Meet Our Pastor

Pastor Willie D. Brown presently serves as proud Senior Pastor of the Faith United Baptist Church of O'Fallon, Illinois. He is the Writer-Director-Producer of WDB Professional Theatrical Touring Company (WDB), and Chief Executive Officer of Pastor W.D.B. Rhema WORD Ministries and the Host/Producer of W.D.B. TEEN TALK TELEVISION. As Writer-Director-Producer of WDB Professional Theatrical Touring Company, his theatrical creation, "IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST SAYING NO!," received the prestigious Midwestern Gospel Announcer's Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America "1998 Gospel Music Stage Play of the Year Award." Since this time, he has written 5 additional national award winning "Hit" Gospel Stage Plays which have toured over 90 cities throughout America and performed before an audience of more than a quarter of million viewers. Pastor Brown is also the Founder and Senior Facilitator and Creator of the Pastor Willie D. Brown's Pre-Teen & Teen Etiquette Excellence Conference (EEC), which prepares and provides inner city youth extensive training on everything needed to excel, exceed and maximize their potential as productive and prepared young ladies and young men. Some of his other pro-youth and young adult initiative programs include: Crunk for Christ Youth Explosion, Gospel Apollo, Rapp'n with the Rev, and YOUTH QUAKE. In addition to his Senior Pastoral responsibilities which are his first priority and pure passion, he receives countless requests from abroad to serve as a Pre-Teen/Teen Youth Quake facilitator, conferences for Singles, Men, Adults, mentoring and television, radio and magazine appearances. He currently serves as the Religious Programming Director for W.E.S.L. TV-13, Host/Producer of the "hottest" Teen Talk show in the Midwest Charter Communication Cable market which encompasses a half million viewers weekly, TEEN TALK TELEVISION, which is sponsored by the United Way, and "Brothers, Let's Talk About It!" a "live" call in talk show for mentoring and molding young males.

In his effort to expose and promote up and coming talent in the Midwest, he is the Host/Producer of W.D.B. Center Stage which has featured International Recording Icons such as Min. Kirk Franklin, Pastor John P. Kee, Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., former Miss America's Dr. Debbye Turner "1990" and Ms. Erika Harold "2003." He's also filmed commercials with Kirk Franklin, Ricky Dillard, Mary -Mary, Rickey Smiley, Byron Cage, Pastor John P. Kee and Stellar Award Winner Pastor Rance Allen.

Preaching since the tender age of 12, Pastor Brown has always sown heavily into the fabric and fiber of youth and young adults. His rock solid commitment has made him one of the top young role models in America. At the tender age of 24, he founded the East St. Louis Save Our City Crusade (S.O.C.C.), whereas he breathed life and hope into over 200 inner city youth, from the heart of the hood and heat of the streets, by providing opportunities which led to positive national exposure for their theatrical and musical excellence. The SOCC project produced zero pregnancies, zero tolerance for drug use among peers, and countless college graduations, vocational credentials, as well as local and national stage and musical opportunities. This made a contribution to correcting the stereotypical labeling which previously existed as the defining statistic of one of America's most impoverished communities.

As a result of numerous positive programs provided for nearly three decades, numerous awards at the local, state and national level have been received. Just to name a few: Hardee's Hometown Hero Award, Chicago-Illinois Think Tank Academy "Special Hero" Citation, Gateway East Metropolitan Ministry Media Center "Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Drum Major for Youth Award", Air Force Finalist for the NAACP's Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award, Mayor Gordon D. Bush "Unprecedented Service to Youth Proclamation", United States "Presidential Salute for Youth" Award, KOOL "National Achiever" Award, Black Male Role Models of Greater St. Louis, Belleville News Democrat "Bright Spot" Award, Southern District I.A.C.W. "Youth Involvement" Award, MAGIC 108 "Outstanding Role Model" Award, MIX 97.1 "Mark of Excellence" Award, "1998 Gospel Stage Playwright of the Year" award among countless others. Rev. Brown's work has been applauded by former United States Presidents Reagan and Bush, Illinois Governors Thompson and Edgar, and a host of Mayor's, Congressmen and Senators. Pastor Brown has also been nominated as a candidate for "Honorary Doctorate" by the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He has frequently been featured locally as well as nationally on television, radio and in various print media.

In addition to his personal acting/vocal performances in his own creative theatrical masterpieces, Pastor Brown has also appeared in the nationally renown Gospel Stage Play, "Lord, Why Do I Keep Choosing The Wrong Man?" as "Deacon" and recently shared the stage with David and Tamela Mann from Tyler Perry's "Hit" Gospel stage play, "The Browns". He has also appeared in commercials for the "Gordmans and Half Price Stores" retail chain.

Pastor Brown has authored SIX national award winning stageplays entitled: "IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST SAYING NO" (billed as the 1998 #1 stageplay in America), "THE LOVE OF MONEY" which has been billed as one of the nation's "hottest" anti-streetlife productions and "WHEN THE CHURCH LEAVES HOME", "BUT GOD, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING", an informational and educational masterpiece on HIV/AIDS and "I Need You Now-The ENCORE!" His latest theatrical masterpiece which is opening information and educational eyes throughout America is entitled, "WHEN HIV HELL HITS A HOLY HOUSE". His stage plays have currently toured 91 cities throughout America and appeared before more than a quarter million viewers.