Jim Brown is Senior Pastor at Faith. In this role, he teaches the Holy Scriptures in the 10:45 a.m. worship services, is team leader for the church staff, and he insures that church members receive care in their times of special need and opportunities to grow in Christian Faith and to serve Christ the entire time they are at Faith.
Pastor Brown’s undergraduate degree is in history. He has a Master of Divinity Degree and before moving to Faith from his former pastorate in North Carolina, came within a semester of completing a second Bachelor’s Degree in Personnel Management. Reverend Brown was born in Philadelphia and raised in southern New Jersey. He and his wife Pat have two married daughters and two grandchildren. The Browns have been at FPC since 1985.
Jim and Pat love living their lives in connection with the diverse church family at Faith. Jim’s passions are nurturing people in Christian faith and encouraging them to use their gifts and abilities to serve others. Pat enjoys teaching women’s Bible studies and is a part-time French teacher. Jim is actively engaged in world missionary activities. His hobbies are architecture, travel and reading.
Kevin Koslowsky, Associate Pastor for Youth and Children’s Ministries, is a South Jersey native. Kevin graduated from Messiah College in Grantham, PA with degrees in Bible and Philosophy. As a college student, Kevin served as the youth ministry summer intern at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, NJ. He directed the weekly sports outreach, small group Bible studies, and large group events for a middle school student ministry of more than a hundred students. Kevin then served as Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries at Stewartstown Presbyterian Church in Stewartstown, PA. He launched adult small group Bible studies, initiated an interactive children’s Sunday School program, and led the middle school and high school youth ministries.
Kevin has served in youth and children’s ministries at FPC since 2002 and was ordained by Heritage Presbytery in 2006. Kevin began his seminary studies at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO and graduated in 2007 with a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Along with his passion for sharing the Gospel through youth and children’s ministries, Kevin’s interests include reading, music (including some strumming on the guitar), and a wide variety of athletic and outdoor activities. Kevin married his high school sweetheart Laura in 1999, and the Lord has given them two children: David in 2002 and Leah in 2005.