Women in Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Ga. will get an early Mother’s Day gift.

The “Mothers Behind Bars” service hosted by Churchpond Ministries will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Atlanta Berean Seventh-day-Adventist Church, 291 Hamilton H.E. Holmes Dr. The aim of the service is to spread a message of hope.

The Rev. Carlton P. Byrd, gospel artist Paul Heflin and Xernona Clayton, founder of the Trumpet Awards and a civil rights activist, will be among the participants.

The program will include video messages from other mothers, greeting cards and daily devotionals. The ministry will also give the prison a Roku streaming player preloaded with inspirational and encouraging Christian content .

Churchpond is an Atlanta-based global ministry that broadcasts sermons, spiritual concerts, live church services and other programs to viewers around the world.

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