Since God saw fit to save me in 1980 I have sought earnestly to fulfill His will in my life. As I listened to God, He asked for increasingly demanding acts of service from me.

I started as a substitute Sunday school teacher and in 10 years obeyed my way to becoming pastor of a small church. After 16 years of service in pastoral ministry in Six different churches God saw fit to call me to become pastor of First Baptist  Church Colstrip on April 1, 2005.

 

FBC Colstrip is like heaven on earth to me.  This is the place that God intended me to serve.  There could not be a better church in the world than this one.  These people that make up the church, are loving and allow me to love them in return.  I have never lead or attended a more loving church -- anywhere!

Here at Colstrip, my responsibilities are to win the lost, activate the inactive, and to ensure that everyone has the same opportunity to grow that I have had.

I believe that God has a plan for us all. Not all are needed to pastor / preach, but all may serve. My heart is firmly set to train up disciples.

Won't you serve God here at Colstrip alongside me?

Biographical Information -

Born: June 9, 1954
Parents: Nancy & David Brown
Raised in: Virginia (mostly, but I have lived almost everywhere)
Schooling: B.A. from Emory and Henry College, 1995; attended Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Married: Debbie Reed on March 27, 1971

Military Service: U.S. Army 11 years
Children: Helen and Scott

Grandchildren: Ariel, Mickela, Kali, Jessica, Amanda, and Elisabeth

Christian Heritage -

Born Again: 1980
Favorite Verse: Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Ordained: 1989 at Riverside Baptist Church, in Chilhowie, Virginia and have served a total of eight churches as pastor.
Favorite hymn: In The Garden