THE REVEREND DR. JO ANN BROWNING
Co-Pastor
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church

Reverend Dr. Jo Ann Browning is co-pastor of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland.  She is married to the Reverend Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr., who is the senior pastor.  She is the very proud mother of two children, Grainger III and Candace, and two grandchildren, Kaylah Jo Ann Browning and Grainger Browning IV.

Rev. Dr. Browning graduated from Boston University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications.  She received a Master of Divinity Degree in 1986 and a Doctorate of Ministry from Howard University School of Divinity in 1991.  She was a recipient of the Benjamin E. Mays Fellowship and the Pew Fellowship.

Pastor Browning accepted the call to preach in 1982 at Hemmingway Memorial A.M.E. Church, Chapel Oaks, Maryland, and for nine months in 1983, she served on the ministerial staff at St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When her husband was appointed to pastor Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in 1983, the church had 17 members and a $12,000 budget.  In 1998, Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District, appointed Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning as co-pastor of the Ebenezer A.M.E. Church. This unprecedented appointment officially recognized the Brownings as a pastoral team ministry.  In 2005 through 2007, the present Bishop, Presiding Prelate Adam J. Richardson has continued this unique appointment. Currently, Ebenezer's membership exceeds 10,000 with more than 100 ministries and a budget of more than $12 million.

In addition to her responsibilities at Ebenezer, Pastor Jo Ann Browning has had the opportunity to preach, teach, and facilitate workshops throughout the United States, Haiti, Bermuda, Barbados, Germany, Israel, and South Africa.  In July 2002, Rev.Dr.Jo Ann Browning was inducted into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated as an honorary member. In 2006, she founded Journey of Faith, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering women.  She recently released her first book, "Our Savior, Our Sisters, Ourselves: Biblical Teachings & Reflections on Women's Relationships." The book provides teachings that explore the realities of being a Black woman, wife, mother and minister. It is designed to empower and bless women as they continue on their journeys of faith.

Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning is grateful for the opportunity to share these teachings that she received from the Lord with all women of God, regardless of race. In all that has been said and done, she continuously gives God all the praise, honor and glory for the opportunity to be a humble servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!