April 21, 2012
Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship Dies at 80 Years Old
Julie A. Smith - Breaking Christian News/Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship Ministries
One of the most wonderful things about being a Christian is that I don't ever get up in the morning and wonder if what I do matters. I live every day to the fullest because I can live it through Christ and I know no matter what I do today, I'm going to do something to advance the Kingdom of God. -Charles Colson
Editor's note: Let's be praying for the legacy of this national evangelist to live on through his mission to "proclaim to inmates the love and the power of Jesus Christ" and let's lift up the Colson family in their time of loss. -Julie A. Smith, BCN
 Charles W. "Chuck" Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, died this afternoon from complications of a brain hemorrhage. Colson was 80 years old and was surrounded by his wife Patty and family as he graduated to Heaven. (Photo: Christian Post)
According to chuckcolson.org, "Colson spent the last years of his life in the dual role of leading Prison Fellowship, the world’s largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families, and the Colson Center, a teaching and training center focused on Christian worldview thought and application. Colson maintained that the greatest joy in life for him was to see those 'living monuments' to God’s grace: Prisoners transformed by the love of Jesus Christ."
Colson was involved in the Watergate scandal in the early 70s, which lead him to spending a year in federal prison. It was there where his ministry and legacy was birthed. After being released, Chuck founded Prison Fellowship in 1976 to "proclaim to inmates the love and the power of Jesus Christ." In 1977, he started a Biblically-based teaching seminar in prison which paved the way for hundreds of thousands of prisoners to receive Bible studies across the nation and has spread worldwide ever since. Prison Fellowship relies on more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide and is also an international ministry in more than 100 countries worldwide through the work of Prison Fellowship International.
From chuckcolson.org: The Colson family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Charles Colson Legacy Fund. Condolence cards may be sent to Prison Fellowship Ministries, 44180 Riverside Parkway, Lansdowne, VA 20176.
For more information visit chuckcolson.org and prisonfellowship.org.
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