Chrysalis Ministries, Inc

Chrysalis Ministries is dedicated to providing a wide variety of religious and social services at the Family Renewal Center to those formerly incarcerated and also to current incarcerated juvenile and adult individuals in15 detention or treatment facilities in and around Bexar County. These same services are also provided to the family members of those incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated. Dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination, Chrysalis strives to:

• Assist incarcerated individuals with developing new direction and meaning in their lives.
• Assist in the successful reintegration from incarceration back into society by providing the life skills necessary for lawful existence.
• Provide pastoral care services to those seek.

Chrysalis staff and over 200 trained volunteers provide chaplaincy services and facilitate vital life skills classes to individuals of any religion, or no religion.

The mission of Chrysalis Ministries is Chrysalis exists to equip and empower individuals and their families to overcome the consequences of incarceration. An interfaith agency, Chrysalis began in 1941 as Bexar County Detention Ministries, with a small group of local pastors who provided worship services and pastoral counseling at the County Jail. Incorporated as a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) agency in 1972, Chrysalis staff and volunteers provide religious services, support groups, and/or educational classes in 15 adult and juvenile detention and treatment facilities in the San Antonio Metropolitan area and Karnes City. Our Family Renewal Center, located at 509 San Pedro, serves as our outreach center and administrative offices.