Pastor Curtis Johnson

Pastor 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. Pastor Johnson earned his Master of Divinity Degree from the M. Christopher White School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University.

Pastor Johnson has served as Senior Pastor of the Valley Brook Outreach Baptist Church since 1993. He serves as the SC State Overseer of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton.

Pastor 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."

Pastor Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of the MLK Dream Weekend, which is the community-wide celebration for Upstate, SC in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. This multi-event effort over the past 8 years includes a Diversity Banquet, and several community service projects, and personal development programs. Since its inception, there have been over 8000 participants, over $200,000 in scholarships contributed, and many persons including youth and organizations have been recognized for their unique commitments to fulfilling the legacy of Dr. King.

Pastor 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.

Pastor 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 Pastor Johnson to affect the lives of many churches, pastors, men, women, and youth. He and his wife, Charla (married 23 years), partner together to build lives and relationships for the Kingdom of God. They have two sons, Isaiah & Joshua.

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MLK Dream Weekend

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Full Gospel BCF

107.3 Jamz

Ministry Engagements