OUR FOUNDER'S STORY OF FAITH

Like many of us, Todd DiMichele has been blessed and guided by God, even when Todd was unaware of His presence. He's been a natural entrepreneur and ambitious man ever since his youth. Todd is a proud father, husband, business owner, and real estate investor with over 30 years of experience. He has been married to his lovely wife, Christina, for over 31 years. They have five daughters and one granddaughter.

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Todd worked for years as the owner of two small sports bars and owned video gambling establishments in their hometown of Canton, Ohio. They also operate a residential/commercial property rental business with several properties in the Canton area. They achieved considerable success in all their business ventures and employed hundreds of people over the years. Unfortunately, the law changed as it related to video gambling, and Todd stayed in business with the video gambling businesses. This resulted in him being investigated by the FBI, and ultimately, in 2021, he was convicted on two different counts of money laundering and illegal gaming. Todd was sentenced to three years of probation and eight months of house arrest. Todd recognizes that GOD’s grace was with him throughout that entire ordeal and that things could have resulted in a much harsher sentence or even the loss of his financial assets or marriage

 

In 2012, Todd started to visit a church in the Canton area called Faith Family, and this changed Todd’s life forever. He began to study the Bible, and having been raised Catholic, Todd already had a spiritual foundation upon which to build. But like many people, he had simply strayed away from GOD during various periods of his adult life. Todd’s marriage also experienced some very significant problems over the next several years. Nevertheless, Todd started to grow in his faith, and the Holy Spirit entered Todd’s heart and made him desire to change several aspects of his life and faith journey. Alcohol also contributed to Todd’s issues at this stage in his life. However, Todd continued to look toward Jesus for love and support, and he was able to effectively traverse this difficult time in his life

 

In 2017, Todd and his wife, Christina, started a not-for-profit organization called By Grace Through Faith Missions, LLC, a duly registered Ohio Limited Liability Company. They have gone on to have it granted 501©3 tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Todd and Christina are now working to further establish and grow the organization in a manner that works to build the Kingdom of God, shares the gospel throughout the world, and is accordance with the Great Commission as outlined in the New Testament (Matt. 28:19). The organization has a Board of Directors that is comprised of local Christian professionals, ministry leaders, and friends that share Todd and Tia’s vision for spreading the gospel throughout the world.

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Todd DiMichele is a born-again believer in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and like all men, he isn’t perfect or blameless. But instead, he is a child of GOD working and striving every day to manage his Christian Walk in a manner that glorifies GOD and builds the Kingdom in His name. Todd utilizes his wealth of experience in business, marriage, and following the wrong path to provide testimony and wisdom to people, young and old, who may be headed in a similar direction that Todd was once going. By Grace Through Faith Missions is Todd’s biggest project to date, focused on spreading the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people locally and worldwide.

 

Todd’s goal is for this ministry to be his family’s legacy, not the secular achievements or moral failures he once had to endure. Instead, he is working to rewrite the narrative, serve the Kingdom of God, and lead others to Faith In Jesus Christ as he was led. Todd DiMichele hopes that other people will capture the spirit of his mission and vision for By Grace Through Faith Missions and let the Love of Jesus Christ enter their hearts and change their lives forever. On May 3rd, 2025, Todd graduated with a bachelor's degree in Bible Theology and a minor in missions from Tri-State Bible College. Todd was a student for 10 years.