WE ARE KINGDOM BUILDING

 
 

Reverend Michael E. Coleman 

 

Michael serves as pastor at Antioch Baptist Church of Waterloo, Iowa.  Antioch is a congregation that has been in existence for ninety one years.  We are the Church of Three Ships, Worship, Friendship, and Fellowship.

Michael was born in Prentiss, Mississippi, on the outskirts of town in his grandmother' house in Jefferson Davis County.  He was raised in a Baptist family and responded to a call to the ministry during college.  He began serving in churches part-time as pastor during college and seminary studies.

Michael attended Morrison Institute of Technology at Morrison, Illinois studying Mechanical Drafting & Design, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois studying Mechanical Engineering Technology, and covenant Theology Seminary at St. Louis Missouri for a Master's of Divinity.  He is presently working on a degree in Leadership at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Illinois.
Reverend Coleman has served Baptist churches in Illinois and Iowa.  While in Illinois he was an interim pastor at Hopewell Baptist Church, in Carbondale, for two years and was the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Sparta for ten years.  Presently, he is the grateful pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Waterloo, Iowa.  This relationship has endured over the past twelve years because Antioch was the answer to his prayer of many years.  This is the Church of Three Ships; Worship, Friendship, and Fellowship - that is Kingdom Building.

In the course of his calling Rev. Coleman has served in the District Association, State Convention, and National Convention.  He has been privileged to hold the offices of Youth Director, Congress President, Congress Dean, Teacher, Convention Vice President, and National Convention Board Member.  Michael has been called upon many times to serve on several of the Governs Tasks Forces in Education and Affordable Housing.

Michael is married to the awesomely, godly, and brilliantly intelligent Charlotte L. (Robertson) Coleman.  They have been blessed by God with five beautiful children, Michelle, Michael II, James, John, and Bethany.  He also has two terrific grandsons in Jaimar, and Javon.  His prayer is that they all would be in the service of the Lord.

When he's not serving as pastor, Rev. Coleman enjoys cooking, reading, and writing.  Michael especially enjoys reading in the areas of biblical studies, theology, philosophy, literary theory, psychology, poetry, Martin Luther King Jr., and leadership.  His standard baring verse is found in the book of Romans 8:28 9NKJV), And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.