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former KU defensive lineman James
Mclinton has been one of the noted
speakers at Ministry Banquets.

Freedom Ministries

Box 234,
Iola KS 66749
tombevard@yahoo.com
(620) 365-3233

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above is a picture of Rev. Tom Bevard and wife Lucy. Tom is the director and founder of Freedom Ministries. His passion, drive, and visionary work to reach the lost in Kansas are an example to many in the church and outside it. It is his vision and desire to stay with it that have proven again and again that God is able to work in the prisons in Kansas.

Freedom Ministries truck & cooker (above), volunteers in serving line (below). Much of the food is usually cooked by Freedom Ministries volunteers Jerry Taylor and Richard Olson from the Lawrence area. Both them and their families have been a tremendous asset to the ministry.

Tom Bevard leads much of the music at the events as an experienced guitarist, songwriter, singer and much more. Much of the time he is joined with his son Randy (below). Special guests have helped many times such as Christian songwriter Don Francisco (below left),

It is our privilege to introduce you to Freedom Ministries. Under the direction of coordinator Rev. Tom Bevard, we have provided functions entitled "Fresh Start Events" to facilities of the Kansas Department of Corrections since 1998. By utilizing volunteers to do cookouts, provide music and ministry, we have been able to work closely with the correctional system in many beneficial ways.

Freedom Ministries brings with it, a dedicated group of volunteers, a strong commitment to our work, and a track record of reliability and good event planning.

Since 2001, Freedom Ministries has traveled to nearly every prison facility in the state every year and held Fresh start events, and to juvenile facilities as well with good results.

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2012 tentative schedule

ellsw--sun-mar 11-morning service

hutchinson --tues-apr 10-fri-apr 13th 6-8:30 nightly

larned juvenile - sat. apr-14th 3:00

winfield event --tues may 1st 7-9/ wed may 2nd 7-9

topeka --
warm up mon may 7th 7-9/   tue may 8th 7-9
main mon may 21th 7-9/ tue may 22th 7-9

lansing --
thur. aug 23rd 5-30-7-30 p.m. / fri. aug24th 5-30-7-30

norton--
main events mon. sept 3rd 5-7-00 tues sept 4th 5-7-15 p.m. 7-30-9-

ellsworth
main event wed. sept 5th 6-8

larned main event
thur sept 6th 2-3-45 p.m. / west min 6-9 p.m.

larned juvenile main event-   sat. sept 8th 1-3 p.m.

hutchinson warm up     mon. sept 17st & tues. sept 18nd 6-8 p.m.
(main) thur. sept 20th 6-8 p.m. fri. sept 21nd 6-8 p.m.

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Freedom Ministries brings with them a dedicated group of volunteers, a strong commitment to their work, a sensitivity to security issues inherent in prison operations, and a track record or reliability, and good event planning.”– Roger Werholtz: Secretary of Corrections: Kansas Department of Corrections

"The Prison system can’t do well in rehabilitating inmates and sending them back into society unless someone can change their hearts, and touch their souls. Freedom Ministries work is a foundational part of the system, and my message to Tom Bevard and Freedom Ministries is “thank you for all you do.” - Senator Derek Schmidt – Kansas Senate Majority Leader

Freedom Ministries has established dicipleship programs in several facilities like Larned, Ks with Project Set Free (program director Judy Vonfeldt has since won volunteer of the year for her strong efforts), in Hutchinson with Freedom Challenge, and now Freedom Foundation at the Topeka Facility.

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