Like a little fire and brimstone with your preaching?

How about a lot of it?

If the answer is "yes," then wander by downtown Fort Mill on Saturdays where, more often than not, Pastor Jamie Coley of Blessed Hope Independent Baptist Church and some of his faithful can be found preaching the word of God.

And they're not shy - or politically correct - about it.

"Buddha is a lie! Mohammed is a lie!" church member Dan Burgess shouted at passing cars on North White Street on a recent Saturday.

Pointing with his Bible for emphasis, Burgess, with fervor, followed up by asserting that the only path to salvation is through Jesus Christ. No one stopped to debate or protest. But, the members of Blessed Hope - including women and girls who stood on one corner holding signs praising Jesus - weren't ignored, either.

Most motorists and other passersby would at least glance at the preachers.

"Some people stop or slow down and roll down their windows to say 'amen,'" Coley's son Jeremy, 16, said.

"Sometimes someone will pass us and circle around to see what we're doing and they usually have something nice to say."

"We're just here to share some gospel and spread the word of God," Jamie Coley said. His other son, Jonathan, 10, was there doing the same.

Nearly a dozen church members were out on this particular Saturday when the temperatures were soaring toward 100 degrees and there wasn't a cloud in sight.

Pastor Coley is no amateur to street preaching. He said he visited New York City shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Besides honing his preaching skills, he also got to know a little more about the wide range of cultures that can be found in the Big Apple. Coley said he particularly enjoyed talking with Orthodox Jews he met there, pointing out how that faith began with Abraham's covenant with God, who Coley referred to as "Jehovah."

One thing Coley said he's learned about preaching on the street is you have to make your point pretty quick. Thus, the short, loud phrases.

"You don't got but 20 seconds or so," he said.

In contrast to the men's booming voices, the women and girls offered a more gently delivered message.

"Jesus loves you!" one woman said to a motorist in a tone that was only slightly louder than conversational.

Not everyone appreciates hearing the message, though.

"We've been spit at," Jonathan said. But that sort of reaction doesn't get him down.

"They're just lost," he explained.

"He just loves the Lord," said Jonathan's dad.