GREG COLEMAN TRIBUTE

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Reverend Greg Coleman, 60, of Navarre, Florida, passed away Friday June 24, 2016. Greg was born October 16, 1955, in Evansville, Indiana, to Norman and Jean Coleman. He grew up with his three older sisters, Sandy Coleman Whitmer, Joyce Coleman (Jim) Miller, and Debby Coleman (Harold) Cypret, and his younger brother, Mark (Kim) Coleman, in Cahokia, Illinois. Greg and his family traveled the country as Assembly of God evangelists for many years. He was an ordained Assembly of God minister and pastored The Harbor at Holley Assembly of God for 19 years. Greg was a Presbyter for District 3 with the Northwest Florida Assemblies of God. He was very active in the Navarre Community with the YMCA and the Navarre Youth Sports Association by hosting the basketball program at the Holley Dome for many years, which helped establish the community’s only youth basketball program. He was a huge supporter to Navarre High School and its many sports programs and clubs. He opened the doors of his church for practices, banquets, and award ceremonies for the entirety of his pastoral career in Navarre. Greg was a member of the Navarre Rotary Club and was a founding co-sponsor of the Interact Club at Navarre High School. He oversaw the development of A.C.T.S. Ministries, one of the largest benevolence programs in Northwest Florida. Greg was a member of ASCAP as a songwriter, he has published numerous Christian songs that have been sung around the world by various recording artists. Greg was an Associate Pastor at Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he sang, played guitar, and preached over the SonLife Broadcasting Network, reaching millions of viewers around the world. Greg was an accomplished studio musician and singer and played on thousands of recording projects for major ministries and recording artists in the Christian Community. Greg was married to Diane Phillips Coleman for 32 years; and had four daughters, Amber Brooke Coleman, Tayler Coleman(Stuart) Baldick, Abbie Maegan Coleman, and Anna Elizabeth Coleman. He was an amazing Poppy to his grands, Jordyn Avery Baldick and Stuart "Wesley" Baldick IV. Greg has numerous nieces, nephews, and family members that he loved dearly. Greg was an incredible father and husband whose proudest accomplishment was his family. Greg was preceded in death by his father, Norman Eugene Coleman, and his oldest daughter, Amber Brooke Coleman.