Service Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Service Time: 11:00 AM
Service Location: Miracle Temple Ministries Inc. of Poinciana
4930 Old Pleasant Hill Road
Poinciana, Florida
Obituary:
Evangelist Ilene Brown, 79, of Davenport, fell asleep and entered eternal rest on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Evangelist Brown, affectionately known as ‘Pepsi and Granny Poo’, was born in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, Jamaica, W.I. on February 2, 1942 to parents Inez and George Brown Sr., who preceded her in death. She attended Gordon Town Primary, graduated from Ardenne High and moved on to Duff’s Business College. After training in business studies, she was employed as a secretary at Life of Jamaica Insurance Company. Evangelist Brown migrated to the United States and during that time attended York College, pursued a career in the healthcare field and worked as a Registered Nurse for 30 years.
Evangelist Brown was an avid member of her church, and joined the Miracle Temple Ministry in the early 1980’s. She was ordained as an Evangelist and became a member of the Senior choir. Evangelist Brown would labor faithfully in the ministry where she travelled on many mission trips to Jamaica witnessing to lost souls, and as a part of the nursing home ministry visited the hospitals and nursing homes.
After retiring from her illustrious nursing career in New York, Evangelist Brown moved to Florida and continued with the Lord’s work being instrumental in expanding the current church capacity of the Miracle Temple Ministries. Evangelist Brown was much more than an ordinary person. Her physical appearance, voice, personality traits, habits and intelligence made her one of a kind. She has left her indelible mark for every other human being past, present and future to follow.
She is survived by her only son, Garfield (Barbara) Schroeter; sisters, Pearl Bryan and Cynthia (Copeland) Ferguson; brothers, Hillman (Pauline) Brown and Roderick Brown; 2 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter; and a host of other relatives and many friends. The family is requesting in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Miracle Temple Ministries, Inc. of Poinciana.
A service of celebration will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021, 11:00 AM at Miracle Temple Ministries Inc. of Poinciana, 4930 Old Pleasant Hill Road, Poinciana with Pastor Bonito McLeod, officiating. Interment: Davenport Evergreen Cemetery, Davenport.
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I never meet you but I am friends with your son and daughter in law, I know your soul was beautiful inside and out and now you are home with our father. Rest in Peace Mama Brown. You will be miss.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Alicia, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and keeping our family in prayers during this difficult time. Love you💕
Those special memories of you will always brings a smile.
Rest in peace.❤
Thinking of you family tell your husband to hang in there. I’m so very sorry.😥
I will let him know Deb, Thank you for your thoughts. 💕
I give my condolences to the family
I know at this time it is very difficult but God will give strength. Sister brown is a God bless woman of God. She will be forever in my heart ❤
My condolences to the family I didn’t know you in person but my aunt viveen had a good relationship with you she speek do highly about you rest on
Whenever I saw Sis Brown she made me feel like I was the only one in the room. She went over the top with her “Angie Girl”. I clearly remember stopping by her home in FL and she was busy at work outside but was so happy I stopped by to say hi. She was one of a kind and kind indeed. She will be missed dearly. Her smile was so welcoming! May God comfort her family. God Bless you. You have run your course Sis Brown. Your treasure awaits in your name! Love you till we meet again!
RIP Evangelist Brown, you went home too soon,I miss you. You were a beautiful soul, and a source of inspiration to all who met you . My sincere condolences to the family.
Sis Brown was such a gem who seeks to win souls to the kingdom of God. I met her during one of her ministries at the nursing home. She invited me to Miracle Temple Ministry. I was reluctant to attend but she warmed my heart overtime then I started to visit the church. If I was absent for an extended period she would check on me and invite me to church again and again. May her sweet soul rest in eternal sleep until we meet again.
My cousin Ilene, affectionately known as “Pepsi”, a real gentle soul with an active mind.
God looked around His Garden and found an empty place. He looked down upon the Earth and saw your tired face. He put His Arms around you and lifted you to rest. With the help of His Angels, they flew you to your Heavenly place.
