Impact Church Pastor to Retire
By Sentinel News Service
The Rev.
Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia
, announced his retirement on May 16. Brown, who founded the progressive Atlanta-based church 14 years ago, confirmed that he is retiring in June 2022 to pursue entrepreneurial and consulting endeavors full time. The transition will position him to help grow churches and businesses all over the world, just as he has through his leadership at Impact. Brown will continue to serve Impact for the next year as the lead pastor and will help orient the new lead pastor, once appointed by the
,
Sue Haupert-Johnson.
“With any call that God gives us for our lives, there will always be a vision. And as we move toward realizing that vision, it becomes clear that the call is much greater than we can ever think or imagine,” said Olu Brown. “Impact is part of my call, and when God gave me the opportunity to partner with 25 launch team volunteers to start this ministry, I knew the
Olu Brown is founder and lead pastor of Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia. | Impact Church
More than 14 years after launching Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with just 25 volunteers, Olu Brown announced Sunday that he plans to retire as lead pastor of one of the United Methodist Churchâs fastest-growing congregations in June 2022.
The progressive, church which boasts a weekly attendance of 2,400 in-person and 1,600 online, was ranked among the top-five quickest-growing large United Methodist churches in 2019.Â
âWith any call that God gives us for our lives, there will always be a vision. And as we move toward realizing that vision, it becomes clear that the call is much greater than we can ever think or imagine,â Brown, 43, said in his announcement. âImpact is part of my call, and when God gave me the opportunity to partner with 25 launch team volunteers to start this ministry, I knew there would come a time where God would call me beyond Impact Church.�
Olu Brown is founder and lead pastor of Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia. | Impact Church
More than 14 years after launching Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with just 25 volunteers, Olu Brown announced Sunday that he plans to retire as lead pastor of one of the United Methodist Churchâs fastest-growing congregations in June 2022.
The progressive, church which boasts a weekly attendance of 2,400 in-person and 1,600 online, was ranked among the top-five quickest-growing large United Methodist churches in 2019.Â
âWith any call that God gives us for our lives, there will always be a vision. And as we move toward realizing that vision, it becomes clear that the call is much greater than we can ever think or imagine,â Brown, 43, said in his announcement. âImpact is part of my call, and when God gave me the opportunity to partner with 25 launch team volunteers to start this ministry, I knew there would come a time where God would call me beyond Impact Church.�
Olu Brown founded Impact 14 years ago. He will continue in his role as lead pastor and help orient the new lead pastor, once that person is appointed by the Bishop of the North Georgia Conference.