Rev. Curtis D. Brown

Brief Biography

The Rev. Curtis Brown is an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church, and has been serving as the Associate Pastor of First United Methodist in Westborough, Massachusetts since 1996. He is a graduate of the University of Evansville, Indiana and of Boston University School of Theology. He was ordained a probationary deacon in the order of elder by the New England Conference in 1998.

Curtis was born in Anchorage, Alaska where his father was serving in the U.S. Air Force. Along with his parents, Curtis and his older brother moved quite often throughout the United States and abroad, including: North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, California, New York, Spain, and Illinois. Curtis completed high school in Belleville, Illinois, where his father retired and entered in the United Methodist ministry. Curtis’ father, Dan, is now in his third career at Franmar Industries in Bloomington, Illinois. Curtis’ mother, Pat, just completed her master’s degree and has begun her practice in psychology, and they make their home in Weldon, Illinois. Curtis’ brother, Richard, lives in Bloomington, Wisconsin along with his wife and four children.

While in seminary at Boston University, Curtis met and married his wife, Meredith Manning Brown. Meredith is also an ordained pastor and is currently serving at Wellspring United Methodist Church in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. They have two children. Their oldest, Gabriel, was born three months prematurely in 1998 and died about a month later. Their youngest, Joy, was born in July 2002 and is not yet one year old. Joy is quite a handful, and Curtis and Meredith are thrilled to be her parents.

Curtis is involved in community, ecumenical, and United Methodist Conference activities, and is currently chairing the New England Conference New Church Starts committee. In his free time, Curtis enjoys reading, bicycling, learning to play the guitar, and teaching Joy to roar like a dinosaur.