True Freedom’s Gary Koly and Michael Swiger were featured speakers at the Nation’s largest Correctional Summit held at the Billy Graham Institute at Wheaton College in late May.
Read MoreThe Alpha Course invited True Freedom Ministries to partner with them in bringing solid biblical teaching to Northeast Ohio to their Women's Prison Ministry.
Read MoreA note from Michael Swiger, In light of the flurry of activity the video link I recently posted touched off, I thought a few words of background would help set the video in its proper context. Many people who were unable to attend that morning I spoke requested that a video be made available.
Read MoreFor three decades Gary Koly has been faithfully preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ to the inmates at the Cleveland Justice Center, one of the largest county jails in the United States.
Read MoreGary Koly and Mike Swiger have over 35 years of full-time ministry experience. After much prayer and consultation with their Board of Directors, in 2012 they launched True Freedom Ministries.
Read MoreIn August 2013 True Freedom partnered with Youth for Christ Director of Juvenile Justice, Pegi Powe, to launch a quarterly teaching series in the Northeast Pre-Release Center in Cleveland.
Read MoreTrue Freedom Ministries has partnered with the Alpha Course, an International Ministry dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. The Alpha Course is an introduction to Christianity’s basic theological tenets, presented by Nicky Gumble, a pastor, and world-renown speaker and presenter.
Read MoreThe Juvenile Criminal Justice System mirrors that of the adult system: there is a detention facility where minors are held waiting to go to court for their alleged offenses (the equivalent to the county jail) and the Juvenile Prison where offenders who are found guilty are sent to serve their time.
Read MoreTwo Ohio University alumni and close friends—Marc Houk and Mike Swiger—talked about their careers in the criminal justice system to students in Dr. Nicole Kaufman’s Criminology and Criminal Justice classes in April.
Read MoreSince launching back in 2012, True Freedom has had an active presence at the Juvenile Justice Center in downtown Cleveland. Initially a half dozen volunteers visited weekly.
Read MoreAbout 110 women enjoyed an inspirational afternoon at the first True Freedom Ministries Hunger Hurts benefit. The event was held March 8 at Lockkeepers restaurant in Valley View. During lunch, guests heard a presentation by Sandy Pocisk, who spoke about her journey from homelessness to helping others.
Read MoreSetting Captives Free is a non-denominational ministry which teaches the biblical principles of freedom in Jesus Christ. Founder and President, Mike Cleveland, was captive to habitual sins for many years. He finally began to seek help and learned the biblical solution to his sin problem: repentance, forgiveness, and the newness of life that comes through the gospel.
Read MoreThe Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, visited the offices of True Freedom Ministries. The governor chose to perform the bill signing ceremony here because it is “the headquarters of True Freedom Ministries”.
Read MoreThrough the grace of God, True Freedom experienced exponential growth in 2014, touching over 40,000 lives with the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Read MoreTrue Freedom Ministries has partnered with the Alpha Course, an International Ministry dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. The Alpha Course as an introduction to Christianity’s basic theological tenets, presented by Nicky Gumble, a pastor and world-renown speaker and presenter. True Freedom is dedicated to planting this course in every prison in the state of Ohio within the next three years.
Read More“The ministry will implode under its growth,” said Ray Dalton, the Founder and President, of Parts Source and President of the Dalton Foundation, “Building a solid infrastructure is essential to supporting and sustaining the growing ministry.”
Dozens of Northeast Ohio churches turned out for the first official prison ministry training seminar provided by True Freedom Ministries in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections on Saturday, November 17th.
Read MoreNo shirt, no pants, no hope. An inmate released from prison leaves the “gray bar hotel” with only what he has on: vinyl shoes fastened with Velcro and a gray sweat suit, a little thicker than a handkerchief. That’s it.
True Freedom Ministries is an evangelical, non-profit organization dedicated to reaching people locked in jails and prisons, the homeless, and those trapped in addiction across Ohio with the message of the true freedom found only in Jesus Christ.
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