| Rodney Howard-Browne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1961 Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Religion | Charismatic Christian, Pentecostal |
| Spouse | Adonica Howard-Browne |
| Website | |
| Revival Ministries International | |
Rodney Howard-Browne is a charismatic Christian preacher and evangelist. He is pastor of The River at Tampa Bay, a church which he and his wife founded in 1996, and heads Revival Ministries International. He was born in South Africa and has resided in Tampa, Florida, USA since the mid-1990s.
Howard-Browne states that, as a young boy in South Africa, he was raised in a Pentecostal family. In 1981, he met and married his wife Adonica.[1] In 1987 the family immigrated to the United States.[2]
In 1989, in upstate New York, revival "broke out" (became evident) in meetings that Howard-Browne was leading (or attending).[3] He was subsequently linked to religious revivals at the Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland, Florida and the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship. His ministry is known for its focus on evangelism and what has been described as Holy laughter, which consists of audience members spontaneously laughing loudly during his services.[4]
Howard-Browne is now the pastor of a church in Tampa, Florida, which he founded in 1996.[5]