May Pepsi’s colorful and exciting life lives on in our Hearts, and may she rest in Peace and Rise in Glory.
Sis. Brown was a member of the choir in Brooklyn. She had a beautiful angelic voic. She was our lead female voice whenever we did the Handel Messiah at Christmas time. She was a kind and helpful soul, a woman who loved her Lord passionately. She has served well and is now enjoying her rest with her Lord. RIP Eilene.
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 KJV
Aunt P was the epitome of heaven sent…words really can’t explain how I feel…she will forever be in my heart…sleep in heavenly peace aunt P…
I remembered the first you came to Church of the First Born now Miracle Temple Ministries. You were such an asset to the church and the body of Christ. As a nurse you not only worked on your professional duties but worked on the Spiritual and Physical needs of all who you came in contact with. You was a living and caring soul. You will be sadly missed by all who knew you. May God continue to cover your family. Rest well beloved we love you but Jesus loves you best 🙏
This precious. – Sassy Saint , invited me to a prayer meeting as my house was adjacent to hers. The meeting was simply Supernatural, and we became Mother and Son. Jimmy became my brother. Today is is sad day for so many who have had the privilege to encounter such a person. My deepest condolences to the family. We commend you to God, and to the Word of His Grace, that is able to build you and give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified. Thanks for your genius ( Lene) as I affectionately called her. Good Night until we Meet.
Aunt Pepsi will be missed dearly she was my aunt n second mom. She guided me spiritually to hold firm to Jesus. Cant say im doing so daily but i try. I will surely miss her prayers n laughter😭😍😘love u aunty sleep well
Where do I start! Aunt P I am going to miss our long phone conversations, your many prayers for my family, your kindness. You welcomed me into this family! I love you and miss hearing your voice. I can only hope to become half the woman of God you were! Till we meet again! We love you so much!
My dearest Sister Broen you will be missed with your beautiful voice but use it in heaven with the angels. My deepest condolences tobthe family and my continue to bless and keep all of you. Sis Brown my sister, my mother, my friend, my family rest in peace my dear.
How can I forget those moments we spent together Ilene, especially that moment in time when we went to NJ and came home 6 o’clock am. You were always there for me in times when I desperately needed help. Am glad I did say thanks when you could have heard me. By God’s grace I’ll meet you on the other side, so rest in peace Ilene. Will always ❤you.
Our heart felt condolences to Evangelist Illene Brown family May God comfort you in this time of loss She is precious in the sight of God and resting until that great getting up morning of jubilee One of her favorite Psalm 103 she loved to quote “Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all His benefits “ Sleep on beloved ,sleep and take your rest
Our prayers and thoughts are with the family and church family as we mourn together The encourager has transitioned to eternity but left her words of encouragement in our hearts She will surely be missed God does everything well May He wraps His arms around and you feel His comfort
When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure. With heart felt sympathy to Rodrick & the family
Fr Stanley & Rowena Martin 🙏💞
My condolences to the family. I remembered vividly my first set of beautiful clothes and shoes you brought for my birthday. You were a very kind soul. Many pictures of me when I was a child you kept and is now offering pleasant memories for me. The last time we spoke was 2019 and I promised to visit but I was called to work in Africa and thus did not make it. I am so very sorry I did not get to see you to thank you in person for your kindness as you passed before I was able to visit. May your beautiful soul rest in peace and light perpetually shine upon you. ✨ Blessings to your family. RIP Aunty Pepsi 🙏
my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Evangelist Brown. May you find comfort and strength in the Lord.
I leave with you Psalm 23 and John 11:25.
Grace and Peace to you all. God Bless.
With heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Evangelist Brown. You are in my prayers and may you find comfort and strength in the Lord.
I leave you with Psalm 23 and John 11:25. Grace and peace to you all.
The last time I saw my friend, Evangelist Ilene Brown, was in New York at Bishop Stewart’s appreciation service. We were very happy to see each and spent some time reminiscing before we were seated.
My condolences to her family and friends.
Rest on my dear friend and sister,
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