Team Statistics

80% of inmates will not attend a formal religious program, but they will attend an athletic event in large numbers. SPM uses athletics to fuel attendance at these events, but our true purpose is to reach men and women with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, allowing them to experience the transforming power of God’s love.

For that reason, the Team Statistics listed do not show free throw shooting percentages, or batting average. These statistics reflect the “success” of our teams in drawing people to Jesus and leading them to the foot of the cross.

Team statistics include how many men or women attended a particular event, how many of them stayed to hear the Gospel presented clearly, the number of inmates who made a profession of faith at that event, and the number of Gospels we distributed at that event.

Our Sports teams are made up of all volunteer athletes who love the Lord Jesus Christ and strive to represent Him in everything we do. These teams minister seasonally to inmates around the country in basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

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2020 Basketball
Team	Attended	Stayed	Professions	Gospels Distributed
New Jersey	639	408	33	221

Annual Totals	639	408	33	221

2019-2020 Soccer Season
Team	Attended	Stayed	Professions	Gospels Distributed
New Jersey	380	300	21	267

Annual Totals	380	300	21	267

2019 Lady Saints
Team	Attended	Stayed	Professions	Gospels Distributed
NE Region	109	100	18	109
SE Region	610	610	55	588

Annual Totals	719	710	73	697

2019 Softball Season
Team	Attended	Stayed	Professions	Gospels Distributed
New Jersey	927	477	88	837
Pennsylvania	1475	780	55	1000
Illinois	1133	888	800	1064
Middle GA	834	534	106	909
North GA	254	233	35	671
Virginia	938	595	48	598

Annual Totals	5561	3507	1132	5079

All 2020 Crusades
Team	Attended	Stayed	Professions	Gospels Distributed
Virginia (basketball)	134	120	15	110
Florida	1575	630	34	1255
West Virginia	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0
NY - Watertown Hub	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0
Louisiana	0	0	0	0

Annual Totals	1709	750	49	1365

Announcements

We must regretfully announce that the SPM softball season 2020 is officially cancelled. After previously announcing the cancellation of many crusades – and the softball seasons for IL, NJ, and PA – this message serves to inform everyone that all softball events still pending are now also cancelled.

We have been in touch with the DOC Volunteer Coordinators on a weekly basis since early July, and more recently have received counsel from a high-ranking DOC official that nothing is likely to change until at least October, leading us to this painful decision.

Thank you all for your patience, as well as your passion. We do not know what the future holds, except to say that we anticipate being “back in business” in 2021 and every prison we talked to is anxiously awaiting the day we can return. There may be new protocols in place by then, but there is no virus strong enough to stop the Gospel message from reaching those who need to hear it!