AICs welcome new Chaplain at Powder River Correctional Facility

BAKER CITY — Adults in custody at Powder River Correctional facility in Baker City recently welcomed a new Chaplain, John Agbasiere. Five adults in custody gathered for a quick photo in the snowfall with the new Chaplain following a Talking Circle and Smudge Ceremony.

According to the Oregon Department of Corrections, “Chaplain Agbasiere has over 20 years of experience in ministry in his home country of Nigeria, [as well as] Canada, and the United States.” He has also served as a Correctional Chaplain for the Connecticut Department of Corrections.

Agbasiere has a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling Psychology. 

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