HIGH PROFILE: The Rev. Truman Tolefree, retired head of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, is still pastoring Bethel AME Church

He says the church is “where you really get inner peace … the inner satisfaction of serving.”

March 10, 2024 at 7:25 a.m.

by Helaine Williams

“We’re still standing, still providing services, still reaching out a helping hand to people who need it. That’s what we’re all about here at Bethel.” -Truman Tolefree (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
“We’re still standing, still providing services, still reaching out a helping hand to people who need it. That’s what we’re all about here at Bethel.” -Truman Tolefree (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)


The Rev. Truman Tolefree firmly believes that everything in his life has paralleled parts of the Bible. Especially as far as numbers are concerned.

Tolefree, the retired director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, spent 40 years working in this arena.

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