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Janet VanZanten Brown

@janet_brown

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We absolutely LOVE what God is doing @wctocrossroads! Such hungry hearts for God’s Word and some of the friendliest, most welcoming people you’ll ever meet!

We love and honor Pastors @pcraigwhite and Rachelle White! These two are the real deal! Faithful church planters who have given so much to love and serve people and build God’s Kingdom. They are HEROES to us!

And what made today even more special was getting to be with some of our very own, @kylelittel and @cassielittel! 🥹

Watching them lead and operate in their giftings is such a joy! We couldn’t be more proud of these two! We ALWAYS love our time together, and it’s NEVER long enough!

Blessed & grateful that we got to be a small part of what God is doing at Crossroads Church! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 taken in Crossroads Church - Avon, IN by @janet_brown

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Well… it’s official! 🙌🏼

I’m incredibly excited to share that I have officially joined the team at @yfc_wisc as the Area Director for Western Kenosha County, Western Racine County & Walworth County!

This is a full circle moment for me!

My passion and calling to reach students and reach schools was born while I was in college, when I watched God do something incredible in my own high school. What started as a small Bible club grew into a movement of 600 students gathering every Monday night in our high school auditorium for worship and the Word!

I saw firsthand what can happen when students are equipped and empowered to reach their friends for Jesus. It marked my life and ministry forever.

And now, all these years later, I get to help do it again.

I’m so excited to work alongside my longtime friends Osmar Aguilar and Nick Hubing to mobilize and equip students to reach their schools for Christ.

Thank you to every person who came out tonight to support Janet and I and our family, as we take this next step of faith. Your prayers, encouragement, friendship and belief in us mean more than you know. by @janet_brown

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This girl. ❤️

This season hasn’t been the easiest for Brooklyn with injuries and disappointments, but she has continued to keep such a positive attitude, cheer others on, and make the most of what she’s been handed.

So when I heard she was chosen for Homecoming Court, I was SO happy for her. It felt like a little God smile, a reminder that He sees her and knows exactly when she needs a little joy. 🥹❤️

I’m so grateful for the friends God has blessed her with and for this special weekend that brought her out of her shell, allowed her to have fun, and make memories she’ll never forget.

She may have wanted to die when they called her name 😂… but she ended up having the BEST time!

So thankful. So grateful. So blessed. ❤️ by @janet_brown

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13 days ago

HOCO 2026
Senior & Freshman
Beyond thankful for our friends and community!
Such a fun day!!! ❤️ by @janet_brown

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14 days ago

It was such a huge honor to be in the room today and to speak and pray a prayer of blessing over Pastor @taylorcapple & @nathashaapple and the people of @freedomchurchwi!

This one is extra special for @janet_brown and I.

Nathasha grew up in our youth ministry, and we had the privilege & joy of being her youth pastors. Taylor came through Journey Ministry College as a student and intern and eventually became part of our youth staff.

Taylor and I also spent an inordinate amount of time & money at Starbucks over the years in weekly mentoring sessions, talking about Jesus, ministry, leadership, life, and dreaming about the future.

And now, to watch Taylor and Nathasha step out in faith and launch Freedom Church together is pretty incredible.

We couldn’t be more proud of you both. We love you. We believe in you. We believe in the vision God has placed in your hearts. And we are always in your corner & cheering you on!

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind can even begin to imagine what God has prepared for those who love Him!”
1 Corinthians 2:9 by @janet_brown

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Our family is incredibly grateful for Pastor Tylre & Pastor Gina Butler and the @ourhopecity family today!

Thank you for giving Janet, me, and our girls a place to simply come, worship Jesus, breathe, and be poured into. Today was exactly what we needed!

Thank you for loving our family so well. Thank you for the words of life, encouragement, and blessing you spoke over us. Thank you for gathering around our family and praying over us. And thank you for the incredibly generous love offering. We have been completely overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity.

Tylre & Gina, we love you guys. Your friendship means more to us than you know.

One of the moments that hit our family deeply today was singing these words from Charity Gayle:

“In the waiting, You get the glory.
In the healing, You get the glory.
In the breaking, You get the glory.
And in the breakthrough, You get the glory.”

Jesus, may that be the posture of our hearts.
Whatever comes next, YOU get the glory.

Today was a gift to our family. We walked away reminded once again of the beauty of the Body of Christ.

Thank you, Hope City.
We love and appreciate you more than we can say! taken in Hope City Church by @janet_brown

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22 days ago

24 years, 10 months, 16 days.

