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remember my relig ious life beginn ing while bei ng treated at
age fi ve, fo r possible tuberculosis. \,Ve sang songs anJ
prayed. After a few months there, 1 he lped lead a few songs
and prayers.
My mother came to see me eve ry othe r week afte r she visited
my Dad, To m Brown, in the Veterans Hospital in Oh io. 1 was
born A ugust 21, 1934 in C hicago. My Dad went to the hospi,
ta l with TB in 1940. M om moved us to h er fam ily farm with
my younger brother Jerry.
When 1 was a lmost 11, Mom took us to Immanue l Methodist
in East Detroit, a caring and exc iting church ho me fu ll of lov ing people and
pastors. Churches, camps, youth fe llowship, good schools and neighbo rs were
our supports when Dad d ied just before 1 turned 12.
I met Patricia Lo uise Sandford at A lbion College. We married on A ugust 27,
1955. I attended Boston Univers ity School of Theology and began my first pas,
to rate in Malden, MA in 195 7. There our first son , Steve n Pau l, was born.
My first appointment upon returning to Michigan was at Dearborn First. A
"Book of Acts" startup of S t. C lair Sho res Good Shepherd from 40 n ames o n a
list to an active , well, housed congregation in just five years was a thrill, and it
was h ard to leave o ur "baby." But we had two new o nes of our own with Peter
M ark and Mary Elizabeth; inner,c ity struggles and mu lti,cultural triumphs in
River Rouge Epwo rth and a bond ing with a community in memoria l to Dr.
Martin Luther King,] r.
Fresh air and the grand, g lo rious variety of m inistries at Iron Mountain Trinity
saw Confirmatio n classes of 25 +, Ski ch aplaincy and ecumenical youth ch o ir
which S teve e nj oyed. Renewal and rebuilding kept us busy at Rosevi lle when
th e X,way took the ir church ho me. At the new site new ministries developed ,
but we faced problems of declining support of sch ools as Steve and then Peter
graduated and started A lbion College.
New sch ool opportunities opened for Mary at H emlock,Ne lson wh ere we had
teamwork and Mary off to A lbion , too! A n " interim" effort at Warren Wesley.
The n to Flint's Oak Park, putting all my years of expe rience to their best in
trying to reconnect the local church to th e ir community. We h ad the grandest
musical setting and also the marvelo us mission work of Dort,Oak Park
Ne ighborhood Ho use. And finally to Burton : Emmanuel and a fu ll circle of
min istry, in church, home and community, where work with the Greater Flint
Counc il of Churches and Human Relatio ns was blessed.
All was possible with the love and creativity of my dear wife, Pat, who led in
h o me, church and community through Church W o men United, Big S isters,
Conference Equitable Sa laries , M ichigan Ecumenica l Forum, and ke pt the
music go ing through Midland Choral and M adrigal C ho rale, eve n giv ing
lessons to singe rs, including me. Now we'll be retu rning to Albion, w play
house and enjoy all o ur fam ily and welcome friends.
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After graduation from Albion College, Mrs . Brown worked for t wo years
as a Research Microbiol ogist for Parke , Davi s & Co. i n Detroit and
Rochester , Michigan. After marriage , she worked at several temporary
jobs while her husband finished college and attended graduate school •
I n 1968 she was asked to serve on t he first Speakers Bureau for the
New Detroit Committee. Since 1968 she has been a member of the
Executive Board of Church Wbmen United in Michigan - as Third Vice- pres ident,
as member, then Chair of the Nominating Committee , as member of the·
Finance Committee before her el ection as State President of the Movement.
She is a trained tutor of adults in Adult Basic Educati on using the
Laubach method . She has served as retreat leader for wives of pastors;
and in her local church has held various offices in United Met hodist Wbmen ,
and has t aught six-week courses dealing with specific world areas and
specific sotial relatd "'ons issues . In June, 1973, s he was an instructor
at the School l;if: .M.i.ssion, sponsored by the Detroit Conference United Methodist
'W:>men and heid at Adr-ian College. Her course was titled , 11'W:>men : More
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Chairman , Boara ;f Direct ors , Big Sisters of Dickinson County - and
founder of the program in that area.
President, Church Wbmen United in the Dickinson County Area
Member , Dickinson County Comprehensive Health Planning Committee
Member, Advisor y Committee, Iron Mountain- Kingsford Community Action Agency.
Ski Chaplain, at Pine Mountain Ski Area
Member , MeJTOr ial Hospital League, and VA Hospi tal Volunteer
Member , Iron M:>untain- Kingsford Vbmen's .c lub.
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and from 1973-78 played with the St. Clair Shores Symp~ ,ony. She has given
many programs of interpretive readings . With her husband , she was Co-director
of the Detroit Conference Family Camp at Michigamme (Michigan) United Methodist
Institute for ; seven consecutive years .
From 1976-79 she was the elected Vice-president of the Detroit Conf erence
Council of Professional Minis try, and from 1975-80 was President of the
Detroit Conference Board of Equitable Salaries , a member of t he Detroit
Conference Leadership Consultation, and Past President of the Detroi t East
District Ministers' Mates Association •
From 1974-77 Mrs. Brown was a member of t he Board of Management of the
Macomb Branch of the ~letro.EJOlitan oetroit YTf/::A. As Chai rper son of t he
Finance committee of th{s branch, she was also a member of the Metro.EJOlitan
Detroit YWCA Budget Committee .
