Angela Brown - Founder
Elder Angela Brown has been dancing for the Lord since 1991. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she relocated to Austin, Texas in October 1996. The Lord has groomed her for ministry by placing her under the Mentorship of great dance leaders such as Dr. Ann Higgins of Nassau, Bahamas and Ruth Ann Mayer of Austin, TX. It was through these leaders that God poured His purpose into her life, for the dance, giving her a personal vision for the dance ministry.
When asked what her overall vision for dance ministry is, she responds “My vision for Dance Ministry is simply this: to use dance as a mode of expression of my love, adoration and appreciation for Jesus Christ. I want to see dance used in its pure perfect form. In other words, I want God to be the Master Choreographer. I want to use dance as a tool of Spiritual Warfare tearing down the strongholds of the enemy and setting the captives free. I also want to use dance as a tool of praise and worship by creating an atmosphere whereby the congregation can enter into the Presence of the Lord.”
Her accomplishments include hosting Annual Creative Arts Conferences and Leadership Seminars. She also served as Conference Facilitator, Conference Speaker & Instructor in Pennsylvania, Nassau, Bahamas, Iowa, Killeen, Beaumont & Houston Texas. She also has served as Dance Coordinator for the March for Jesus in Austin, Texas.
In 2010, Angela established “Vertical Worship Creative Arts Ministries,” after receiving a burden to see the Body of Christ develop and maintain a deeper more intimate relationship with the Lord by aligning themselves with the Lord vertically - and redirecting their focus back to their First Love – Jesus Christ.
In 2012, she was ordain as Pastor of Vertical Worship Creative Arts Ministries under the auspices of Dr. Ann and Pastor Henry Higgins of Creative Christian Arts Ministries International.
In 2023, the Lord yet again changed the direction of the ministry from ministering not only to Creative Artists, but to incorporate the entire Body of Christ, therefore, she rebranded the ministry to be called Vertical Worship Ministries. The main vision of this ministry is to encourage all those who name the name of Christ to keep their relationship with the Lord vertical and give Him chief place in their lives.
Angela is the author of (3) books designed especially for the Creative Arts Leader and (3) geared towards the Body of Christ:
“The Dance Leader’s Handbook Vol I - Birthing and Building a Dance Ministry from God’s Perspective”
"The Dance Leader’s Handbook Vol II - How to Host a Creative Arts Conference in the Spirit of Excellence”
"The Creative Arts Leader’s Handbook Vol III -Birthing and Building a Creative Arts Ministry from God’s Perspective.”
" Vertical Worship - What is it and how do I do it?"
" Vertical Worship and the Creative Artist - Winning the Lost Thru our Art"
" The Vertical Leader - Leading While looking Vertical
"Worshipping While in the Wilderness"
Favorite Scripture…”Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things”. Colossians 3:2 (NIV)
Elder Angela Brown has been dancing for the Lord since 1991. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she relocated to Austin, Texas in October 1996. The Lord has groomed her for ministry by placing her under the Mentorship of great dance leaders such as Dr. Ann Higgins of Nassau, Bahamas and Ruth Ann Mayer of Austin, TX. It was through these leaders that God poured His purpose into her life, for the dance, giving her a personal vision for the dance ministry.
When asked what her overall vision for dance ministry is, she responds “My vision for Dance Ministry is simply this: to use dance as a mode of expression of my love, adoration and appreciation for Jesus Christ. I want to see dance used in its pure perfect form. In other words, I want God to be the Master Choreographer. I want to use dance as a tool of Spiritual Warfare tearing down the strongholds of the enemy and setting the captives free. I also want to use dance as a tool of praise and worship by creating an atmosphere whereby the congregation can enter into the Presence of the Lord.”
Her accomplishments include hosting Annual Creative Arts Conferences and Leadership Seminars. She also served as Conference Facilitator, Conference Speaker & Instructor in Pennsylvania, Nassau, Bahamas, Iowa, Killeen, Beaumont & Houston Texas. She also has served as Dance Coordinator for the March for Jesus in Austin, Texas.
In 2010, Angela established “Vertical Worship Creative Arts Ministries,” after receiving a burden to see the Body of Christ develop and maintain a deeper more intimate relationship with the Lord by aligning themselves with the Lord vertically - and redirecting their focus back to their First Love – Jesus Christ.
In 2012, she was ordain as Pastor of Vertical Worship Creative Arts Ministries under the auspices of Dr. Ann and Pastor Henry Higgins of Creative Christian Arts Ministries International.
In 2023, the Lord yet again changed the direction of the ministry from ministering not only to Creative Artists, but to incorporate the entire Body of Christ, therefore, she rebranded the ministry to be called Vertical Worship Ministries. The main vision of this ministry is to encourage all those who name the name of Christ to keep their relationship with the Lord vertical and give Him chief place in their lives.
Angela is the author of (3) books designed especially for the Creative Arts Leader and (3) geared towards the Body of Christ:
“The Dance Leader’s Handbook Vol I - Birthing and Building a Dance Ministry from God’s Perspective”
"The Dance Leader’s Handbook Vol II - How to Host a Creative Arts Conference in the Spirit of Excellence”
"The Creative Arts Leader’s Handbook Vol III -Birthing and Building a Creative Arts Ministry from God’s Perspective.”
" Vertical Worship - What is it and how do I do it?"
" Vertical Worship and the Creative Artist - Winning the Lost Thru our Art"
" The Vertical Leader - Leading While looking Vertical
"Worshipping While in the Wilderness"
Favorite Scripture…”Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things”. Colossians 3:2 (NIV)
My Worship Is Vertical!