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The Glimmer of Hope
✝ Hope for Cops
Illustration of a police officer in a city alley at night, captioned: It has been said that there are no atheists in foxholes… Hope for Cops…providing support and resources for the Law Enforcement community

Dr. Brown

Dr. Kenneth N. Brown

Dr. Kenneth N. Brown

D.Min., M.Div., Dip. O.P.C., B.Sc.

Dr. Brown was formerly a Metro Toronto police officer, where he co-founded the Canadian Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers in 1979, and the 24-hour crisis line for Peace Officers that he managed until 1989, when he left policing to pursue his doctorate in marriage and family therapy. The fellowship was formally incorporated on April 8, 1983, with Kenneth (Norm) Brown among its first directors; today it is known as Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers – Canada.

He has walked alongside hurting people for more than 40 years as a clinical counselor and ordained minister. He is an ordained chaplain, serving as an auxiliary chaplain with the St. Lucie County Sheriff and with the International Fellowship of Chaplains, and is a certified PTSD and Critical Incident Stress Management interventionist. Dr. Brown and his darling wife, Lynn, founded the Glimmer of Hope Ministries together.

Credentials
  • Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Ontario Theological Seminary
  • Dip. O.P.C.: Diploma in Police Sciences, Ontario Police College (graduated with top honors)
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), University of Toronto
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, State of Florida, #MT1805
  • Clinical Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT #81631)
  • Florida Approved Clinical Supervisor
  • Certified PTSD interventionist (EMDR, CBT, PE, RTM)
  • Certified Level One Critical Incident Stress Manager (ICISF #13134)
  • Ministerial credentials, Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (1978)
  • Ordained minister, Evangel Fellowship International (1999)
  • Auxiliary Chaplain, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
  • Chaplain, International Fellowship of Chaplains
  • Former officer, Metropolitan Toronto Police
  • Co-founder, Canadian Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers (1979)

Hope for Cops is an independent ministry and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FCPO-Canada or FCPO-USA.