Welcome to CF, please join us for our free breakfast and fellowship events in Sioux Falls
About Us
Board of Directors
Christy Green Al Nies Sandy Hanson Melissa Beckstrom
Chairperson of the Board Chief Executive Officer Housing Representative Treasurer
Board Members
Justin Haggin Alda Miller Roy Christion Ron Green Jeff Hanson
Tim Heutzenroeder Darwin Miller
Our history
In 2015, a family situation created the opportunity to help one young man and then another as they returned to the community after being incarcerated. A routine of Sunday breakfast with these young men followed by church began to grow as several others joined the group. This became an organization. Celebrate Freedom was founded on the premise that freedom after prison was to be celebrated in a responsible way as each person began the journey of returning to community life. One-on- one relationships were developed to provide support, direction, a safe accountability person to relate to in the community as well as housing.
In 2020, Celebrate Freedom became a nonprofit organization. Celebrate Freedom has worked with over 150 persons both male and female. We work to strengthen each one's resolve to remain free not only being out of prison but free psychologically, free of old habits and haunts, and free to grow emotionally and spiritually.
Our mission
Celebrate Freedom is a faith based nonprofit whose mission is to promote a healthy productive life in relationship to the community by working with each person one-on-one to develop strengths and disciplines in each person's life that will determine new directions in their lives. Celebrate Freedom uses biblical principles to demonstrate a well balanced life tending not only to the physical aspect but the spiritual aspect as well.