It’s hard to put into words what this evening meant.

For nearly 25 years, Pastor Jon, Janet, Bri, Bella, and Brooklyn have faithfully said yes to Jesus and poured their lives into the people around them. They have loved, served, encouraged, prayed for, and pointed countless people toward Jesus.

In less than a week, what started as an idea to celebrate and honor the Browns became an evening that brought hundreds of people together to show their love and support. People from all different places came together and simply asked, “How can I help?” They gave their time, gifts, resources, prayers, and hearts to make the evening happen.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, we got a beautiful picture of what the Church is meant to be: people loving people, serving together, and giving glory to Jesus.

I had the privilege of capturing the evening alongside @jesskentphotography_ + @heatherrose_photography, and these photos are a little glimpse of what the three of us were able to capture throughout the evening.

As I photographed Pastor Jon and Janet, I had a front-row seat to something that meant so much to me. Even though the room was there to celebrate them, they were still looking for opportunities to pour into others. They continued to encourage, speak life, pray, and point people back to Jesus.

After nearly 25 years, that kind of love doesn’t just happen. It becomes who you are.

I’m grateful I got to play a small part in this evening, but even more grateful that I got to witness it.

The full gallery from myself, @jesskentphotography_ + @heatherrose_photography is linked in the comments/bio. Feel free to download any photos you’d like! by @janet_brown

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22 days ago

Brown brothers show up for each other.

We may have almost ripped each others heads off when we were younger but we also were each others biggest hype man.

And when 💩 hits the fan…

We still know we have each others backs.

Because life isn’t made of perfect moments, it’s a lot of wildly imperfect ones sewn together to make a pretty beautiful life.

It’s moments like these, we drop everything to show up.

Matt flying in from Florida

Dropped what I thought was an ‘important meeting’ to fly over

Dan driving a semi truck full of sound and video equipment over and set up for a day and tear down til midnight

Family ain’t about being behind each other just when stuff is great (though these guys do that too) it’s about being there in the toughest moments too.

Love this family. taken in Kenosha, Wisconsin by @janet_brown

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23 days ago

Our hearts are SO FULL!

To every single person who came together to make last night so incredibly special for Janet, me, and our girls… THANK YOU!

We were overwhelmed from the moment we drove up. We’re still wearing permanent smiles from ear to ear, and I’m pretty sure we don’t have a single tear left in our tear ducts!

Thank you to every person who helped set up, serve food, park cars, give golf cart rides, take pictures, record videos, run sound, lead worship, tear down, and even donate food, dirty sodas, ice cream sandwiches, and so much more.

Thank you for every kind word. Every hug. Every card. Every prayer. And the overwhelming outpouring of love you showed our family.

And you pulled ALL OF THIS OFF IN FIVE DAYS?!? 🤯
We are absolutely blown away!

And that video… 😭
We’ve watched it again, and it still brings tears to our eyes. What an incredible gift that we will treasure forever.

We truly don’t have the words to adequately express how loved you made our family feel.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

We love you all so very much! ❤️ by @janet_brown

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We’d be so honored to have you come join us tonight! 😊

Some amazing friends have put together this celebration, and we’d simply love to spend the evening with you!

Come worship Jesus with us, enjoy some great food & fellowship with friends, share some memories, and let us give you a great big hug!

Our hearts are full of gratitude.
Jesus has been so faithful.🙌🏼🙏🏼 by @janet_brown

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24 days ago

Journey Church, WE LOVE YOU DEEPLY!
We always have, and we always will.

For almost 25 years, you have been so much more than a church we have served, you have been our family.

Thank you for loving us as a young couple fresh out of Bible College! Thank you for walking with us through so many seasons of life and ministry! Thank you for loving our girls so incredibly well! Thank you for the countless prayers, memories, conversations, celebrations, tears, and moments we have shared together! And thank you for the incredible privilege and joy of serving Jesus side by side with you!

Through every season, our posture remains the same…
Our eyes are fixed on Jesus.
Our feet are firmly planted in Him.
And our hearts are filled with love for you.

We are praying for you. We believe Jesus loves His Church even more than we do, and He will remain faithful.

As Paul wrote in Philippians 1:3,5, “I thank my God every time I remember you… because of your partnership in the Gospel.” taken in Journey Church by @janet_brown

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SENIOR & FRESHMAN

Praying and believing for an incredible year ahead! by @janet_brown

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