Rio Texas Methodist Federation for Social Action

Saint John’s Risk-Taking Mission and Service Committee will host a discussion about the death penalty in Texas at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 4 at Saint John’s UMC.  There will be a viewing of the documentary At the Death House Door: No Man Should Die Alone, which tells the story of Rev. Carroll Pickett, former death house chaplain at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, TX.  Following the film, Kristin Houle, Executive Director of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, will lead a Q&A.  Please join us for this compelling inside look at Texas’ death penalty system.  This event is free and open to the public.