Career
Brown was curate under Brian Courtney in Saint Nicholas", Carrickfergus, and remained within that parish from 1988 until 1992 when she was instituted as rector at Saint Paul"s Parish Church, Belfast. During her time there, however, the parish amalgamated with the local parish of Saint Barnabas in 1992 and stands today as the parish church of Saint Paul and Saint Barnabas, York Street. Along with the late Irene Templeton, Brown was ordained by the Rt.
Samuel Poyntz, Bishop of Connor, on 24 June 1990.
In 2000 she was made a Canon of Street Anne"s Cathedral, Belfast. Canon Brown retired from full-time ministry in 2007.
She is currently pastoral minister to the widows of clergy in the Diocese of Connor, Canon Brown received the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community in Northern Ireland in the Queen"s Birthday Honours 2007.
