Many thanks to all of you who contributed to the oil painting portrait of Pastor Brown. Pastor Brown, our 17th Pastor, has served longer than any of his sixteen predecessors. He has, without question, earned his place among the portraits currently placed in Nelson Hall. We are pleased to unveil his portrait in Nelson Fellowship Hall in a brief ceremony.

His portrait was painted by Dwayne Mitchell, an African American artist, of D’art Portraits, Atlanta, GA. Mr. Mitchell’s paintings can be found in Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Soka Gakkai International in Japan, as well as the Tennessee Hamilton County Courthouse, Emory Hospital, Hartsfield Jackson Airport, and in the private homes of many individuals throughout the East Coast.