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9th Street Missionary Baptist Church847
Ohio Street Lawrence
KS 66044 |
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Pastor
Brown is an ordained Minister of the Gospel with thirteen years Pastoral
experience. He possesses high ethical and moral standards and experience
in providing counseling. Pastor Brown is skillful in biblical preaching
and teaching. Pastor René F Brown is the son of J.C. and Delela
Brown of Newellton, Louisiana. In 1983, Pastor Brown graduated from Newellton
High School and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Plant and Soil Science
at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1987. He then enrolled
in Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Master’s
Program majoring in Crop Physiology. In 1989, Pastor Brown relocated to
Wilmington, Delaware to accept a job with the E.I. Dupont as a Marketing
Representative.
Pastor Brown accepted his call to the ministry in November 1989 under the late Dr. C.R. Redden and preached his initial sermon April 9, 1990. While in Lawrence he continued his ministry training at First Regular Missionary Baptist Church. The Lord later moved him to the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas under the leadership of Dr. W.L. Templeton. Pastor Brown remains a member of Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. |
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Pastor
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In 1990, Pastor Brown enrolled at Western Baptist Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon graduation in 1992, he started at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Kansas. While studying for the Ministry, Pastor Brown married Diana L Nelson of Lawrence, Kansas. Through this blessed union, they have two sons, Antonio Terrell Brown, and Torrey René Brown. In October 1993, Pastor Brown was hired to rejuvenate the Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church, a historically black church, in Lawrence, Kansas. While there, Pastor Brown increased membership from 27 active members to 424 active members, implemented countless ministries, established the church’s outreach center, increased finances and most of all to led many souls to Christ. |
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He firmly believes that for a church to be effective in the 21st century it must be thoroughly equipped with adequately trained and efficient members. A church must have a developed and comprehensive Christian Education ministry focusing on children, young adults, middle age adults, senior adults, singles, couples, widowed and divorced people to arrive at oneness. The curriculum must have a starting point and an ending point so the growth and development can be measured for each individual. Included in this curriculum must be continuous gifts assessments in an effort to place people in the areas of their gifting. Pastor Brown is a strong believer in the community as a demonstrated by his vast service.
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In 2002, Pastor Brown received his Doctorate of Ministry degree in Church Administration from the Virginia Union University, Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology. While at Virginia Union, he pastored full time, served as Dean of Western Baptist Bible College, Treasurer for the Kansas Missionary Baptist State Congress of Christian Education, and a board member of the Missionary Baptist State Convention of Kansas, the KAW Valley District Association and the Chairman of the Transportation Committee for the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. Pastor Brown also serves as a mentor for the University of Kansas football team. He is an adjunct professor in the African and African American Studies Department at the University of Kansas along with being a visiting professor in the Journalism Department. Dr. Brown is also the First Vice President of the Missionary Baptist State Convention of Kansas. More than anything else he wants to fulfill his commitment to God through faithful service and the exercise of the gifts God has placed in his care to promote teach and nurture racial and religious harmony among all people. |
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