Recently, Chaplain Bill Holko received an award from the Lorain County Chapter of the NAACP. The 2024 Humanitarian Award was given to honor Bill’s leadership. He is having a huge impact on inmates’ lives at the Grafton Correctional Institution and the Grafton Reintegration Center. Bill is loved and respected by so many of our clients. We praise the Lord for the beautiful work He is doing through Chaplain Holko...

“The reason why we get so much joy from the “Rock the Yard” tour is just the look on inmates’ faces when they see that people, who can be anywhere in the world, want to be there with them." True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti...

New Chaplain Richard Swiger is teaching boundaries at the Medina Jail and Stark Regional Community Correction Center. This 9-week course based on the book, Boundaries, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend provides an overview of healthy relational parameters along with myths and misapplications. Specific topics include setting limits, using wisdom in considering guilt, appreciating the boundaries of others, regulating our “No” and “Yes,” and value driven goal setting. Here’s what clients are saying…

I like to watch the transformation from a sense of “we’ve been forgotten” to the realization that someone cares.

True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and understand they have a chance for redemption…

“As a society, we have forgotten those that are in prison now, and I think it’s important to know that many of them won’t be one day. And so we can’t ever forget about them again.” True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and understand they have a chance for redemption…

Recently featured on Spectrum News 1 for the “Rock the Yard” concert series, True Freedom, in partnership with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation, is making a significant impact on the lives of those incarcerated. Many inmates who grew up in unsupportive environments are experiencing genuine care through kindness, encouragement, and resources for reentry…

“After watching the men of True Freedom Ministries for years, I knew that they were who they said they were, and I knew that I could trust them to do what they said they would do.”..

The event's sponsor TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation has embraced the tour to uplift inmates who may feel forgotten. To support True Freedom Ministries in sharing the Gospel with men, women, and juvenile inmates of Ohio's prisons, visit our website at truefreedomministries.com

Rock the Yard concert battles through rain to deliver ministry to incarcerated individuals on THE CHRONICLE.

https://chroniclet.com/news/398483/rock-the-yard-concert-battles-through-rain-to-deliver-ministry-to-incarcerated-individuals/

Clients will “relate to not only the pain” expressed in Conti’s music “but the redemption, the hope, and the future of where they can be as well.” True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and understand they have a chance for redemption…

We were blessed to be featured on MoodyRadio.org
Have a read and see how God continues to work!

https://www.moodyradio.org/stories/2024/year/month/rescued-to-rescuer/

True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and understand they have a chance for redemption…

The first three performances of Rock the Yard were amazing! God is moving in mighty ways; we had 450 inmates make commitments/rededications to Christ. True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and understand they have a chance for redemption…

The first three performances of Rock the Yard were absolutely unbelievable! Conti’s music gave hope to inmates, and his heart for the “least of these” (Matthew 25:36) was inspirational and contagious. True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and…

“I feel this Character Development program is having an outstanding impact, enabling me to be a more sound-minded individual. It teaches me strategies that help me understand my behaviors. I’m learning positive ways to handle negative situations, to stay on the path to a better way of thinking for a more positive life. The course improves my communication skills, conscious decision-making, and setting of boundaries which are important in life. I am grateful for my teacher, Bill Holko. When given the opportunity, I will pass this knowledge on to my children. I believe…

True Freedom Ministries proudly partners with TMG Companies and its Cares Foundation along with Impact Records to launch the Rock the Yard Concert Series in Ohio’s prisons this summer. With Nashville country recording star, Tyler Conti, inmates will be touched by God's word and understand they have a chance for redemption…

True Freedom’s Executive Director, Mike Swiger, and the staff at Grafton Correctional Institution joined forces with John Carroll University to launch the Prison Entrepreneurship Program this spring. Seven students traveled to Grafton once a week, for 13 weeks, to help incarcerated men work on their business ideas. Using the award-winning Experiential Entrepreneurship Curriculum, students identified each participant’s interests, skills, and passions. Together, inmates and students developed business plans for students to bring to life…

True Freedom Ministries’ dream of sponsoring two Final Four Basketball tournaments in prison became a reality thanks to the enthusiastic participation of Grace Church Bath Campus. Identical events were held on different days at Lorain Correctional Institution and Grafton Correctional Institution. Each prison fielded two teams while Grace brought in two teams of eager volunteers for each tournament…

Character Development at Trumbell Correctional, taught by Chaplain Mark Stradiot, is having a huge impact on our clients. Here’s what they’re saying: “I’ve been attending Character Development for some time now, and it’s been amazing. I’ve been learning how to have a relationship with God and how to be a better man and father. I’m so blessed to be part of this program. I enjoy learning about God and how to follow our Lord Jesus Christ in love, humility, patience, and peace. I pray that more brothers will join this class so we can fellowship together.” -Inmate McKale “This Christian Character Development program has inspired me to examine my actions in the light of Christ. I want my example to show people that I follow Jesus and not the devil. The program itself is a blessing. Mark, our instructor, is a Godsend…