- Barrington H. Brennen
Barrington
Brennen is a marriage and family therapist, counseling psychologist, a Nationally
Certified
Psychologist, USA; a Certified Prepare/Enrich Counselor; a musician and
recording artist, and an ordained minister of the gospel. He is also a published
writer, having written more than 600 articles on issues related to family life,
social development and relationships and have published in various magazines
around he world.
He holds two graduate degrees from
Andrews
University, Michigan, one in Counseling
Psychology and the other in Religion. He has extensive training and experience
in counseling pre-married and married couples, families, and individuals with
personal and social issues. He also has special training and experience in
dealing with intimate partner abuse, family violence, and anger management.
As a Musician.
Barrington Brennen is a professional member of the following organizations:
- American Counseling Association
- American Association of Christian Counselors
- Bahamas Psychological Association
- International Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- Association of Religious Values and Ethics in Counseling
- National Association of Masters in Psychology.
He is also a member of four national committees:
- The National Child Abuse
Prevention Committee
- Domestic Violence Task Force
- The Mental Health Committee
He is also a member of the Advisory Board for Polly's
Place
Network
International. A ministry providing safe shelter counseling and education
for victims of abuse.
He has been serving as pastor since June 12, 1978 and has served in New Providence, Exuma
& Long Island, San Salvador, and Crooked Island (Bahamas). In 1990-1992 he
and his wife were called to serve at Northern Caribbean University where he
served as the first Director of Social Development and the Associate Pastor of
the College Church. Annick (his wife) served as executive secretary to the president and
then a teacher in the Office Administration Department. . In 1993-1996 he worked
as the Director of Psycho-Education, a treatment program for abusive Individuals
at Safe Shelter Inc., in Benton Harbor Michigan. He helped more than 600 men and
women with control and anger issues. Barrington also served as the Bahamas
Academy School Counselor for four years (1996-2000).
He is currently the Director of
Adventist Counseling
Services, providing
professional psychotherapy for Adventists in the Bahamas. He has counseled hundreds of couples over
the years. Barrington Brennen is also serving currently as the Director of
Family
Ministries
for the
Bahamas Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists and the Director of
Internet
Ministries.
- FAMILY
- Barrington is happily married to
Annick M.
Valleray of Martinique. Barrington and Annick Brennen
have been married for 31 years (Married on
Thursday, July 21, 1977, at 5:30 P.M. in Fort de France, Martinique and
Honeymoon in Haiti) and have two
wonderful children:
Marguerite
Samuel, choral director at Great Lakes Academy, Michigan
(Bachelor in Music Education, with secondary certification, from Andrews
University, Michigan, and
Gerard
(Bachelor in Health and Human Performance with Emphasis in Business
Sport, and a Certified Strength Conditioning Specialist. A graduate of Union College, Nebraska.
Trainer at Prairie Fitness Center,
Nebraska).
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Annick
is the Director of Education for Oxford Learning Center, Nassau,
The Bahamas. Oxford Learning (Canada) is an after school support
service that focuses on helping students learn for the rest of their lives.
She is also a trainer. She trains office staff and administrators to become
more efficient and productive when using software affiliations.
Annick is is also a part-time teacher
at Baptist Community College. She holds a MA in Educational Administration and Supervision.
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- Barrington and his wife Annick are cofounders of Sounds of Encouragement
Association. It is a ministry providing seminars, workshops, and counseling for
families today. It also includes a
radio ministry.
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- MUSICIAN
- Barrington Brennen is known as an
accomplished bass soloist. He began singing and playing the piano from
the age of eleven. His first piano instructors were Mr. George Moxey and Mr. Eric
Russell. During his early years of singing, Barrington formed a
quartet known as the King's Voices that became very popular all over the island
of New Providence
The quartet consisted of Anthony Roach,
Elliston Rahming, Perry Decosta, and Barrington Brennen. Later, when
Elliston went away to school, Anthony Curtis joined the group. In 1973,
Barrington went to
Northern
Caribbean University, Jamaica, to study for the ministry. While
there he joined the Meistersingers (premiere singing group in Jamaica) and
performed all over the island of Jamaica. He won numerous gold
and silver medals in the Jamaica Music Festival and was chosen as the Most
Outstanding Male Singer in Jamaica for two consecutive years. He received
extensive vocal coaching and training from outstanding musicians, including
Jamaican famous opera singer Joyce Britton. Barrington Brennen has performed in
The Bahamas, Jamaica, Martinique, France, and the United States. He also
plays the piano and organ. He was the church organist at the Grant's Town
Church, Nassau, from the age of twelve until he went to college at age eighteen.
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Barrington's hobbies are making and maintaining web pages, cooking, baking
bread, singing, playing the organ and piano, surfing the
internet, making new friends, and just having lots of fun.
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- Barrington Brennen can be contacted at:
- 242-323 8772 home / 242-361 6355 at work, or 305 767
4976
- P.O. Box –896, Nassau, Bahamas, info@soencouragement.org
