Our Mission
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We wholeheartedly respond to the call to "GO" as instructed by the Lord in Matthew 28:19. Our mission is twofold: to proclaim the life-transforming message of Christ to those behind bars and to establish a strong connection with the local church.
In addition to directly proclaiming the gospel in prisons, we teach the gospel using our biblical correspondence lessons, which we send throughout the United States, Mexico, Ghana, and Tanzania.
All our materials are also written in Spanish to help us reach the Spanish-speaking population throughout California.
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Imprisonment may confine the body, but it cannot restrict the power of the gospel. We are committed to bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to those who are incarcerated, sharing a message of hope, redemption, and liberation. We desire to see the chains of despair broken, and replaced with the hope found in Christ.
The lives of the people that we serve bear witness to the power of the forgiveness, restoration, and hope that only come through a personal relationship with the Savior. Through support and discipleship, we stand alongside these individuals, reminding them that despite their circumstances, they can experience eternal freedom in Christ.
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We prioritize reaching out to like-minded local churches, knowing that they are vital to the body of Christ and that we rely on the prayers of our brethren. Engaging with these churches, we are eager to inform them of the work that God is doing among the imprisoned. We aim to establish partnerships and to foster a unified effort to support and encourage believers who are behind bars.
Together, we proclaim the remarkable stories of changed lives and demonstrate the impact of His mighty hand on those who have found true freedom in Christ.
Wherever His gospel is preached, His mighty hand is at work.
FUMI has been ministering to inmates for nearly 70 years, and Lord willing, we will continue to do so until He comes.
While sharing the gospel is most important — many come to know and be known by Him while incarcerated — we also exhort and encourage our imprisoned brothers and sisters. They are surrounded by false religions, false teachers, and haters of Christ. As believers, they have a need to be discipled and to grow in discernment.
When we spend a weekend with these men or women in chapels, gyms, or classrooms, emphasizing and teaching scripture, we always find men and women of God who are like-minded in valuing the truth from the Word of God over tradition and emotion. These are inmates who know and teach sound doctrine, even though at the end of the day, they wear the same prison issue as others.
Those that are reached by us, in turn reach those that we are not able to reach.
All of us are called to remember, pray for, and visit our fellow Christians who are in prison.
“Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them.” (Hebrews 13:3)
Prisoners are easily forgotten — out of sight and out of heart. Yet as God’s servants, we are called to remember them. When we minister to prisoners, we minister to Christ.
“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” (Matthew 25:36)