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Wichita ;alls church recruits
pastor from San Francisco
After leading 500-member church on West Coast, Brown set to be
installed as leader of 55-member MCC in North Texas
By David Webb Staff Writer
The Wichita Falls Metropolitan Community
church will install the Rev. Lea Brown as its new
pastor on Sunday.
Brown formerly served as a volunteer on the
clergy staff of the Metropolitan Community
Church of San Francisco before accepting the
position with the 55-member, 19-year-old Texas
church. She led worship services, retreats and
programs for the 500-member California church
before moving to Texas.
Brown said although she misses the ocean and
the fog after living 18 years in San Francisco, she
is excited by the challenge of leading the church
in Wichita Falls.
"I just adore the congregation," Brown said. "I
so admire the courage of these people to be who
they are."
Brown said Wichita Falls has "tons and tons"
of GLBT residents who are not affiliated with the
church that she hopes to attract to services.
"I think this church is ready to take off,"
Brown said. "It's really exciting. There's lots of
good energy."
The church is meeting at Faith Lutheran
Church until another permanent worship service
is acquired.
Brown said the church is raising money to
build a new church An electrical fire destroyed
the previous church in June, one month before
the final payment was made on the mortgage, she
said.
A contributor offered to match up to $10,000
toward the construction of a new church if it
could raise that much money during January. The
church has already raised more than $10,000, and
there is another Sunday service left in the month
she said.
"The faith, commitment and courage of this
congregation is amazing," Brown said. "We
know that God has called us to do great things for
this community, and we are so excited about ful-
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The Rev. Lea Brown said she expects to miss the fog and
the ocean after living in San Francisco for 18 years.
filling that calling in the days ahead,"
Brown said the congregation has been encour-
aged by the generosity of the Lutheran church
and kindness from several other local churches
since the fire last summer.
"They have been very supportive," Brown
said.
Brown grew up in Okalahoma and attended
Oklahoma Baptist University. She is an Army
veteran, having served as chaplain candidate as a
second lieutenant in the Army Reserves in the
1980s.
She was program director for 13 years for the
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