Holmes stated that the church was spiritually and morally obligated to offer support “for the least of these” and that we should reclaim the lives of these individuals and their familiesour families!In 2015, the Bethel Empowerment Foundation, Inc. Holmes felt that Bethel Baptist had a responsibility to offer HOPE for restoration to the many men and women who had served their sentences and were transitioning back into the community.Many of these offenders were being released still suffering from substance abuse and/or mental health problems, inadequate educational training, a lack of affordable housing or no meaningful job training skills – simply, they were ill-equipped to survive. Holmes, Jr., Pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, aggressive steps were taken to develop a holistic, faith-based program to transform the lives of inmates and ex-offenders returning home from prison. In 2014, under the visionary leadership of the Reverend Dr.
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