our leadership

Jonathan B. Brown serves as Pastor and Founder of Word of Faith Christian Ministries, where he serves with his wife, Pastor Tricka D. Brown. Word of Faith is a Perfecting Fellowship International (PFI) affiliated church, where our Presiding Prelate is Bishop-Elect Marvin L. Winans.

In his professional career, Pastor Brown serves as the Director of Housing and Economic Sustainability for Palm Beach County. He formerly served as the Housing & Community Development Manager for the City of Fort Lauderdale, as well as the Northwest Progresso Flagler Heights, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Director for the City of Fort Lauderdale.

Pastor Brown holds the following degrees and certifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University
• Graduate of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators – Executive
Leadership Institute
• Certified Redevelopment Professional through the Florida Redevelopment
Association
• Certified Economic Development Finance Professional through the National
Development Council
• Certified Green Belt for process improvements through the Institute of Industrial
Engineers
• Certified Homeownership Counselor through NeighborWorks America
• Certified Master Trainer through Langevin Learning Services

In addition to Pastor Brown’s spiritual and professional responsibilities, most importantly he is a loving husband and the proud father of Matthew and Jordan, and the Grand-Pop of Autumn.

Tricka D. Brown is the visionary of BUILDHER 365, whose focus is to heal, empower, inspire and celebrate women and men. She also serves as the Pastor of Word of Faith Christian Ministries with her husband, Pastor Jonathan B. Brown. In her professional career, Pastor Tricka has over 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry. As a result of her financial and credit background, she serves as Executive Director of Word of Faith Community Development Corporation (a.k.a. Word of Faith CDC) which provides housing counseling, budget and credit workshops, as well as affordable housing opportunities to eligible families.

Pastor Tricka serves as a Prophetess, Leader, Conference Speaker and Spiritual Mother. Impacting lives is her passion and prayer! Through her Godly love she has helped open the door for others to discover and serve Christ. Her drive to reach those in need of Christ has given her a unique ability to draw and minister too many.
In addition to Pastor Tricka’s spiritual and professional responsibilities, she is a loving wife and the proud mother of two wonderful children, Matthew and Jordan.

Despite the road she traveled to salvation and the trials she has encountered along the way, she has lovingly embraced God’s plan for her life. Pastor Tricka typifies what Paul wrote in Philippians 1:6, understanding that God is not through with her yet. “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Christ Jesus.”