Born March 29, 1975, Darron Maxwell Johnson is a native of
Baltimore,
Maryland. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Religion from
Morehouse
Collegein
Atlanta,
Georgia. While in
Atlanta, Darron worked as the Youth Pastor of
New
Life
Baptist
Church. In 2003, he moved his family to
Oklahoma Citywhere he became the Youth Pastor of
Prospect
Missionary
Baptist
Church. That year he was also accepted into the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital (Oklahoma City) and the Master’s of Arts in Religion at Oklahoma City University, Wimberly Graduate School of Religion.
In April 2005, he was called to pastor First Baptist Church- South in
Weleetka,
Oklahoma. Darron completed the CPE program in August 2005. In 2007, Rev. Johnson returned to his home church to serve as the Youth and Young Adult Pastor of the
Prospect
Missionary
Baptist
Churchin
Oklahoma City,
Oklahomaand a full time Chaplain at Odyssey Healthcare.
On June 4, 2008, Reverend Johnson was called by the
Emmanuel
Fellowship
Baptist
Churchto serve as its second pastor. Rev. Johnson succeeds Rev. A.E. Royal, Sr., who was the founding pastor of Emmanuel Fellowship, went home to be with the Lord after a lengthy battle with cancer. Pastor Johnson now is working in this area of God’s vineyard to continue the legacy of building God’s kingdom.
In addition to these pursuits, Pastor Johnson also heads a beautiful family with his wife and friend Erika. Together they are raising three delightful children Michael, Gabriel age 7 and Erin age 3. He is also a proud member the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
