ABOUT OLU
Olujimi (Olu) Brown is the father of Daya Elom Brown and Langston Wesley Brown. Olu is a native of Lufkin, Texas. He graduated from Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Gammon Theological Seminary of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
He served as the Founding and Lead Pastor of Impact United Methodist Church in the East Point community of Metropolitan Atlanta (impactdcd.org). With Olu’s vision and leadership, since its founding in 2007, Impact grew from a core team of 25 people to more than 5,000 online viewers with a $4M budget and listed at number 5 in the 25 Fastest Growing Large United Methodist Churches, 2018 Edition.
On May 16, 2021, Olu announced his retirement from the local church effective June 2022. For his retirement, Olu is using the phrase, Normalizing Next®, which is the concept about how to best prepare for the future, especially faith communities that experience any kind of change or transition. Normalizing Next® is when you are no longer afraid to do your best to prepare for and strategize so that one can be fully successful.
Olu has a Lifetime Teacher's Certificate for Grades 1-8 in the State of Texas. Authored several books and written numerous articles that have helped uplift and guide people, communities, and organizations. Currently, he coaches, consults, and facilitates full-time through his company, Culverhouse LLC, helping leaders and organizations Normalize Next®. He is a certified PCC-level coach (Professional Certified Coach) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
