Updated Sept. 7, 2026, at 8:24 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – The fourth annual Truth in Nature Pro Rodeo will bring two nights of professional competition to the Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, while raising support for the Christian mentoring ministry serving boys from fatherless and single-parent homes.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with each night’s performance beginning at 7:30. Organizers plan a special “9/11 Remembrance” opening both nights. Friday’s performance falls on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The rodeo is sanctioned by the Southeastern Professional Rodeo Association and International Professional Rodeo Association.
The official IPRA schedule lists bareback riding, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, breakaway roping, team roping and barrel racing.
Double Creek Rodeo Company is the event’s stock contractor. Kyler “BamBam” Collins, identified by organizers as the 2025 SPRA Rodeo Entertainer of the Year, will provide arena entertainment throughout the weekend.
Behind the competition is the organization whose name the rodeo carries.
Truth in Nature was founded in Georgia in 2009 by Jeff and Carrie Davis.
According to the ministry, Carrie Davis grew up in a single-parent home after her father died when she was 12, while Jeff Davis experienced the breakup of his family when his parents divorced.
The couple drew from those experiences and its shared interest in the outdoors to create a Christ-centered mentoring program for boys growing up without a father in the home.
The ministry describes its purpose as helping boys understand their identity and responsibilities as Christian men while working to interrupt the cycle of fatherlessness. Its current directory lists 35 chapter locations across 15 states.
Truth in Nature’s current eligibility guidelines state that participants must be boys between 11 and 18, have completed the fifth grade and live in a single-parent household.
The organization defines those circumstances broadly and includes situations involving the death of a parent, divorce, incarceration, military service or a boy living with grandparents or other relatives.
Programs are conducted throughout the year and are free for eligible participants. Truth in Nature requires prospective mentors to complete an application, pass a national criminal background check and complete Ministry Safe abuse-recognition training.
Admission at the door is $20 for ages 12 and older and $15 for children ages 5-11. Children 4 and younger will be admitted free.
Advance tickets are listed at $15 for ages 12 and older and $10 for ages 5-11 before TicketLeap service fees. Get them at https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/double-creek-rodeo-company/4th-annual-truth-in-nature-pro-rodeo.
The Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center is located at 17645 U.S. Highway 31 in Cullman.
For information about enrolling a boy, volunteering as a mentor or supporting the Cullman chapter, contact Program Director Brian Burchett at 256-591-2902 or brian.burchett@truthinnature.org.
