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Richard and Carolyn Bland

In 1980 Richard and Carolyn Bland began supplying the religious texts Desire of Ages and Steps to Christ to a prison chaplain for inmates of a local prison in Alabama. Their impact was so significant that they decided to organize a small group of volunteers from local churches to reach out to prisons everywhere. Today UPMI ministers to over three thousand prisons all over the world and has distributed over 70 million Bible Lessons, Bibles, and life changing books free of charge to prisoners and their families. Read more..

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To strengthen, uplift and build your prison ministry group contact us at 205-755-4744 to schedule one of our team members to speak with your church or church group.


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+Letters of Hope
Testimonies of God’s truth.

We hope you will be inspired and touched by these letters of hope from inmates who have been influenced by the on going ministry of UPMI.

Read The Letters of Hope
+Prayer Requests
Our team members join together at UPMI World Headquarters to pray at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. daily.
Please submit your prayer requests or share your answer to prayer here.

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+Our Mission
The mission, passion, and purpose of United Prison Ministries International is to share the love of God; present the gospel of Jesus Christ and express the meaning of faith through the power of prayer.