The Oregon Christian Science Institutional
Service Committee provides volunteers who conduct Christian Science services and meet with individuals who request help through prayer in Oregon jails, mental hospitals and other institutions.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Ken Bennet
Dian Reed
Merry Peix-Sherman
Frances Davis
Marilyn Winn

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:

Melonie Winn


 

Institutions We Serve

Portland Metro Area

  • Columbia River Correctional Institution – (CRCI)
  • Coffee Creek Correctional Institution – (CCCF)
Salem Area
  • Oregon State Correctional Facilities (OSCI)
  • Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP)
  • Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI)
  • Hillcrest Youth Facility
  • Oak Creek Youth Facility

Eastern Oregon

  • Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI)
  • Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF)
  • Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI)
  • Two River Correctional Institution (TRCI)

Eugene

  • Serbu Youth Facility

To request a chaplain's visit:  All requests must originate from inmates.  If you know of someone incarcerated in one of the above facilities who would like to visit with a Christian Science chaplain, please contact our secretary, who will arrange for a chaplain to contact that person.

For institutions we do not currently serve: Each prison has its own rules, but if you know of someone incarcerated in an Oregon institution not listed above, we will try to arrange for a chaplain to contact that person within the protocol established by that particular institution.  Please contact the secretary for more information.

 

  

 

"I've been learning that anger isn't of God. God is Love and Truth, and anger is a lie. I will be released in 38 days and will be using the tools I've learned. I am also learning to help others."

                  - An inmate