What is?

The Prison Ministry Conference is a two-day international event entirely dedicated to the ministry of evangelism in prisons. It offers an exceptional opportunity to share experiences, find inspiration and strengthen the network of those dedicated to serving prisoners.

Numerous experiences will be presented and discussed, including the implementation of the Alpha course in prisons and other programs aimed at the recovery and social reintegration of former inmates.

The event is a key time to receive encouragement, prayer and renew one’s commitment to the mission of evangelization in prisons and their respective communities.

Answering the Call

This year’s theme is “Answering the call: restart, renew, restore.” We believe that society and the Church today, more than ever, are called to take the good news of Jesus everywhere, even to the most difficult and forgotten places.

We are convinced that the reintegration of prisoners into society is fundamental to the renewal and regeneration of our community. A journey that requires the commitment of everyone: probation officers, chaplains, volunteers and community leaders, united by a common goal.

Emmy Wilson

she lived in London for over 50 years and worked as a nurse for 14 years, also specializing in paediatrics. She ended her health career in 1985 to join the staff of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), focusing on vulnerable people suffering from AIDS, drug addiction, alcoholism, prostitution and homelessness.

From 1991 she began collaborating with the chaplain of Holloway prison, the largest women’s prison in London, and in 1994 she took Alpha to other penitentiary institutions in the United Kingdom. Since 1995 she has promoted Alpha in prisons in over 40 countries, including Rwanda, Guatemala and the USA.

In 2011 she was ordained in Uganda as Chaplain to Prisons Worldwide. She has also visited places of exploitation in India to raise awareness and help victims of human trafficking to find freedom.

Retiring from HTB staff in 2023, she continues her service as Alpha’s Global Ambassador to support the Church and Prisons around the world.

Kira Taylor

Kira is a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton in London, and is the Alpha UK Prisons Development Manager.  She experienced a dramatic encounter with the Holy Spirit on an Alpha Course in 2016.

Soon after, she heard Rev. Paul Cowley speak about the Gospel mandate to minister to those in prison and she knew her life would never be the same again. She left a career in teaching to pursue the call of full-time ministry and ran Alpha in a large remand prison in London while she trained for ordination.

She is passionate about many things including but not limited to, bringing the love of Jesus to those in prison and on the margins, empowering people to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit and long walks along the River Thames with her dog, Dolly.

Fr. Franco Esposito

Fr. Franco Esposito, born in 1960 in Naples, was ordained a priest in 1988.
For twenty years, he has served as chaplain at Poggioreale prison. He is the founder of the association “Liberi di Volare” (Free to fly), president of the Regional Conference for Justice Volunteering (CRVG) of the Campania region, and a member of the national council. He also serves as the director of the prison pastoral care office of the Diocese of Naples.

He holds a Master’s degree in Restorative Justice and Mediation. For the past 15 years, he has managed the diocesan shelter for inmates under house detention, providing support and reintegration programs. He is the author of several publications on restorative justice and actively participates in national and international conferences.

Toft

Toft is an ex-inmate from Scandinavia that met Jesus in prison – that changed his life completely.

Today working with his wife in creating businesses with a christian message and with his team in Denmark, working on the project Free Inmate.

Free Inmate is about helping churches to be open, ready and willing to reach out to ex-inmates after release and give them a new healthy community to join, as well as a support for their families.

Fr. Raffaele Grimaldi

Don Raffaele Grimaldi is a priest of the Church of Aversa, born in 1958 and ordained in 1984. He served as chaplain at the Secondigliano Penitentiary (NA) from 1993 to 2016 and is now the parish priest of San Nicola di Bari in Giugliano in Campania.

He is the president of the Caritas associations Regina Pacis and Amici degli Ultimi and has been carrying out annual missions in Africa since 1983. Since 2017, he has served as the General Inspector of prison chaplains in Italy.

In this section you will find all the information about the registration costs for the conference. You will be able to choose between just attending the event or a complete package that also includes accommodation at the Hotel Domus Pacis, the conference venue.

_{The fees do not include the tourist tax, which must be paid directly to the hotel.}