OUR PASTOR
Bishop Edwon D. Brown
Senior Pastor
Bishop Edwon D. Brown is the Founding Pastor of Refuge Baptist Assembly, a Christian Church Committed to the Ministry of Reconciliation, which was organized on Sunday, December 21, 2003.
Bishop Brown’s skillful preaching and inspirational teaching continues to Revive, Empower, And Challenge Humanity, penned as REACH. His career spans 33 years of Pastoral Leadership, having served congregations in Mount Clemens and Detroit, Michigan; Washington, D.C.; and Suitland, Maryland; serving each congregation with faithfulness and vision.
Bishop Brown provides leadership and commits his resources with the following organizations of spiritual, social, and economic interests:
- CEO & Chairman, Board of Directors
Refuge Baptist Assembly & Ministries
- State Overseer
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship of Washington, D.C.
- Board Member, State Bishop’s Advisory Council
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International
- Team Leader, Mid-Atlantic Region Covenant Partners
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International
- Cabinet Member
Baptist Convention of D.C. & Vicinity
- Sunday School Expositor
Missionary Baptist Ministers Conference of D.C. & Vicinity
- Faculty Member
Baptist Educational Congress of Christian Education
- Faculty Member
Mt. Bethel Educational Congress of Christian Education
- City-Wide Revival & Evangelism Chairman
Baptist Convention of D.C. & Vicinity
- Board Member
Project Give Back Inc., Washington, D.C.
- Silver Life Member
NAACP Incorporated
Bishop Brown provides Pastoral Mentorship for several Pastors and Congregations:
- Elder Warren & Elder Martha Fountain, Pastors
Empowered Ambassadors Ministries, International- Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Elder Marcus & Lady Navise Clark, Pastor
Love Fellowship Church- Topeka, Kansas
Bishop Brown shares in marriage and ministry with his wife, the lovely Minister Janell D. Brown, and they are the proud parents of Eryn Destiny, Elyce Dionne, and Chayse Jaiden.
Education:
William Tyndale Seminary, Bachelor of Religious Education
Graduate School of Theological Studies, Master of Sacred Theology

Bishop Edwon D. Brown