Pastory Brian Johnson and Family

Pastor Brian Johnson

From L to R: Katy, Pastor Brian, Kelly and Allison

A Message from Pastor Brian....

Thank you for taking the time to visit Applegate Community Church’s (ACC) website. I hope that you find it helpful in providing the information for which you are looking. As pastor and one among several elders serving here at ACC, I want to share with you my vision for ministry.

I believe that my greatest responsibility as pastor is to devote myself to prayer and to the ministry of the word (Acts 6:4). The people of a local church need more than a businessman, administrator, or charismatic personality; they need a man of God. I believe that to the extent I devote myself to prayer and to the ministry of the word, I will be that man (by the work of the Holy Spirit). Toward that end, I want to make prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God the foundation of my ministry. I am thoroughly convinced that God chooses to use His word not only to bring about salvation (Romans 1:16; 10:17), but to bring His people to greater spiritual maturity (1 Peter 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:13).

I am committed to expository preaching, because I am convinced that God chooses to work by His Spirit through His word. This is a commitment to bringing a message from the text of Scripture rather than to the text. It is driven by the conviction that divine authority and power for change comes from the Bible and not from the preacher.

Whether a skeptic, a nonbeliever, or a committed Christian, I hope that you will find Applegate Community Church to be a place where God is glorified because His word is taught, lived, and loved.

In Christ,

Brian Johnson

BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1977 in Redmond, Oregon, and raised through his high school years in Bend, Oregon.
Wife - Kelly
- grew up in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
- went to Michigan State University, and transferred to Moody Bible Institute, where she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biblical Studies.
- She has received training from Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) in Warrenton, Missouri, where she has also served as a teacher.
- She has been on two missions trips with CEF: one in Kenya (Africa), and another in Australia.
- She has also had the privilege of working with children from inner city Chicago (Cabrini Green) to Santa Clarita, California, and many places in between.
- She is currently committed to serving her husband and raising her children.
Children
- Katy was born in June of 2005
- Allison, was born in January of 2007

EDUCATION

2004 – 2007; The Master’s Seminary Sun Valley, California Master of Divinity
2001 – 2003; Moody Bible Institute Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts in Bible-Theology Biblical Language Emphasis

INTERESTS

Downhill skiing, aviation, soccer, mountain climbing, auto racing, motocross, etc.
Brian did not grow up planning to become a pastor; it was a calling to which the LORD later directed him.
These things are still of interest to him and he may enjoy them on occasion, but because he now has a family and has the privilege of being a pastor, his interests have changed: Spending time with his wife and kids, theology, history, anything that will help him understand and apply the Bible more effectively, etc.

You can read Pastor Brian's Testimony HERE

18960 N. Applegate Rd. Applegate, OR 97527 Ph. (541) 846-6100