Press Releases

CCGM Receives Great Commission Award

We are grateful to the Lord to announce that County Corrections Gospel Mission received the “Great Commission Award” from the Association of North American Missions (ANAM) at its annual meeting in Lancaster, PA on April 14, 2015. The Great Commission Award is given for outstanding, widely recognized contribution to the cause of Christ – especially in North America. Pictured with the plaque are Dan Fredericks, Executive Director of UIM International, Josh Crans and Jack Crans of County Corrections Gospel Mission, and Doug Clark, Executive Director of ANAM. The Association of North American Missions exists to assist member organizations in operating with

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Churches in Chester County invited to help inmate-fathers

Media Release by County Corrections Gospel Mission  Date: September 14, 2011 Embargo: Immediate Release Contact: Chaplain Jack Crans, 610-322-3392(m) or 610-942-9142(w) jack@countycorrectionsgospelmission.org Subject: Chester County Churches called to assist inmate-fathers Chester County Prison Chaplain Jack Crans is seeking churches willing to assist in the prison and in communities to address the issue of fatherlessness by coming alongside male and female prisoners, ex-offenders who will be returning to Chester County homes, and their families.More than two dozen male prisoners at Chester County Prison are part of the Family Reentry Initiative to help mitigate the issue of fatherless in families.  They will be released

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Media Release: 10th Anniversary of 9/11

MEDIA RELEASE Date: September 8, 2011 Embargo: Immediate Release Contact: Chaplain Jack Crans,  610-942-9142(w) jack@countycorrectionsgospelmission.org Subject: 10th Anniversary of 9/11. A Solemn Assembly on Sunday in Strasburg, PA Brandamore, PA – 08/05/2011 – We will never forget the tragic events in New York City on September 11, 2001. Anyone interested is invited to attend “Heart-Cry for America”, a Solemn Assembly to commemorate the 10th anniversary of this tragedy that shook our nation. Date: Sunday, September 11, 2011 Time: 3pm (Doors open at 2pm and early seating is advised) Place: Sight and Sound Theater, 300 Hartman Bridge Road, Strasburg, PA 17579

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1900 attend Heart-Cry for America solemn assembly to commemorate 10th anniversary of 9/11

MEDIA RELEASE Date: September 14, 2011 Embargo: Immediate ReleaseContact: Chaplain Jack Crans, 610-322-3392(m) or 610-942-9142(w) jack@countycorrectionsgospelmission.org Subject: 1900 attend Heart-Cry for America solemn assembly to commemorate 10th anniversary of 9/11 Jack Crans A near capacity audience consisting of all ages, cultural and church diversities, gathered on Sunday in the Sight and Sound Theater in Strasburg, Pennsylvania to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The mood throughout the event was solemn and it was further enhanced by urgent calls from the different speakers (see program) to call Americans “never to forget those

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