True North Ministry
Liberating Imprisoned Youth
About Us
We believe True North Ministry is a part of that solution. Since our founding, in 2002, we have offered without any bias the saving hope of Jesus, and we are actively engaged in building disciples of Christ. We will continue to strategically invest in the lives of young people, building a foundation of faith, hope and living skills as we strive to obey Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations.
NEW Indian River Youth Detention Center Program
This past August of 2023, a group of True North volunteers began scheduled visits at the Indian River Juvenile Detention Center in Massillon Ohio to share the Good News with incarcerated youth. Our goal is to guide these youth to follow the path that leads to Jesus and provide them with practical life skills.
We are seeking volunteers and prayers as we seek to establish a new program at Indian River next year. The new program will focus on resume preparation, interviewing skills, work ethic and financial literacy.
If you have would like to volunteer at Indian River or have questions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Dave Sponaugle, at (216) 906-6488 or via e-mail at [email protected].
2023 TRUE NORTH YEAR-END LETTER AND GIVING CHALLENGE
Since 2002, True North Ministry has been led by God to provide hope, encouragement, and the life-changing news of the saving grace of Jesus Christ to area youth. We have primarily ministered to incarcerated youth, but over the past three school years, we have been involved with an after-school program in inner-city Akron where youth of all ages can come to a secure and welcoming Christian environment.
Over the years, we have seen the lives of many boys and girls impacted for the better as they come to know that despair can be replaced with hope and doubt can be turned into confidence and self-worth. When they accept salvation through Jesus into their hearts, they gain a greater understanding of what true life is.
Each year, except during the pandemic of COVID-19, we have held an annual banquet to celebrate the successes that God has provided to us, announce where the ministry is headed over the next 12+ months, and bring the community together to join us in our efforts. In doing so, we have been able to raise funds needed to continue our work in the community and hopefully grow and help more kids come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. This year, we have decided to forego having the banquet and instead approach you with a direct request to prayerfully consider giving to True North Ministry.
2017 Wise Guy Bag Initiative
2017 Wise Guy Bag Initiative: Isolated in a detention center sits a young man or woman longing for someone to remember them this holiday season. Christmas means something different to each of them. He has heard of a Jesus whose birthday is the reason for getting...
Project Achieve
The youth from Cuyahoga Hills and Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facilities are brought to our farm in Green Ohio for the day. The day starts with Bible study and then they learn to do various tasks around the farm. They have the opportunity to learn carpentry,...
They’ve Been Gifted
True North Ministry recently participated in the” They’ve been gifted” event at Christ Community Chapel in Hudson. We sold candle holders the youth made from logs and it was very successful. It was great to be part of such a nice event. Many other Ministries also...