Pastor Charlie & Diane Brown
Diane and I were married in 1985 and have two adult children and four grandchildren. We lived in Chesapeake Beach for twenty-five years. We both served actively at Bayside Baptist Church and in 2000 I was ordained for the purpose of full time pastoral ministry to students. I graduated from Washington Bible College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biblical Studies & Youth Ministry. I became the Associate Pastor at Dunkirk Baptist Church in 2007 where Diane and I served for almost eight years. Diane has been an educator for nineteen years. She has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education & Special Education. She loves the challenge of educating the next generation.
After several years of serving in urban environments with students Diane and I began to sense a distinct call to plant a church family in the City. The challenge for us became which city? We served with students in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, Nashville TN, and Asheville NC. After several trips to multiple cities to prayer walk we began to sense the very real call to Baltimore MD. Every time we prayer walked in Baltimore we ended up on Greenmount Avenue in East Baltimore. We immediately sensed a real love for the people and a burden to come and share the hope of the Gospel and our lives with this community. We are home!
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Elder Anthony & Sarah Crawford
Anthony was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. Anthony was raised in the church from childhood, but personally dedicated his life to Christ at the age of 15. Upon coming to Christ, he was eager to learn more about Jesus and serve for His kingdom. Anthony graduated from Morgan State University with a B.S in Construction Management. During his time in college, Anthony was a part of Grace Life collegiate ministry and served on the leadership team for two years. In 2018, Anthony was licensed as a youth minister at Changing Lives Christian Outreach Ministries and served at that church until 2021. Also, during college, Anthony met his wife Sarah while serving in collegiate ministry and at Graffiti church. Sarah is currently a high school science teacher in Baltimore City. In 2021, Sarah and Anthony made Graffiti their church home and continued serving in the community. Since committing to Graffiti, Anthony has been working
alongside Pastor Charlie and learning from his teachings. In 2023, he was ordained as an elder of Graffiti church and shares the same vision Pastor Charlie has for Graffiti. Anthony loves teaching the FULL Word of God and serving the community. During the day, Anthony is a superintendent for a commercial construction firm. Anthony loves playing sports, watching football (Go Washington Commanders!), taking mansion tours while
traveling, playing board games, and being around friends and family.