Chris Delaney is an ordained minister and the Founder and President of Joseph's Coat Ministries, Inc. since 1996. Chris was born in Chattanooga, TN, on July 24, 1970. He was raised in Jasper, TN, a small town 30 minutes from Chattanooga. Chris married Nicole on August 30, 2002, and they have two children: Emma Rose, born February 8, 2004, and Asher, born January 5, 2006. Today, Chris and his family live in Ringgold, GA, and have been members of City Church of Chattanooga for at least 10 years.
 
Chris has extensive experience in ministry: 5 years of full-time ministry to those infected/affected with the AIDS virus (Channels of Love Ministry); served as a staff member (Carol Pikini Ministries, Kingly Ministries, Unlimited Designs) and volunteer for local churches (Carol Pikini Ministries) and Christian ministries (Agape Outreach); has been interviewed on TV and radio (Christian Radio J-103, American Family Radio, local (Chattanooga) radio talk show host Jeff Styles); and has spoken before a number of local churches (City Church, Living Covenant, Word of Life, Rossville Baptist, Canaan Baptist...), youth groups (Red Bank Youth...), college campuses (Presbyterian House at UTC) and other organizations (Lee University in Cleveland, TN).  Chris is currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at Covington Theological Seminary in Rossville, GA, working toward an Associates degree in Sacred Literature.  Chris' ministry has been showcased by local Christian Radio J-103 for a 1-year period beginning in 2008.  Chris was interviewed by German Public TV which then aired his story to 5 million Germans.  Chris' image was used in a billboard campaign by PFOX (Parent's and Friends of Ex-Gays) in Virginia entitled: EX-GAY'S PROVE CHANGE IS POSSIBLE.  These billboards went up throughout the Virginia and Washington DC area.  The billboards were featured in the Pro-Gay magazine The Advocate and the Washington Blade.  Chris has shared his testimony to 4-5 million Americans through the American Family Radio and the One News Now e-mail publication. God continues to do mighty things through Chris' ministry outreach. God continues to use Chris and his powerful testimony to bring hope to those who are searching for answers to their troubled lives.  May God be given the glory!