Word up was started in Southern Pines,NC by Pastor Steve & Margie Coleman. My wife and I moved to Moore County from the Compton/Lynwood area of Los Angeles,Ca with a vision of continuing in Sidewalk Sunday School and Children's Ministry as we had done at our church in Los Angeles. I was a Children's Pastor for a number of years at the Lynwood Worship Center in the inner city of L A. I was trained by Metro Ministries at the Dream Center in Los Angeles and I am also a graduate of the Teen Challenge program in 1995 and the TCMI Bible Institute in 1997.
Word Up was birthed in October of 2004 with the help of a supportive church and a few faithful workers with a vision to see kids get saved. Armed with a Poster Story,a sound system,candy,games and the Gospel. We proceeded to the Holiday Towne Housing section of our city. 35 kids attended that first day and 9 gave their life to Christ!! Soon after, we were picking up kids for church on a weekly basis. Word Up meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturday April - Dec.
In March of 2006, Pastor Steve became part of a church planting in Aberdeen,NC as the Associate-Pastor of Mosaic Ministries. We have since moved Word Up Kidz Club into the Woodgreen and Jackson-Hamlet section of Moore County and things are going just as well. Our motto at Word Up is "Taking Jesus To Da Streets" and that is what we do.