MEET OUR PASTORS
​
Here at Faith Celebration Church,
We are a welcoming community of believers who love God and love people. This is a family, and a place to call home! As we walk by faith and reject fear, it's a place to be equipped and trained for the work of the ministry that God has intricately designed you to accomplish.People are our heart and we'd love to meet & get connected with you this Sunday! Grab your notebook, bring a friend, and we look forward to seeing YOU!
SENIOR PASTORS
Bishop Joel & Pastor Tiffanie Brown
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, Elder 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. Bishop Joel Brown’s father, Apostle Joseph L. 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.​
​
Pastor Tiffanie Brown is a loving wife and mother as well as a multi-talented pastor, educator, businesswoman, and mentor. She truly desires to please God and live for Him. She is affectionately known as Pastor Tiff and thoroughly enjoys serving the Body of Christ. From a young girl, she became “on fire” for Christ and has been running ever since. Pastor Tiff is from New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in the inner city of New Orleans left an indelible mark on her to help the community, build the old waste places, and to assist in healing those with emotional wounds. She later attended a phenomenal Christian University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts University, where she grew in a greater understanding of her gifts and calling. There she met her loving husband, Bishop Joel Brown and has since been blessed with a wonderful family of 4 dynamic boys. Pastor Tiff is currently obtaining a Doctor of Ministry degree at Southeastern University.
Pastor Tiff is extremely passionate about helping people come to Christ and become equipped. She desires for individuals to shed off the old and walk in the new. She preaches with fire and authority and is a woman who truly loves others. Pastor Tiff, along with her husband Bishop Joel Brown, pastor an amazing group of believers at Faith Celebration Church where they love God, love people, walk in faith and reject fear, and are equipping the saints.
​
They are passionate about Christ, value people, and are devoted to sharing the redemptive message of Jesus Christ to the nations. They are eager to meet you this Sunday or throughout the week!