Air National Guard Chaplain Carita Brown
The Mission Team is happy to introduce to the FBC family Air National Guard Chaplain Carita Brown. In June of this year, Charlie Reynolds, Associate Endorser for Military Chaplains for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (and a friend and former member of First Baptist Church), reached out to FBC’s Mission Team with an invitation to sponsor Chaplain Brown through prayer and care. Mission Team members Rochelle Howard and Hollin Dwiggins are serving as FBC points of contact for Chaplain Brown.
Carita will be in worship this Sunday and FBC will pray for her as she prepares for deployment.
Rev. Dr. Carita Brown has been a chaplain in the Air National Guard since 2008 and currently serves at the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW).
In this capacity, she exercises spiritual leadership at the 193rd SOW by providing pastoral care and opportunities for religious expression, advising leadership, conducting worship services, arranging coverage for all faith groups, fostering morale, and engaging in visitation ministry. She provides ministries and sacraments for 23 units at three separate locations. She leads and coordinates Strong Bonds Retreats, facilitates trainings at Yellow Ribbon Events, and participates in community outreach.
Rev. Brown currently serves on the Coordinating Council for Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. She holds a Doctor of Ministry, a Master of Divinity, a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Psychology, and is a Certified Project Management Professional.