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COPE 2013 International Conference
Your Ministry in Changing Times
October 9-11, 2013 Fort Worth, Texas
Conference Location
New Beginnings International Church2000 E. Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76112
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Speakers Include
Christina Melton Crain -President and CEO of Unlocking DOORS; a reentry advocate for formerly incarcerated persons, families, service providers and the public; and immediate former Chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
Commissioner Roy Brooks serving his third term as Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 1, is the driving force behind the Tarrant County Re-Entry Coalition which is fast becoming a model for other counties in Texas and across the nation.
Pre-Conference Event
Wednesday, October 9
TDCJ Volunteer Training Session
TDCJ requires anyone wishing to volunteer in the prisons attend a training session every 2 years. The first time you must attend a live session; two years later it can be done online. Then 2 years later it must be live again.You do not need to have an approval letter from the state or send in an application. You may fill out an application there. If you are an approved TDCJ Volunteer and you have not had training since October 2011, you can renew at this training.
For more information, contact the COPE office at or call 682-292-8009.
Special Conference Program
Thursday, October 10
On Thursday, October 10, we will eat lunch (included in the registration) at Cornerstone Assistance Network (CAN*).
Following the lunch at the Creation Café**, and a tour of the facility, Mike Doyle, CEO ; Jesse Vasquez, Network Development Director; and Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks will speak followed by a Q&A Session.
*CAN provides relief, recovery and restoration services for families and individuals in Tarrant County, Texas, who need a Hand UP, not a Handout. Programs are case management-based and include Emergency Services, Housing, Reentry, Medical and Job Training. An onsite Thrift Shop is open to the public and includes a food pantry for those in need.
**Creation Café, a Social Entrepreneurship of Cornerstone, is designed to provide Food Service/Hospitality training for men and women with multiple barriers to employment. Quality, nutritious meals are served to the community for a nominal donation, helping to provide self-sustaining income for the ministry and job training for clients.
Conference Hotel
La Quinta Inns & Suites Fort Worth-Northeast Mall653 NE Loop 820
Richland Hills, Texas 76118
817-595-4442
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$85tax per night ($96.05 total per night) for up to 4 people per room by September 15, 2013. Ask for Group #374.
Manuel Cordero - Correctional Ministries Representative for the General Council of the Assemblies of God and President of COPE’s Board of Directors, served with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 24 years.
Johnny Moffitt - the Founder and Director of Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness, a ministry that reaches into the prisons of America and around the world. In the late 1960's, he was an officer in one of the largest motorcycle gangs in America.
Post Conference Event #1
Saturday morning, October 12
Prison Evangelistic & Discipleship Services
Saturday morning, October 12, we will go to FMC Carswell, the federal system’s only female medical facility, for a Prison Evangelistic & Discipleship event. Services will take place in the main hospital chapel, ad seg and the camp and lunch will be eaten at the prison. Security clearance paperwork (NCIC form) must be returned to COPE office by September 20. Click here to print and return form by fax, email or postal mail. Form must be signed. For more information, contact the COPE office at or call 682-292-8009.
Post Conference Event #2
Saturday evening, October 12
Food & Fellowship at the Stockyards
YOU won’t want to miss out on an evening of fellowship and BBQ at the Ft. Worth Stockyards. You can eat and shop western, watch longhorns parade the streets and even attend a rodeo – the choice is yours. Contact the COPE offiice at or call 682-292-8009 for details.
