About Our Pastor and First Lady

Dr. Bishop Donice Brown, Sr. D.D. PhD was born September 17, 1940, to the late Silas and Reba Brown, in Angie, Louisiana. The Brown family later moved to Cantonment, Florida. Bishop Brown graduated from Ransom High School in 1959. After completing high school, he enlisted in the United States Army, and was a saxophonist in the military band.

In 1961, Bishop Brown was called into the ministry as a Bible School Teacher. He began conducting home bible classes in 1967. In 1969, he was ordained an Elder, and that same year, started his own business: Donice Brown Construction Company.
From 1969 to 1976, he served as pastor of the St. Paul AFM Church of God in Atmore, Alabama, and was ordained a Bishop during his tenure there (1973). He was named pastor of Ward’s Temple in 1976.

In 1978, he received a Doctorate of Divinity from the Apostolic Bible Teaching Institute, Inc. He also received a Doctorate of Divinity from New World Bible Institute of Haiti, Missouri in 1980. Then, in 1982, he organized and founded the Florida Apostolic Bible Institute. He received his Doctorate of Philosophy from the Apostolic Bible Teaching Institute, Inc. in 1997.

Bishop Browns serves as Presiding Bishop of the of the AFM Church of God, Inc. since being elected in 1993. Bishop Brown is a Word Preaching, Bible Believing Preacher and Pastor.

Sister Josephine Brown was born on October 24, 1948, to the late S.J. and Lula Mae Moorer in Century, Florida. She graduated from George Washington Carver in 1966.

She accepted Christ at the age of 12, under the leadership of the late Bishop Witherspoon. She was a faithful member of Bethel AFM Church of God, until she married Bishop Donice Brown April 20, 1968. They were blessed with 7 children.

A woman that believes in praying and fasting, Sister Brown’s loving and quiet spirit is reflective of her godly character. She is always offering words of encouragement and testifying of God’s goodness and mercy. Sister Brown is a vessel of honor, abiding in the anointed power of God. A virtuous woman indeed, her worth is far above rubies.

Church with a Vision

Ward’s Temple is a bible-believing assembly of born-again believers in Jesus Christ who love the Lord. We preach the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, and contend that believing on His finished work on the cross of Calvary leads to eternal salvation.

The church is committed to building strong Christians, in a nuturing family atmosphere of genuine love and warm fellowship. We esteem the rightful dividing of the word of truth and hold fast to the teaching and application of sound biblical doctrine.

Ward’s Temple’s vision is 3-fold:

  1. To help individuals establish a personal relationship with God through faith in, and total submission to Jesus Christ
  1. To encourage fellowship with the body of Christ
  1. To evangelize the world

WELCOME TO
WARD’S TEMPLE AFM CHURCH OF GOD.
We look forward to meeting you, digitally and in person! If you need prayer or assistance, please contact us!

Visit Us

  • 806 Muscogee Road, P. O. Box 941 (Mailing Address), Cantonment, Florida 32533
  • (850) 968-9599
  • wardtemple1@gmail.com

OPENING HOURS

  • Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
  • Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
  • Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
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