Gary Koly: A Life Well Lived

Gary Koly: A Life Well Lived

“Jesus Christ has changed tens of thousands of lives through the ministry of Gary Koly,” says Michael Swiger, Executive Director of True Freedom, “And I am just one of them.” Those who have met Gary Koly over the past forty years struggle to reconcile the jovial, happy-go-lucky man with the stories of his early years plagued by rampant drug use and violence. “I was a big, dumb guy who liked to punch people,” Gary would often say. When he was only 18, an altercation at a bar left one man dead and Gary with a 3-50-year sentence for manslaughter. During those impressionable years at Mansfield Correctional Institution, Gary got a first-class education in being a thug.

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True Freedom 2020 Virtual Banquet Testimony Donnie Singleton

True Freedom 2020 Virtual Banquet Testimony Donnie Singleton


True Freedom 2020 Virtual Banquet Testimony Donnie Singleton

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Advancing in Adversity

Advancing in Adversity

2020 started off as a sprint for us, as we experienced a 20% growth in all of our outreaches during the first quarter of the year, averaging 207 services, programs, and classes every month. Think of it: that’s 7 per day! Through God’s grace, the ex-offenders in our work release program earned over $500,000 in wages during 2019, having earned zero the year before. And we expanded this vital initiative in January by placing inmates from Grafton Correctional at a high-tech medical company in Twinsburg called reLink Medical.

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True Freedom 2020 Fundraising Banquet

True Freedom 2020 Fundraising Banquet

Please enjoy this 17 minute video presentation of our 2020 Virtual Banquet.

You'll hear from Executive Director Michael Swiger and Development Director David Wessel.

We are also delighted to share testimonies from two of the men we've been honored to serve: Donnie Singleton and Roy Logan.

We ask that you would prayerfully consider donating using the buttons below. We are so grateful for each and every one of you who has partnered with us in this incredible work as Christ saves souls and changes lives.

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True Freedom 2020 Virtual Fundraiser Invitation

True Freedom 2020 Virtual Fundraiser Invitation

Ordinarily, by October we are busily preparing for our Fall Banquet, our biggest fundraising event of the year. However, due to COVID, that door is closed. This would be greatly discouraging if we weren’t standing on Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.” Where God closes one door, He opens another.

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