Rev. Mallothi Bethuel Brown

Mallothi Brown was born to Advirah Lewis and Alexander Brown on May 9, 1931, in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny, Jamaica. He attended Unity Government School in Bunkers Hill while working as a farmer on his father's land. After leaving school Mallothi went to Mico Teacher's College in Kingston, Jamaica, where he earned a teaching certificate. He later earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Mallothi worked as a probationary teacher in Trelawny and later as a teacher and principal in St. Mary's, Jamaica. In 1965 Mallothi married Esmie Morales, a teacher from Discovery Bay, Jamaica. Out of this union they had three children, Nyette, Malore and Mark. Mallothi was a hard worker and a great believer in God and education. He encouraged everyone who crossed his path to excel in order to reach their full potential. Esmie, Mallothi and their three children immigrated to Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, in 1969. They spent 10 years working as teachers for the Bahamian Ministry of Education. Mallothi was an ordained deacon at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Freeport. In 1979 the family immigrated to the United States, settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Mallothi had two brothers. Mallothi taught at the Voice of Christian Youth (VCY) High School and was very active in St. James United Methodist Church as a choir member, Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent. Always a devoted Christian, Mallothi carried around a sermon in his pocket from when he was in high school, hoping one day he would be able to preach. His first sermon was at age 17 in Jamaica. In 1982 he decided to take the leap and return to school for his Master of Divinity degree, which he earned from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, in 1984 Mallothi was immediately employed by the Southeast District of the Wisconsin United Methodist Church (UMC). He served as a pastor at Methodist churches throughout southern Wisconsin, including St. Mathias UMC (Beloit), Plymouth UMC (Orfordville), Benton UMC, Concord UMC, Sullivan UMC, Elo UMC and Waukau UMC. At the age of 71 he accepted the mandatory retirement from his job as a United Methodist minister, but he never stopped working. Mallothi jumped right back in at St. James united Methodist Church (Milwaukee) and served in the choir and the United Methodist Men's Group, taught Sunday school, and was a substitute minister for absent pastors. As the head of the visitation committee, he visited the sick and shut-in weekly, until he became too ill to do this work. Mallothi resided in Milwaukee until he departed this life. Mallothi was a hardworking man who enjoyed gardening in his leisure time. He cultivated the largest tomatoes, pumpkins, cabbages and zucchinis, and of course he and Esmie had beautiful flower gardens around the house. He enjoyed watching cricket, boxing, track and field, and horse racing on television. Mallothi was a devour Christian and prayer warrior. He prayed fervently for and with everyone - Christians, Jews and Muslims. Many would come to him for advice and he would always encourage them to trust in Cod, be ambitious in all work and aim high. He admired academic excellence and insisted on it from all of his students. Mallothi was a loving, giving, fair and kind man. He loved his family "world without end." He faithfully led nightly family prayer with his wife and children up to the end. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by all but four of his 31 siblings. He is survived by his wife, Esmie and children: Doswell Brown of Florida, Nyette Brown-Ellis (Devon) of Milwaukee, Malore Brown of Accra, Ghana and Mark Brown of Milwaukee, one brother Mahlon (Donnie) Brown of Mandeville, Jamaica; three sisters in Jamaica, Zeuriah (Sister B), Ephera (Lady B) and Beryl; grandchildren - Chariesse Ellis, Devon John Ellis, Victor Brown, and Darius Brown; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends in Jamaica, the United States, Canada, England, Europe and around the world, all of whom mourn his death. The name MALLOTHI in the Bible My fullness. My discourse. There is only one Mallothi in the Bible and he is mentioned twice. Mallothi is one of the fourteen sons of the famous musician Heman the Levite (1 Chronicles 25:4 ), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians (1 Chronicles 25:26) BETHUEL - Man of GOD or virgin of GOD, or house of GOD. The son of Nahor by Milcah, nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Genesis 22:22 Genesis 22:23; Genesis 24 15 Genesis 24:24 Genesis 24:47 ). He appears in person only once (24:50).

Rev. Mallothi Bethuel Brown

June 13, 1931 - January 20, 2017