Judas House at Ironwood State Prison
Sent August 14th, 2026
The brothers at Ironwood State Prison are in desperate need of strong Reformed teaching and they received it through Brother James’s ministry. As the letter states they were greatly pleased and have a deep desire to see more reformed ministers preaching inside of prisons.
Jonathan Hearn BE8834
A4-137 Ironwood State Prison
PO Box 2199
Blythe, CA 92226
August 14, 2026
To whom it may concern,
The Traditional Protestant Church at Ironwood State Prison (A Yard) would like to express our deepest appreciation to Mr. James Anguiano, Judas House Reformed Prison Ministry, and the Ontario United Reformed Church. Recently we received an incredible visit from Mr. Anguiano, where he ministered to our congregation for over an hour and a half, preaching a thoroughly Biblical message that was refreshingly edifying and Christ-exalting! We appreciate not only your sacrifices of time, energy, travel, money, mileage, and labor, but also all of the unseen hours of prayer, discipline, preparation and study that went into this edifying service.
Our congregation was so thrilled to receive this edifying visit! We are an inmate led, inmate run church congregation that operates under the oversight of our Prison Chaplain, Samuel Burton. We are united by a love for God's word and a particularly deep appreciate for Reformed doctrine. We have been greatly benefited by our studies of historic creeds and confessions, Puritan authors, and contemporary Reformed theologians. While our own weekly sermons and studies are saturated with the rich inheritance of these writings we have never received an in-person visit from a ministry, chaplain, or pastor who precisely shares our convictions.
This was our first visit from an outside Chaplain whose preaching reflected so many of the particular beliefs we hold dear! After Mr. Anguiano's service, the brothers of our congregation offered uniformly positive and enthusiastic feedback: "Everything he said was in complete unity with what we teach!" brother Joseph said in amazement. "He believes what we believe!" Jose said with visible surprise. "I could really get used to that!" brother Henry said.
We so look forward to what God will continue to do through your ministry, and pray that He will raise up supporters and fellow-laborers who are thrilled to support your ongoing ministry.
Sincerely,
Jonathan M. Hearn
