"Attempt Great Things for God, Expect Great Things From God"
BROWN'S TOWN TABERNACLE CHURCH
OUR PASTOR
Born in Chapelton, Clarendon, Pastor Thomas was the sixth of seven children born to his mother. After he was born, his mother, Marie Facey, declared to God, "Let him be like Samuel (of biblical fame)," he was the only boy born to his mother. Though born in Clarendon, he grew up in St. Ann. As a youngster he attended the St D'Acre Tabernacle church, where many years later he returned to become its pastor.
His secondary education came at José Marti Comprehensive High School where he boarded. It was there that he became a born-again Christian largely through the work of the Inter-Schools Christian Fellowship (ISCF). He speaks highly of the influence of Grace Coley, the ISCF sponsor who was also the principal's secretary.
After high school, he enrolled at the Jamaica Open Bible Institute where he did diploma studies. Then came the beginning of his pastoral career.
After some years of ministry under his belt, he enrolled at the Jamaica Theological Seminary where he graduated with the Bachelor of Arts in theology with a minor in guidance and counselling. At JTS he became the Students' Council president and in the minds of many, he had a highly successful term
OUR CHURCH
The Brown's Town Tabernacle is the International Headquaters Church of the Jamaica Evangelistic Mission., which was founded in 1876. It is an evangelical church, with strong emphasis on the centrality of Scripture in matters of faith anf behaviour on Christ as the only way to SALVATION, and the local church as God's design for His people to gather together for worship, with the desire to spread the message of hope to a hungry world.
Originally built in 1878, the Brown's Town Tabernacle has been renovated and improved in the las few decades. The lower floor now houses a preparatory school. The leadership has always played a central role administratively and sipritually in the work of the JEM.