In May, 1975 Mrs. Brown participated in an international seminar , SIJOnsored
by Church Wbmen United in the USA, which met at the United Nations (highlighting
International WOmen's Year ) , and in washington, D.C. (to tes t "Forums of
Wholeness 11 ) which produced the system JTOdel which enabled \\Omen in the nation
to generate the national Peopl es' Platform, which was presented t o President
Carter after his inauguration.
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In June 1975, Mrs. Brown bcc<:~mc a member of the Advisory Board of the
WJmen' s Resource Center at Macomb County Community College. In September,
she was the keynote speaker. at a Celebration in honor of International
WJmen' s Year, SJ;X)nsored by Macomb County Co!TIIrUni ty College, detailing
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the IWY WJmen's Conference in Mexico City.
In August, 1977 she participated in a two-week educational seminar in
Frankfurt, West Germany, led by European theologians Thielicke, fultmann,
Pannenburg, Ott, Buri, Il.::>ehman and others on the theme: "Good News for i::t
New Age".
Since 1975 Mrs. Brown has been a member of the Executive Committee of the
National Association of Commissions on EqUitable Salaries, \Yhich is
aligned with the General Council on Finance and Administration of the
United Methodist Church. The NACES prepares and st<:~ffs national and
jurisdictional workshops to train and encourage members of Conference
Eauitable Salaries agencies in the nation.
In 1984, she became National Treasurer of NACES.
From March - May, 1978 she was a memb2r of the Detroit Unit of Church WJmen
United's plannin9 oomnittee which hosted a three-day tour of the metropolitan
area by a Church Wbmen United National Urban Causeway. This traveling group
also visited five other major cities in the Northeast and Northcentral US.
In May, 1978, Mrs. Brown was honored by Albion College when she was one of
five who were present-=<:1 a Distinguished Alt.nmi Award.
In May 1979, she was elected State President of Church Wbmen United in
Michigan. She completed her three year term of office in April, 1982.
Included in her duties were: Cha iring a 45 member State Board of CWU/M;
directing· the business, correspondence, public relations, and regular routes
of contact with members of the State Board by the public; as Director of the
State Office of Church Wbmen United in Michigan; and the speaking, travelling,
and training of groups throught the state, which is part of the work of
the State President.
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In 1980, Hrs. Brown was elected to the follo\vinq agencies of the Detroit 3
Annual Conference of the United r1ethoclist Church:
1. Conference Board of Pensions
2. Quadrenniel Emphasis Task Force on the Ethnic t1inority Local Church
3. Conference Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
From 1984-85 she was the elected Chair of the Commission
From 1981-82, member of the Steering Committee, Consultation on
The Future of Ecumenism in Michigan, which became the ~ ichigan
Ecumenical Forum.
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In 1981, she became a Charter ~1ernber of the Religious Futurists' Network,
through the Joint Strategy and Action Committee , Inc ., (JS~C) -National
Denominations' Missions Agencies' Consortium.
From 1981-1986 , Hrs. Brown studied voice \vith Gwendolyn Pike of Midland ,
Michi gan , giving recitals in May 1983, January 1984 , ~arch 15 and 22, l9R5,
and CX:tober 1987. Also, from 1982-86, she sang with the ~1idland Chorale, and
from 1986 to the present, is singing with the ~Bdr igal Chorale of Southfield .
In 1985 , Mrs. Brown commuted from Warren ~·lichigan to t-1t . Pleasant , two clays
each week, to take the Vocal Pedagogy course from the r1usic Depar tment of CMO.
She has been teaching voice privately since 1984, and in 1988 became a member
of the National Association of Teachers of Singing , and the Flint and Michigan
Music Teachers Associations .
In 1988, she was named United Methodist Area Representative to the Michigan
Ecumenical Forum, and elected to its State Ecumenical Coordinating Committee ,
where she is Co-chair of the Personnel Committee . Also , sh~ rejoined the
State Board of Church Wbmen United in Michigan as ~hair~ Eva~uations Committee ,
and was elected Vice- President , of Church W:Jmen Um.tecl 1n Flwt, MI.
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Aft et· g raduation from Albio n
College Mrs. Bro wn worked as a
Research Microbiologist f or Parke,
Davis & Co. In 1968 she served on
th e first Speakers' Bureau for th e
New Detroit Committee.
Currently she is Pres ident of th e
Iron Mountain Area Unit of
Church Women Uni.ted . She is also
a m ember of th e Dickinson Country Comprehensive Health Planning Committee, and is a trai ned
tutor of adults in Adult Basic Education ttsing th e Laubach m ethod.
Sh e is an ac ti ve volunteer i n
several hospital 1·elated ·programs.
She has three children . Sh e and her husband (Pastor at lmn
Mountain United Methodist Church) ha ve been co-directors of th e
Detroit Conference Family Camp at Michigamme United lvlethodist In stitute f or the past f our years.
Mrs. Brown will teach WOMEN: OVER HA LF THE EARTH'S
PEOPLE .
Brown, Tom