About Our Team

Darrell Jones (Beloved), Founder and Executive Director

In 1995, while working for the state and serving as a pastor of a metro Atlanta area church, Darrell saw how both the state and church systems were failing children. Being one that likes to be a part of the solution, as well as heeding the voice of God, he began with delivering Thanksgiving baskets to children and families who came across his path whom he could give a blessing. Wishing to do and be more to the children without a “father” to look out for them, Stirred up ministries was born.

Darrell has experienced several ups and downs in his life. He does not meet any strangers, especially children. His experiences allow him to see through the pain and reach the children in the most authentic manner possible and create a connection with them. It is from this connection that he builds the children up, meets them where they are, and keeps them focused so that they can “make better choices to walk through the storms of life”. His goal for Stirred up is to make each life that is touched better. If you are ever out with him, you often see him interacting with children or young people that he meets. You may see him mimic the actions of a young child jumping in the aisle of a store or conversing with a young member of the waitstaff at a restaurant, offering his assistance to help them reach their goals.

“I believe there is a God. I have been educated by several different methods, traditional school, lived experiences and the love of the Holy Spirit. It is through these things that I wish to make all that I meet better.”