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Monday, 16th December, 2013
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lthough he has been working as a Pastor at La Siesta Evangelical Church for over 2 years, until last week Keith Brown remained that one step away from achieving his lifetime ambition, that of becoming a fully ordained minister. But on Saturday afternoon all that changed when the former policemen finally ended the journey that he first set out on over 50 years ago. At La Siesta Evangelical Church he was ordained into the Iglesia Evangélica Española (The Christian Church of Spain) in front of a large congregation of family, friends and invited guests, including Graham Knight, as well as Ministers from the Anglican Church, TCF and ICA. There was also representation from the Royal British Legion, the Costelleros and members of the IEE from Alicante, Valencia and Cartagena. After a moving tribute to his wife, Fiona, who, as Church Secretary, was responsible for the recruitment of Keith and his setting out on the road to
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ordination, Church Elder Howard Cook introduced Pastor Abraham Garcia Rena, President of the Presbytery of Levante of the Iglesia Evangélica Española, to which the Church belongs, who got the service underway. The ceremony itself was carried out by Pastor D. José Manuel Mochón Martín, Vice President of the Permanent Commission of the IEE, the church governing body, who travelled to Torrevieja from Malaga. He was assisted both by Pastor Abraham and Pastor Davíd Manzanas Pelegrina from Alicante. Keith has lived in Spain since 2003, and, initially was a Ministry team member within the Anglican church of St Peter and St Paul, Torrevieja which is part of the Church of England, Europe. He was originally installed as the minister and Pastor of La Siesta Evangelical Church in October 2011 at which time, according to the normal procedure of the Iglesia Evangélica Española in Madrid, he was authorised to perform all sacraments including Holy Communion, Baptisms and Wedding Blessings. Continued on Page 2