Many churches are trying to reach young people with activities and messages in formats they can relate to.

But there's a church in Beech Island, South Carolina with a ministry you've probably never heard of: Wrestling for Jesus.

Three years ago, Timothy Blackmon along with nine other friends prayed about a way to reach people outside the church with a message of salvation-the answer to that prayer: Wrestling for Jesus.

“It is a performance drama that we bring forth a message of salvation through. We either have testimony at the end of the match or present drama throughout the matches,” Blackmon said.

The team admits the idea is on the edge, but Pastor Finley Limehouse of Heights Baptist says delivering the gospel to those who don't know the Lord is the focus.

"This is a unique ministry. I’ve been in ministry 25 years and we are seeing all kinds of new things come along. As the world becomes more interested in activities, we find that if the church shows a little interest, the people interested in those activities will show interest in the church," he said.

To stay physically and spiritually fit, the team holds practice and bible study every week.

"That's the first key, love what you're doing. But because you're Christians as well, the things you build upon have to be built right," Pastor Limehouse explained during a study session on Tuesday.

Sharing the word in the pulpit and in the ring is the best of both worlds for Pastor Todd Vick.

"I came across this ministry by email. I check them out and it looked very exciting. I've been a wrestling fan all my life and a minister for the last 18 years and I thought maybe this is a way I could do both," he said.

The group is made up of wrestlers from different backgrounds and different Christian denominations. They’ve booked and performed in shows from New Mexico to New York. And when you go to a Wrestling for Jesus event, expect to be entertained.

" We draw people with what they see on TV, like the boots, the tights," Wrestler James Barrett, aka “James Hunter 4 Him” said.

Instead of the inappropriate themes often incorporated into television wrestling, viewers get a positive message with a purpose from Wrestling for Jesus.

"We don't want you to leave here and say you saw a great wrestling show, we want you to say you met a great and awesome God at a wrestling show," Blackmon said.

The team's next local appearance will be on May 6th at a church sponsored event in Eureka, SC.