{"id":1369,"date":"2018-11-07T23:40:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T23:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2018-11-07T23:40:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T23:40:36","slug":"bro-kevin-browns-appointment-as-imperial-deputy-of-sc-and-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/2018\/11\/07\/bro-kevin-browns-appointment-as-imperial-deputy-of-sc-and-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bro. Kevin Brown\u2019s Appointment as Imperial Deputy of SC and NC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Bro. Kevin Brown on this appointment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Grand Chancellor of South Carolina of The Knights Of Pythias Sir Knight Kevin N.Brown\u00a0 shown with Imperial Potentate Johnny Johnson of The\u00a0 Dramatic Order Knights of Omar after receiving appointment as The Imperial Deputy of The Dramatic Order Knights of Omar with South Carolina and North Carolina Jurisdictions. Honorable Sir Knight Kevin N.Brown was appointed on October 22,2018 by Imperial Potentate Johnny Johnson.Imperial Deputy Kevin N.Brown duties shall be numerous. Deputy Brown will be responsible for setting up Temples and assisting their development and growth in North and South Carolina Deserts and their Deputy Brown serves now as Imperial Hafis of\u00a0 Dramatic Order Knights of Omar. He is proud member of ” Mighty Nomads of Medina Temple no.360 located in Darlington,SC. He is a founding member of Shining Star #235 of The Knights of Pythias in South Carolina. He is a Mason, a member of The Order of The Eastern Star and a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi,Inc. where he serves as Vice-Polemarch of The Hartsville Chapter of this great Fraternity. He is Past Exalted Ruler of Pee Dee United Elks Lodge in Darlington, SC. Deputy Brown is also District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler with The Lake City Elks Lodge no.1679 in Lake City, SC. Deputy Brown is also District Deputy Grand Chancellor of the North and South Carolina Jurisdictions of The Knights of Pythias.<\/p>\n

Sir Brown was founder of the rebirth of Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in South Carolina and The Knights of Pythias in 2015. This great indention into the African American history in South Carolina took place in August and October 2015.
\nDeputy Brown is a proud 1983 graduate of Mayo High School in Darlington, SC. He is a proud 1987 graduate of Va. Union University in Richmond, Va. He also has done further studies on a Master’s degree program at Western Governor’s University.
\nHe is a former member and Chairman of The Darlington County Historical Commission. He is a former member of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission in Columbia, SC. He is presently serves on Darlington County Planning Commission.
\nDeputy Brown is a Lifelong member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Darlington, SC., under the leadership of Rev. Eugene Thomas, Jr., where he serves as Trustee.
\nHe is the proud father of Miss Lalon K. Brown. He is the youngest son of the late Gladys P. and late GIG James P. Brown, Sr., 33′. He is the youngest nephew of the late Bennie Brown,Jr.,a Tuskegee Airman and a graduate of then S.C State College in Orangeburg, SC, and the late Willie J. Brown a WW 2 naval veteran.
\n“I accept this appointment with gratitude and humbleness and a commitment to being to the cause of Friendship, Charity and Benevolence in which is\u00a0 the foundation of The Knights of Pythias,”<\/p>\n

Sir Knight Kevin N.Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Bro. Kevin Brown on this appointment. Grand Chancellor of South Carolina of The Knights Of Pythias Sir Knight Kevin N.Brown\u00a0 shown with Imperial Potentate Johnny Johnson of The\u00a0 Dramatic Order Knights of Omar after receiving appointment as The Imperial Deputy of The Dramatic Order Knights of Omar with South Carolina and North Carolina Jurisdictions. Honorable Sir Knight Kevin N.Brown was appointed on October 22,2018 by Imperial Potentate Johnny Johnson.Imperial Deputy Kevin N.Brown duties shall be numerous. Deputy Brown will be responsible for setting up Temples and assisting their development and growth in North and South Carolina Deserts and their Deputy Brown serves now as Imperial Hafis of\u00a0 Dramatic Order Knights of Omar. He is proud member of ” Mighty Nomads of Medina Temple no.360 located in Darlington,SC. He is a founding member of Shining Star #235 of The Knights of Pythias in South Carolina. He is a Mason, a member of The Order of The Eastern Star and a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi,Inc. where he serves as Vice-Polemarch of The Hartsville Chapter of this great Fraternity. He is Past Exalted Ruler of Pee Dee United Elks Lodge in Darlington, SC. Deputy Brown is also District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler with The Lake City Elks Lodge no.1679 in Lake City, SC. Deputy Brown is also District Deputy Grand Chancellor of the North and South Carolina Jurisdictions of The Knights of Pythias. Sir Brown was founder of the rebirth of Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in South Carolina and The Knights of Pythias in 2015. This great indention into the African American history in South Carolina took place in August and October 2015. Deputy Brown is a proud 1983 graduate of Mayo High School in Darlington, SC. He is a proud 1987 graduate of Va. Union University in Richmond, Va. He also has done further studies on a Master’s degree program at Western Governor’s University. He is a former member and Chairman of The Darlington County Historical Commission. He is a former member of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission in Columbia, SC. He is presently serves on Darlington County Planning Commission. Deputy Brown is a Lifelong member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Darlington, SC., under the leadership of Rev. Eugene Thomas, Jr., where he serves as Trustee. He is the proud father of Miss Lalon K. Brown. He is the youngest son of the late Gladys P. and late GIG James P. Brown, Sr., 33′. He is the youngest nephew of the late Bennie Brown,Jr.,a Tuskegee Airman and a graduate of then S.C State College in Orangeburg, SC, and the late Willie J. Brown a WW 2 naval veteran. “I accept this appointment with gratitude and humbleness and a commitment to being to the cause of Friendship, Charity and Benevolence in which is\u00a0 the foundation of The Knights of Pythias,” Sir Knight Kevin N.Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8rHzu-m5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1255,"url":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/2018\/08\/01\/the-grand-united-order-of-odd-fellows-of-north-carolina-and-south-carolina-helped-revive-the-knights-of-pythias-back-to-south-carolina\/","url_meta":{"origin":1369,"position":0},"title":"The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of North Carolina and South Carolina helped revive The Knights of Pythias back to South Carolina","author":"Sis. 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