BROWN  50th

Charles and Marjorie Brown celebrated their 50 years of marriage in 2016. Charles "Charlie" married Marjorie Jones in the Caldwell (Idaho) Church on June 9, 1966.

The Browns' children and grandchildren hosted their celebration in Anchorage, Alaska, in July 2016, where their daughter, Denise, makes her home. Charles and Marjorie cruised to Prince William Sound, Alaska, on the Island Princess cruise ship from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Their son, Eric, and his family flew from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to join in the celebration.

Denise and her husband, Gary, have two sons and a daughter, and Eric and his wife, Robin, have a son and a daughter.

Following graduation from Walla Walla University in August 1967, the Browns served in pastoral ministry in several districts in the southern part of the Oregon Conference.

They transferred in 1979 to the Upper Columbia Conference, where they served the Spokane (Wash.) Central and the Milton-Freewater (Ore.) churches. In 1986 they moved to the British Columbia Conference, where Charlie served as ministerial director and Marjorie worked in the Adventist Book Center and the youth department.

In 1999 Charlie joined the staff of the North Pacific Union Conference. There he created a new department called Adventist Reconciliation Services. In this specialized work of education, mediation and arbitration, Charlie has served the church throughout North America and other parts of the world.

The Browns and several others organized the Adventist Horseman’s Association (AHA) in 1980 to provide opportunities for members to engage in recreational evangelism. The Browns continue to be leaders in the AHA and enjoy attending the Cowboy Camp Meeting held each summer.

The Browns have retired in Canby, Ore., with their three horses and miniature donkey. However, Charlie continues to operate Adventist Reconciliation Services and works with churches, institutions and individuals who are bound up in conflict.