He died in the hospital quite near his loved ones who tried their very best to keep him comfy. Daryl Coley opened on his struggle with homosexuality in a point in his lifetime. A conflict he states he overcame with assistance from his loved ones and Christian friends. His spouse Jenelle was some stage both his agent and supervisor.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Who is Daryl Coley? Daryl Coley Biography His parents split. Share this: Twitter Facebook. All rights reserved. Coley charted 14 entries on the Top Gospel Albums chart, including six top 10s and the No. Somewhat of a child prodigy, the California native got his musical start early.
At age 14, he was a member of the critically lauded group Helen Stephens and the Voices of Christ. From there, he went on to a successful run with Edwin Hawkins and the Edwin Hawkins Singers from until Gospel 'Queen' Vestal Goodman Dies. By the middle part of the decade, Coley had branched out into more secular sounds, particularly jazz.
He would collaborate with artists such as Nancy Wilson and Randy Franklin throughout the s. In the early s, Coley was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, which caused him temporary blindness, but he still kept performing and recording. His last album was Praise and Worship , released in Coley describes the trio as, 'My gifts from the Lord. The younger siblings are year-old daughter Moniladae and nine year old son Teceion.
Coley notes, "Moniladae, whose name means 'beautiful and wise', is a real sensitive, very talented person. At the Youth Crusade there were a few people who gave their hearts to the Lord and they were hungry, so the next day Moni came home and made sandwiches for them.
Coley observes, "He's a musician and a singer -likes to play the piano and drums. Both of them are a delight, and they're excellent in school. The enemy attacks them; my daughter in dreams and my son physically - he got hit by a car two years ago.
But God proved himself even in that. Torn between needing money offered by the world and his desire to sing for Jesus, Daryl desperately called on God. Coley's answer came through the influence of contemporary gospel artist, Danniebelle Hall.
The Spirit of the Lord had her there for that purpose. She talked to me. She felt the pull. What the Lord essentially said to me was that he had pre-ordained people who would be blessed by the ministry that he had deposited in me and if I'd have chosen a secular career - of course, he had an alternate plan. But I made a decision to be in the ministry - not just to entertain, but this really became a ministry to me once the Lord explained to me his purpose for my life.
Since that time the road hasn't been easy. Coley explains, "There have been times when my lights have been off, my phone has been off, I've been evicted, my car has been repossessed.
But God has proven himself to be who he says he is in his Word. I've become a valid witness that can tell you, 'Yes, God can do it. It might be a temporary inconvenience, but it's for permanent improvement.
He has had the opportunity to record with many of his mentors and has taken his place among them as one of the most unique talents in the musical world.
But he still maintains his focus on ministry - even as one of the top artists in the gospel world. Expounding on his views of the gospel industry, Coley offers, "We're still, as a people, trying to get somebody else's approval for the music that God has given us. I think we should start validating ourselves and supporting ourselves.
I think we have to stop trying to please man and appease man; to get man's approval about the talent and the gifts of ministry that God has given to us.
We need to please God. When we please God it goes beyond colour and race. How does Coley feel about the issue of music ministry vs artistry? It's the only music that can give you answers to questions that can lift your spirits that can encourage you, that can empower you. Gospel is the only music that can take on any form of deliverance as far as the lyrical content.
Hopefully, we can get away from dividing it between contemporary and traditional. I think that gospel is moving to a point of greater acceptability. I appreciate the secular artists, who want to keep an identity by having contact in the gospel community. Sometimes the gospel community wants to act so aloof and so 'grand'. But they're not supporting the ones who are only singing gospel.
If it wasn't for God, a lot of us would starve to death! We haven't learned to appreciate one another and to show that appreciation. You know they sang up in there last night! And But the church in its ignorance has run them away!
Coley's convictions of ministry are pervasive throughout his entire life. The growing congregation worships each week at pm at the Faith United Methodist Church facility. Founded under the umbrella of the Love Center Ministries Bishop Walter Hawkins , Pastor Coley states that his congregation is fully involved in "Learning to be effective witnesses for the Lord.
Recently, the church sponsored a Youth Crusade under a canopy in a local park for a week. According to Coley, the response from the community was incredible.
That can only come from you letting go of your 'good name' and telling folks, 'Yeah, I used to be this, that or the other As Coley deals with his own life, ministry and faith, he has had to overcome many obstacles. Amongst his greatest struggles was in when his albums on Sparrow were first achieving national success. When God began to manifest - via the Holy Spirit - other gifts that were in operation in my ministry, we had great, great, great service that entire week!
There was just a refreshing and a renewal for a lot of people. After I was home for two or three days, I got very ill. I mean, I woke up and couldn't get out of the bed. I just thought it was the flu, because of the symptoms. I didn't even go to the doctor.
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