Restoring Hope

Stirred up works to instill in the children the hope that has been taken from them through the negative aspects of life. The various outreach ministries we have to serve the children are listed below:.

Refuge Center

A safe haven for boys to find purpose and vision for life. We meet regularly with about 20 boys to assess their growth, help them mature in their faith, and to provide discipleship in a home atmosphere.

Club 226

Stirred-Up sponsors an after-school mentoring/tutoring program that meets once a week. Students are paired with an adult to foster a one -on-one relationship to enhance the students chances for success. During the meeting a hot meal is provided for all participants. The bond that is created from these interactions is life long for all involved. Each participant bringing their gifts together within the body of Christ gives everyone insight into another life prospective thus widening their world view.

Uplift Ministries

Uplift Ministry desires to see urban boys, ages 8 to 18, enter into a personal relationship with Jesus, and to grow in that relationship so that they also may be an instrument that God uses to draw other young people to Christ. We use a 7 week long summer camp, sports, and urban youth leadership training to impact inner city boys for Christ. Our theme verse comes from John 12:32 “But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.”

Atlanta Youth Ministers Fellowship Lunches

On Wednesday during the school year urban youth ministers in Atlanta are invited to gather for lunch and fellowship at different Atlanta restaurants.

Book Club and Discussion

42 laws of power taught every other weekend; The Art of War the other weekends

Tech School

Held once a month, where they learn how to do electrician, car repair, and plumbing apprenticeships

Educational Outreach

Stirred Up Ministries works with students at the following area schools: 

• Frederick Wilson Benteen Elementary School (APS)
• Burgess-Peterson Academy (APS)
• L.P. Miles Elementary School (APS)
• Harper-Archer Middle School (APS)
• Frederick Douglass High School (APS)
• Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School (APS)
• Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School (APS)
• South Atlanta High School (APS)
• Columbia High School (Dekalb)
• Ronald E. McNair Middle School (DeKalb)
• Ronald E. McNair High School (Dekalb)
• Tri-Cities High School (Fulton)

Educational Tutoring

Stirred Up Ministries has partnered with local congregations to build relationships between youth and adults who can help them with their schoolwork. Ten kids met nightly for tutoring at the Refuge Center, and another ten received personal, individual tutoring.

Salt and Light

This program consists of teams in six academic areas (Math, English, Science, etc.) who would work towards competing and winning competitions in their disciplines. The program would include devotionals and Bible study, with the goal of winning kids for Christ.

On Purpose Group 

Darrell visits area high schools and works with administrators to provide mentoring to at-risk youth. He teaches a class, twice a month to students selected by the school administrators. During the past year the class has been at M.H. Jackson High School and consisted of fifty 9th and 10th grade students.

Helping Hands

The aim for this program is to assist teachers by supplimenting educational time with fun activities to aid in specific academic areas of need. This time also allows the teachers to get a bit of a respite in their busy day.

99 Plus 1 

Darrell and others who work with Stirred Up ministries visit youth who have gone through the program and are now enrolled in college to encourage them and to help them in their discipleship. During the past year, they visited 59 students monthly at the following colleges and universities:

• Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College
• Albany University
• Atlanta Metropolitan University
• Barber-Scotia University
• Clayton College and State University
• Columbus State University
• Emory University
• Fort Valley University
• Georgia College
• Gordon College
• Mercer University
• Middle Georgia College
• South Georgia College
• Savannah State College
• Valdosta State University
• West Georgia University

The ministry also runs a summer jobs program for students starting college.