Proclaiming the
Word of God
Without Compromise

Ministering to Delaware inmates and ex-offenders through evangelism, teaching, discipling, spiritual ministries, and chaplain ministries.

Partner with Us

Register for This Year’s Banquet…

Please join us for our annual Prison Outreach of DE banquet on Friday, October 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

From the 2025 Banquet…

We are grateful for your support. Here are a few testimonies from the Prison Outreach of DE’s 2025 banquet last October! It’s gonna bless you real hard, so get ready!

Click here to view more testimonies to view how God is changing lives of inmates and families through the Prison Outreach of Delaware.

Deven Richardson's Testimony

Click here to view his testimony.

Chaplain Chip Santa Barbara

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2025 Banquet

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Chaplain Tim Heald

Click here to view Chaplain Tim Heald’s thoughts at the 2025 Banquet.

Brian Glass's Testimony

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Chaplain Steve Anderson

Click here to view Chaplain Steve Anderson’s speech.

Welcome to Prison Outreach of Delaware

Since 1963, Prison Outreach of Delaware has been ministering to inmates sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our purpose is to minister to the spiritual needs of Delaware inmates and ex-offenders through the means of evangelism, teaching, discipling, spiritual ministries (Bibles, Christian literature, films, etc.), and chaplain ministries.  We act as a liaison between inmates, ex-offenders, troubled persons, churches, homes, and communities and are a missionary arm of the local churches by encouraging the development of the spiritual, physical, mental, and social areas of inmates and ex-offenders.

PARTNER WITH US

Please consider partnering with us so that we can help influence incarcerated inmates and their families as well as those who have been released back into the community. ​

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BROKEN BEGINNINGS

Chaplain Steve and Tim Santa Barbara lead Broken Beginnings Aftercare for ex‐offenders. Each participant is given one‐on‐one attention through life preparation counseling.

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ABOUT US

Our ministry staff works in the institutions every day evangelizing, preaching, teaching and counseling inmates as well as with those who have been released and are back  living in our communities. ​

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MEET OUR PASTORAL STAFF

Tim Heald
Tim HealdChaplain, Associate Director
Chaplain Tim ministers to men incarcerated in the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Steve Anderson
Steve AndersonChaplain
Chaplain Steve serves as a Facility Chaplain at Webb Correctional and Gander Hill Prison.
Chip Santa Barbara
Chip Santa BarbaraAftercare Chaplain
Chip serves as an Aftercare Chaplain for Broken Beginnings.

Please click on the following links for our monthly field reports/newsletters and to meet our other staff members.

TESTIMONIALS

The Prison Outreach of Delaware is making a difference in the lives of incarcerated individuals, families of inmates, and former inmates by teaching the gospel and giving hope.

…You really helped me through that time period of my life… [you] also gave a good example for what I want to do… working with teens who have had trouble.

Jeffrey

This act tells me that I really need Jesus in my life to lead my steps and control my thoughts.  I surrender to His will. Not because I got caught but because I choose to LIVE instead of EXIST.

Erik

Inmates need some compassion and to hear that God can and will forgive them and change their life. Thank you so much for caring about the forgotten.

Inmate's Mom

Please visit this link to hear more testimonies from families and inmates.

Missions in Hard Places

Chaplain Steve and Tim (Chip) Santa Barbara shared how God is using prison ministry to transform lives. Tim shared his own story and how God has changed his life.

Interview with Steve Anderson

Check out Chaplain Steve and Tim “Chip” Santa Barbara’s guest appearance on TBN’s “Joy in Our Town”.

TBN’s Joy in Our Town

Chaplain Steve and Tim Santa Barbara speak with show host Kelly Waldeyer regarding the recovery from having spent time in prison and the complexities one may face upon release.

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