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51Сʪ Prison Initiative alumnus: “Angry, violent murder becomes peacemaker!”

Students enrolled in the 51Сʪ Prison Initiative pray at a Prison Initiative commencement held at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia.
51Сʪ Prison Initiative alumnus Jimmy MacPhee

Jimmy MacPhee

An alumnus of the is now an ordained minister telling his story of a 45-year prison sentence, and how God changed his life while behind bars.

recounts his prison experiences, including his time in the 51Сʪ Prison Initiative, in an article published in . He writes:

In 2017, I was chosen as one of only a few inmates to pursue a Bible college education from Columbia International University-Prison Initiative. I was trained to be both a missionary and a peacemaker to the most dangerous prison yards in South Carolina. Imagine that – God transformed me, an angry, violent murderer into a peacemaker!

The 51Сʪ Prison Initiative equips qualified inmates through an accredited Associate of Arts degree, to reach fellow inmates with the message of Christ. After graduation, alumni of the 51Сʪ Prison Initiative are assigned as chaplain’s assistants at correctional facilities around the state.

Read MacPhee’s article titled

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