About Overseer Johnson
Overseer Curtis L. Johnson is a native of Greenville, South Carolina. He is a graduate of J.L. Mann High School. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force where he served for four years. Overseer Johnson earned his Master of Divinity Degree from the M. Christopher White School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University.
Overseer Johnson has served as Senior Pastor of the Valley Brook Outreach Baptist Church since 1993. He serves as the State Overseer for the SC Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton.
Overseer Johnson was nominated as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America. His academic performance earned him recognition on the National Dean's List. He is listed in Dunn and Bradstreet's National Registry of Who's Who among Executives and Businesses.
Overseer Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of the MLK Dream Weekend, which is the community-wide celebration for Greenville, SC in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday. This multi-event effort over the past 5 years includes a Diversity banquet, and several community service projects, and personal development programs. Since its inception, there have been over 7000 participants, over $25,000 in scholarships contributed, and many persons, many youth, and organizations have been recognized for their unique commitments to fulfilling the legacy of Dr King.
Overseer Johnson is also the Gospel Director of 107.3 JAMZ, WJMZ in Greenville. His show is broadcast Sundays 7am-1pm and Monday-Friday 4-6am, where his nuggets of wisdom are an inspiration to many.
Overseer Johnson's vision is to build lives, relationships, and communities through the message and ministry of the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ. To bring this vision into fruition, the church's next building project will be the IMPACT Center, which will be the conduit for many spiritual and community based outreach efforts. He has a very expansive spiritual-based outreach and economic empowerment approach to ministry that is sure to powerfully impact and radically transform many communities in the region.
Through his preaching and teaching, God has used Overseer Johnson to affect the lives of many churches, pastors, men, women, and youth. He and his wife, Charla (married 20 years), partner together to build lives and relationships for the Kingdom of God. They have two sons, Isaiah & Joshua.
pastorj@valleybrookoutreach.org