The Historic Ebenezer A.M.E. Church

18. AME CHURCHES ARE OFFERED THEATER PRODUCTIONS FOR FUND RAISING:

The Reverend Lance E. Brown, a retired minister of the United Methodist Church and his wife, the Reverend Patricia Turner-Brown who serves as Youth Pastor at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Detroit, Michigan are the owners of Public Awareness Theatre, based in Detroit. The Rev. Lance Brown is playwright, producer, and director of five successful national touring stage productions.

The Rev. Lance Brown said, “As an extension of my ministry, it is our intent to offer to churches throughout the connection our services in presenting our works. Our primary venues are colleges/universities, high schools, municipal auditoriums, churches, and federal educational programs-GEAR-UP, Upward Bound, and TRIO. In addition, we service Job Corps Centers and military installations.”

Fund raising opportunities include:

Several productions offered as fundraisers include: I'm Saved, which deals with a church and pastor on their spiritual journey; The First Semester, the story of five African-American students on a majority campus who face the choices, decisions, and consequences of their actions; Sunset High, designed especially for middle and high school students who deal on a day to day basis with bullying, snitching, and peer pressure; and Love Doesn't Have To Hurt, which deals with a young lady who is a victim of domestic violence. She has a questionable past that comes back to haunt her during her senior year of college. She finds herself torn between her abuser and a young man who has answered God's call to be a preacher, and who knows nothing of her questionable past.

Public Awareness Theatre, Inc. is currently working with Ebenezer AME Church in Detroit, and Bethel AME Church in Saginaw, Michigan, assisting them in generating funds to enhance ongoing and/or to develop new ministries in the church, and to address the need for church repairs and/or improvements.

Public Awareness Theatre, Inc.

The Reverend Lance E. Brown, publicawareness@aol.com

Public Awareness Theatre, Inc.

Public Awareness Theatre, Inc., founded in 1984, is a touring traveling theatrical ministry based in Detroit, Michigan. They have performed in over 38 states in a variety of forums including municipal auditoriums, college and university campuses, and for students in middle and high schools. Performances have also been presented for the TRIO and GEAR-UP programs, the United States Department of Labor Job Corps Centers, and military installations.

Reverend Lance Edmond Brown is the founder/owner of Public Awareness Theatre, Inc., an extension of his ministry to God’s people. He is also the playwright, producer, and director of five successful touring stage productions: ONE CHILD’S PRAYER, a serious drama dealing with the sensitive issue of a young child who is a victim of abuse; I’M SAVED, with its hand clapping, foot tapping gospel and contemporary music that addresses issues of a local church on its spiritual journey; THE FIRST SEMESTER a story of the five African-American students on a majority campus, who are faced with making choices, decisions, and the consequences; SUNSET HIGH which addresses challenges faced by today’s middle and high school students; and LOVE DOESN'T HAVE TO HURT, one woman’s struggle with domestic violence on a college campus.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rev. Brown is an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church. He is a graduate of Concordia University of Wisconsin (Bachelor of Arts), and Gammon Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity) in Atlanta, Ga. His areas of concentration are Pastoral Counseling and Church Administration. Reverend Brown has served as associate pastor of St. Paul UMC in Shreveport, Louisiana, a chaplain at Our Lady of the Lakes Hospital in Baton, Rouge, as senior pastor of Wesley UMC in Bunkie, Louisiana, and as the senior pastor of Brooks UMC in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently, Reverend Brown is pursuing the Doctor of Ministry degree at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan

The Reverend Lance Brown is married to the Reverend Patricia A. Turner-Brown, an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She serves as pastor of Youth Ministries at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Detroit, Michigan. A retired instrumental and vocal music teacher of the Detroit Public Schools, "Reverend Pat" is also an accomplished violinist. They are the parents of three adult children and the proud grandparents of six.

The Reverend Lance and the Reverend Pat believe that a serving ministry is one that meets the needs of God’s people, regardless of denomination, race, or creed. Their motto is, “We are here to serve!"