Ronald E. Brown
Dr. Bishop Ronald Elwood Hill Brown (March 14, 1947 – May 7, 2019), spiritual leader of the Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple. A preacher in the Pentecostal tradition, Brown championed the preservation of music in the holiness tradition, recording 3 albums: Having Good Old Fashioned Church Volumes 1 and 2 which produced the smash hit There’s A Storm Out On The Ocean along with the Sounds of Pentecost. The first Good Old Fashioned Church CD remained on the Billboard charts for over 20 weeks, reaching the top 25.
Bishop Dr. Ronald Elwood Hill Brown was born on Friday, March 14, 1947, in Savannah, GA, to the late Lillie Mae Brown and John Hill, Sr. At eleven years old, his aunt, Ida Mae Cooper, who raised him, and other family members, moved to Brooklyn, NY, where he completed his public school education.
He began his public ministry at age sixteen as a member of the Deliverance Evangelistic Center in Brooklyn, NY, under the leadership of Apostle Auturo Skinner. As a young evangelist, Ronald Brown traveled extensively both nationally and internationally preaching and reaching the lost for Christ. In 1969, he moved to Orangeburg, SC. On September 21, 1969, he opened Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple, Inc. (formerly Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Evangelistic Center).
Under his leadership, two other churches were established: Lighthouse Evangelistic Center in Savannah, GA in November, 1971, and Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple of Miami, Florid, in December, 1988.
Dr. Ronald E. Brown served in ministry for over 56 years and is known as the Preacher’s Preacher. In addition to the spoken Word, Dr. Brown also published two books: The Disturbing Christ and Behold Aaron’s Rod.
In 1973, Pastor Brown met and married Vivian “Vickie” Bowman, and to this union one son, Mario Mendell, was born. He raised another son, Curtis Renoldo.
Pastor Brown was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, and the Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the United Christian College in Goldsboro, NC. He also received many commendations and certificates of merit. To his honor, thirteen commissioners and other state officials proclaimed December 13 as “Ronald E. Brown Day” in Savannah, GA.
On July 17, 1987, Dr. Brown was licensed and appointed Bishop of the United Pentecostal Churches of Deliverance, Winston Salem, NC to head the Faith Tabernacle Jurisdiction, under the auspices of Bishop S. D. Johnson.
Bishop Brown released three CDs, Live! Having Good Old Fashion Church, Live! Having Good Old Fashioned Church Part II and Sounds of Pentecost.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Bishop Dr. Ronald Elwood Hill Brown transitioned from labor to reward.
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Gospel Singer And Pastor Bishop Ronald E Brown Passes
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GOSPELFLAVA joins the masses around the country mourning the passing of Bishop Ronald E. Brown, spiritual leader of the Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple. A preacher in the Pentecostal tradition, Brown championed the preservation of music in the holiness tradition, recording 3 albums, Having Good Old Fashioned Church Volumes 1 and 2 which produced the smash hit There's A Storm Out On The Ocean along with the Sounds of Pentecost.