Free Society Event: “Facing Giants” with Chloe Cole
March 25 @ 6:00 pm
Hannibal-LaGrange University invites students, alumni, and community members to attend a Free Society event featuring national youth advocate and speaker Chloe Cole on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Chloe Cole will present on the theme “Facing Giants,” addressing the complex questions and challenges young adults face today surrounding identity, purpose, culture, and conviction.
At just 21 years old, Cole is a nationally recognized youth advocate who speaks openly about her personal journey and her faith in Jesus Christ. After beginning medical gender transition at age 12, she later came to the realization that she wanted to embrace who she was created to be—a woman—and began detransitioning as a teenager. Today, Cole shares her story to help protect children, inform parents, and guide her generation toward truth, healing, and human flourishing.
During her presentation, Cole will explore the many “giants” students encounter—situational, emotional, cultural, political, and ideological—and challenge attendees not to fear these obstacles, but to confront them with courage and conviction. Her message emphasizes that growth, healing, and victory come only when individuals are willing to face the giants before them.
This event is part of HLGU’s Free Society programming, which promotes the ideals of a free society by emphasizing three foundational pillars:
• A democratic form of government
• Free market economic systems
• Cultural institutions such as the church
• A democratic form of government
• Free market economic systems
• Cultural institutions such as the church
All Free Society events approach these principles through the lens of a biblical worldview, which is central to Hannibal-LaGrange University’s mission.
– Tickets: $15
– Ticket Sales Begin: Monday, February 23, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
– Purchase Tickets: https://www.hlg.edu/
– Ticket Sales Begin: Monday, February 23, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
– Purchase Tickets: https://www.hlg.edu/
For more information: Contact Charlie McKeon at 573.629.3260 or charlie.mckeon@hlg.edu
Join us for an evening of thoughtful dialogue, personal testimony, and meaningful conversation as we engage difficult questions and seek truth together.
