Youth Pastor Derrick Colon

Derrick was born and raised in the South Bronx. After being so heavily influenced by the culture of Hip-Hop, God would save him and send him back into the very culture that had his heart. Derrick graduated from Bible College in 2001 with a degree in Theological and Pastoral studies. Derrick developed a monthly outreach at his inner-city church in Providence, Rhode Island called, “To Hip-Hop with Love”.

Later Derrick began teaching at a Christian High School as he headed up their Biblical studies department and taught a class on Hip-Hop History. God opened another opportunity at his home church, and after much prayer, Underground 101 was launched. 101 was an in-house outreach café that targeted Hip-Hop. Many were touched and challenged by the innovative methods used to reach the culture. After a year God began to move again, after much prayer, God called Derrick and his family to be the full time youth pastors at Crossover. The ministry is called, “3rd Rail and the motto is, “One touch...the rest is HIStory.” Derrick’s heart is to raise up a youth ministry that counters the culture, but does it in a way that they can totally understand. - for more on 3rd Rail Youth [CLICK HERE]

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