SUPT. I.R.F Brown Senior Pastor

Pastor I.R.F. Brown serves as pastor of Brown Memorial Temple Church of God In Christ, located in the city of Pomona, California. He had previously served as co-pastor from 1997 until 2003. Brown Memorial Temple is celebrating fifty (50) years of continuous service in the City of Pomona.
 
FAMILY:

• Pastor Brown is happily married to Cynthia Brown and they have six daughters, two sons, twenty-four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren ​

JURISDICTIONAL:  Pastor I.R.F. Brown has the privilege of serving the Church of God In Christ on the jurisdictional and national level in the following capacity:

Executive Administrative Assistant of the California Southern Evangelistic Jurisdiction under the leadership of Bishop C.E. Milton.

• Jurisdictional Secretary of the Southern California Evangelistic Jurisdiction under the leadership of Bishop C.E. Milton.
• Superintendent of the Headquarters District under the leadership of Bishop C.E. Milton. 

 
NATIONAL:

• Committee Member of Church of God In Christ’s General Assembly Committee on Standards & Extensions
• Regional Coordinator for the Office of the General Secretary of the Church of God In Christ for which he is responsible for the coordination of administrative tasks for twenty-three (23) jurisdictions in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Utah and Wyoming. 
• National Deputy Director of the Church of God In Christ’s National Prison, Jail, and Hospital Ministry.

 
COMMUNITY LEADER:

• Executive Director of Project: Caring & Sharing, the community service arm of Brown Memorial Temple Church. Project: Caring & Sharing provides services such as a family support classes such as anger management and fatherhood; emergency food giveaway for low to moderate income families; a Christmas Holiday giveaway where new toys and holiday food boxes are distributed to low income and needy families; annual health fairs; and summer day camps.
• Chairman of Pomona Valley Children & Family Collaborative
• Board Member of Inland Valley Hope Partners
• Member of P.U.S.D. Superintendent’s Faith Based Roundtable
• Co-Chair of Eliminating Racial Disproportionality and Disparity Committee for Pomona Office Department of Children & Family Services
• Certified Facilitator: Anger Management, Parenting, Project: Fatherhood Re-engagement Program   

 
 
 LOCAL BACKGROUND:

• Pastor Brown attended Lexington Elementary School, Fremont Junior High School and Garey High School in the City of Pomona.
• Featured in Ebony/Jet magazine’s People to Watch” section. (1996)
• Pastor Brown was a member of the U.S. Championship Semi-Professional Football Team, Racine Raiders.