Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13:3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

A bit of information about Wilder Youth Development Center…

John S. Wilder (Wilder) Youth Development Center

Open Date: September of 1971

Location: Located in West Tennessee - Fayette County, in the town of Somerville. Somerville is approximately 35 miles from the Memphis metropolitan area.

Program Goal: Wilder YDC is charged with the responsibility of providing public safety, holding youth responsible for their behaviors, and offering youth opportunities to build competencies. Staff at Wilder YDC provide quality treatment, education services and offer a comprehensive array of services; providing each youth with the opportunity to learn and to become a productive member of society.

Population Served: Delinquent male youth, ages 14 to 18

Program Staffing: The front line staff (Youth Service Workers) ratio is 1:8 during awake hours and a 1:16 ratio during sleep hours.

Hours of Operation: Wilder is a secure residential facility providing supervision and care 24 hours, 7 days per week, 365 days per year

Number of Youth Served/Year: Wilder YDC is a 120 bed facility; the total number of youth served at Wilder in FY18 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018) was 274.

Wilder Youth Development Center
Somerville, TN

01/13/2025

We are in need of Advisory Council Members. The following positions are available. If you’re interested in any of these, please reach out:

- Secretary
- Kairos Donor
- Outreach Ministry
- Data Coordinator
- Treasurer

Or if you’re just wondering how you can get involved, please email: [email protected]

11/09/2024

Join us in prayer and praise for our first Kairos Weekend at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover Maryland beginning today!

What a blessing to expand into a new facility and bring the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to so many people.

09/23/2024

What a great way to get the word out about Kairos.

The Kairos Eastern Reception team in Missouri created a booth for a volunteer fair at a local library and handed out Kairos information. They received a few interested potential volunteers and are reaching out. Praise God!

08/21/2024

A reminder that by coming together and giving our best in everything we do; we truly embody the theme and live out our theme verse. Stay encouraged and continue to serve at your highest ability!

08/21/2024

Please join us in praying for those who will experience these weekends as well as the volunteers and staff.

We have a busy Weekend ahead of us! Please join us in prayer as we cover 2 Kairos Inside Weekends in Arkansas and Georgia. We also have a Kairos Torch Weekend happening in Mississippi! Along with some Advanced Kairos Training in Maryland!