{"id":28515,"date":"2025-08-28T18:20:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=28515"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:20:25","slug":"adams-county-sheriffs-office-hosts-first-inmate-baptism-ceremony-inside-county-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/adams-county-sheriffs-office-hosts-first-inmate-baptism-ceremony-inside-county-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams County Sheriff&#8217;s Office hosts first inmate baptism ceremony inside county jail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>DECATUR, Ind. \u2014 Nine inmates at the Adams County Jail were baptized Saturday in the facility\u2019s first-ever baptism ceremony, organized by the Adams County Sheriff\u2019s Office in partnership with the Jail Ministry and Project Connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis milestone reflects our shared belief that accountability and redemption can go hand in hand,\u201d Sheriff Daniel Mawhorr said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service was led by members of the Jail Ministry, with logistical support from Project Connect and jail staff. Officials said security procedures were followed to maintain safety and dignity for all participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1.jpg?resize=640%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeeing nine men and women make this public profession of faith was deeply meaningful,\u201d Chief Deputy Eric Beer said. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our Jail Ministry volunteers and Project Connect for helping create a safe, respectful opportunity for personal transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Connect, a program that supports reentry and connects individuals with community resources, also assisted with coordination and follow-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMoments like this can be a turning point,\u201d said Rob Parker of Project Connect. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to walking alongside participants as they take their next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office said it plans to continue working with community partners to provide programs that support rehabilitation and restoration while promoting safer communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DECATUR, Ind. \u2014 Nine inmates at the Adams County Jail were baptized Saturday in the facility\u2019s first-ever baptism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,21],"class_list":["post-28515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/projectConnect1-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28517,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28515\/revisions\/28517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}