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About CC Anglican
In our community, some have been involved in churches for years; some haven’t. Whether you’re more comfortable in a suit or in jeans, you’ll be at ease.
We believe that life has to be lived intentionally if it is to be lived at all. That means a long-term investment of time and heart. Life-on-life sharing and commitment to real relationships is at the core of our life together.
This intentional Christian community exists for the sake of others. It’s a home to live from. What we have been called to is bigger than we are, will take far more than we have to give and will require more wisdom that we possess collectively. We are not relying on us to make life happen. We are relying on Life, Himself…Jesus Christ.
Our relationship to Jesus and to each other is not an obligation to be checked off the list. It is life together and hope. We believe that real community can only come from its Author. In following Him, we find life unfolding, not imploding.
Father S. Mark Browne
Rector, Christ Church Anglican
Father S. Mark Browne, with participating Bishops at his installation as rector of Christ Church.
About Father Mark
The Rev. S. Mark Browne, was born in Baytown, Texas in 1951 where he was impacted by God's grace at age 19. He became a follower of Jesus Christ on August 28, 1970 when Jesus Christ became Lord rather than simply "fire insurance" in his life. He lived in Austin, Texas from 1969-1983, where he received his BA from the University of Texas and his MDiv from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest. While in Austin, Mr. Browne was an active evangelistic leader through an interdenominational Christian fellowship called "The Well."This ministry had a direct outreach to the University of Texas campus. He worked extensively with college students in "coffee-house" and street evangelism settings for ten years (1970-1980).
Father Mark has 34 years experience in teaching and preaching, discipleship, pastoral care, worship leadership, and in developing ministry vision, goals and objectives. He has worked with adults, college students, teens and youth both in parachurch contexts and in local church settings. He was ordained in the Episcopal Church in June of 1983 at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, TX, and has since pastored in two evangelical Episcopal Churches. He served at St. Alban's in Waco, Texas and at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Darien, CT. He was the Interim Rector at St. Paul's for 29 months. On July 1, 1996, he became a non-parochial priest, canonically resident in the Diocese of Connecticut, functioning as a Missioner-at-Large to Russia. In August of 1994, Rev. Browne took 18 members of his congregation to minister in Russia in response to this call for help, and through the years and many mission trips, developed Relational Bridges International. Father Mark was called to ministry in AMIA and accepted a call to Christ Church Anglican on July 1, 2008.
Father Mark has been married to his wife, Yolie, for more than 30 years, and they have an adult son, John-Mark.. All of them are followers of Jesus Christ.
