400 Inmates Surrender to Christ in Oklahoma Prison Worship Service
More than 700 inmates worshipped God, and more than 400 accepted the call for salvation during an Oklahoma prison outreach led by Pastor Paul Daugherty. The event aimed to reach every prisoner and was facilitated by just 32 volunteers who served 1,000 hot meals, distributed 700 Bibles, and handed out 1,300 Bible study books.
"I was like, man, I really feel like there's a harvest of people in the prisons that we could reach with God's love that [only a few] churches in our city [are] really going after," Daugherty who leads Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, told CBN News "I really want[ed] to reach almost every prisoner we can in an outreach."
He noted that God gave him favor with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and his team, which included a timely meeting with the state's top operating officer, Brian Bobek.
"He happened to be a Christian and said he was looking for a church to go to and started coming to our church," the megachurch pastor shared.
Bobek also encouraged Daughtery to launch a prison outreach, in which inmates would be drawn out of their cells.
"I said, 'I don't wanna just do a small service for 10 or 20 guys....I want to reach almost every prisoner we can," Daugherty told Bobek.
The pastor and his team did just that as they held their first outreach at John H. Lilley Prison in Boley, Oklahoma, on June 23rd.
"We showed up last Monday and we weren't sure if we would get 100 guys or 200," Daugherty admitted to CBN News.
Despite his doubts, approximately 751 inmates came out and heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ being preached.
"We're forever grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this lasting impact made today," Victory Christian Center stated in a post on Instagram, which included video footage of the event.
Photo Credit: ©Instagram/victorytulsa
Originally published July 03, 2025.
