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Hobby Lobby Joins Prison Fellowship in Effort to Improve Justice Outcomes in Oklahoma
Prison FellowshipMarch 10, 2021 GMT
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Prison Fellowship ®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, has received a multimillion dollar investment from ’ Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. an American Arts & Craft retail giant. The investment will help Prison Fellowship continue a multi-pronged, holistic approach to achieve more successful justice outcomes in the state of Oklahoma with a particular focus on the rising rates of women’s incarceration.
Celebrate Recovery founder John Baker | YouTube/Screengrab
Pastor John Baker, founder of Celebrate Recovery a global ministry born out of the heart of Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church aimed at helping people recover from addiction and other “hurts, habits, and hang-ups” has died.
The Celebrate Recovery National team shared the news of Baker’s death in a social media statement Tuesday. The cause of death has not yet been announced.
“There are times in life when words are totally inadequate in sharing how you feel, this morning is one of those days,” the statement attributed to Celebrate Recovery National Director Mac Owen and his wife, Mary, states.