MAJM provides pastoral care through the work of our chaplains, volunteer chaplains, and ministry volunteers. In addtion to our chaplain staff, we have a team of over 30 dedicated volunteers who understand that incarceration often results from ongoing self-destructive habits, mindsets, and behaviors. As such, the team encourages and aids men and women in their efforts to access support through counseling, Bible studies, support groups, as well as literacy training and provide resources for AODA issues, education, and reentry.
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LEAD CHAPLAIN
TODD MARCOTTE
A desire to provide hope and encouragement to those experiencing the crisis of incarceration led Chaplain Todd to jail ministry. He brings a unique perspective from having had adult children whose journey through addiction and mental health issues led them to their own encounters with the criminal justice system. Through a ministry of presence, Chaplain Todd hopes to help others find a spiritual pathway to freedom.
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Prior to his role as the lead chaplain, he worked as a volunteer in the jail for 3 years leading religious services, facilitating a weekly Bible study, and serving as a Volunteer Chaplain. Rev. Marcotte has previously served as an associate pastor and as a district missionary, planting campus ministry chapters in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Duluth, Minnesota. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Ministerial Leadership from Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University.​
CHAPLAIN
LAURA JASICZEK
Laura has felt called to work on behalf of and with those experiencing incarceration since she was a young child. Laura believes that God has called her to this accompaniment, the Spirit has created a way for her to follow this call, and Jesus walks with her through the journey. She is honored to be present with the residents of the jail in their times of crises and to celebrate with them when they are presented with new beginnings. Most of all, she is awed by how God shows up in their encounters with one another.
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Laura recently graduated from Wartburg Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity, a call she responded to later in life, after trying in vain to run from the Spirit’s persistent invitation! She is so glad she finally gave in, as God’s plans for her have taken her to places she never would have realized on her own. Laura will soon be ordained and, in addition to her work with MAJM, will have the honor of serving as a pastor in the South Central Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
CHAPLAIN
JOYCE GUIMOND
Joyce Guimond is the Women’s Pastor at City Church, and is passionately in love with Jesus. Every Wednesday she comes into the jail to bring joy and hope as Volunteer Chaplain who provides spiritual care to the women in the City-County Building.
Joyce also leads a bi-monthly support group for women to find rest from the weariness of life.