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Richard W. Schramm, Director 
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CARRIE BELL BROWN, FORMER HOME MISSIONARY, DIES
 Word has been received of the death July 30 of the 
Rev. Carrie Bell Brown, who served as an American Baptist 
home missionary and executive director of the Dayton 
Christian Center, Dayton, Ohio, from 1982 to 1999.  Brown 
had been ill for some time.
 A memorial service has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Aug. 
19 at First Baptist Church in Dayton.  Brown was ordained 
there in 1995.
 Memorial contributions may be made to the Dayton 
Christian Center, 1352 W. Riverview Ave., Dayton, OH 45407.  
Funds received in Brown's memory will be applied toward the 
renovation of the Center's library, to be named in her 
honor.
 A meeting room at Kern Lodge at the Green Lake 
Conference Center also bears Brown's name in tribute to her 
long and faithful missionary service.   
 Brown also served at Friendship House in Peoria, Ill., 
and at the Emmanuel Christian Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.  
There are 20 Christian centers related to the Neighborhood 
Action Program of National Ministries across the U.S.  Each 
center develops ministries to meet the specific needs of its 
community.

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