Bishop Joseph “Joel” Wesley Brown II, senior pastor and founder of Faith Celebration Church Lakeland, is a third-generation pastor with 25+ years in ministry, who is also the overseer of Faith Celebration Kissimmee, Faith Celebration Miami, Brown Global Ministries, and serves as the Presiding Prelate of the North American Outreach Fellowship International, Inc. Bishop Joel Brown’s grandfather, Eld
er Zed Brown, was commissioned by the Church of God in Christ to pastor the first COGIC in Tallahassee, Florida, and to start the first COGIC church in Midway, Florida; which was the second in the State of Florida. Brown, and mother, Dr. Edna S. Brown, were apostolic pioneers in the prophetic and founders of University Ministries International. Bishop Joel Brown is passionate about Jesus Christ, and he is devoted to building, training, and equipping God’s people via prophetic training and five-fold ministry training (Eph. 4:11-16). His passion is to help people discover and work out their God-given purpose and destiny. Bishop Joel Brown is an author, accomplished musician, and adjunct professor with his Juris Doctorate from Mercer University School of Law. He is Of Counsel at the Law Firm Lopez and Humphries and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Southeastern University, where he also teaches theology and ethics. Bishop Joel Brown is the husband of his beautiful wife, Pastor Tiffanie Brown, and the happy father of four wonderful boys: Jay, Josh, Jon, and Jordan.
