Welcome To Broken & Beautiful
Upcoming Events
Harmony of Healing - April 17
On April 17th, join us in a unique Christian community built in the middle of a cornfield to hear from ministries bringing healing and hope tp those struggling with addiction. Broken and Beautiful will share their mission of loving and supporting women in prison and beyond. Our featured speaker, Lydia Vilkanskas will offer a powerful testimony of how Christ‑centered relationships and God’s healing transformed her life during incarceration and after release.
Benefit Dinner - July 30th
Please join us for our second annual Benefit Dinner. At this special event, you’ll hear how Broken and Beautiful is bringing hope and lasting change to women in Missouri prisons—building Christ‑centered relationships that help these women grow in faith and become thriving members of their communities. Details will be announced in May 2026
Who We Are
Broken and Beautiful started weekly Christian services at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia in 2014. In 2022 we expanded our weekly services to the other Missouri women’s prison, Chillicothe Correctional Center (CCC). We now have over 200 women a week attending our services or classes.
Through in-prison services and classes, we develop a trusted relationship with the incarcerated women and offer guidance and counseling before release. After release, we are a continued presence in their life and have created a community of women with a similar past and a new hope for the future.
Our Program
In Prison Programs
Our services are all faith-based and include counseling, peer support, virtual and in-person groups, discipleship, and give-back opportunities. While in prison, we provide weekly services and classes to over 200 women at both Missouri women’s prisons.
Out of Prison Programs
Once released from prison, we surround the ladies with counseling, peer support, a discipleship program (Shepherd’s program), Bible Study, Christian education, and participation in a community.
With Our Rapid Growth, Your Donations Are Critical.
Broken and Beautiful started weekly Christian services at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia in 2014. In 2022 we expanded our weekly services to the other Missouri women’s prison, Chillicothe Correctional Center (CCC). We now have over 200 women a week attending our services or classes.