Associate professor Anthony Hatcher had a story about worship sessions at the Durham Correctional Center published in the Durham Herald-Sun June 28.
The story starts:
The steamy prison cafeteria is noisy with the buzz of Bible verses being discussed over the roar of fans whirring in the stifling heat of the building.
Each Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Yokefellow Prison Ministry gathers at Durham Correctional Center for an evening of talk, prayer and gospel singing by a seven-member house band at the all-male institution.
The Rev. Joseph Lyon Jr., coordinator of the Yokefellow ministry at this minimum security facility off Guess Road in north Durham, announces the evening’s topic: “Does prayer influence God?”
Tonight’s topic comes from the Book of Matthew. Chapter seven, verse seven reads, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”