Johnsons

Missionaries

Dan & Gerri Johnson

Faithfully serving Jesus in Brazil as missionaries since 1974. Dan and Gerri Johnson have 5 children. All of which are serving our Lord Jesus Christ. Their children bellow are in order of birth: Allen, Bryan, Carl, Debbie, and Ed. 

3 John 1:4

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."

Johnsons
About our

Godly Heritage

John Johnson was born in 1818 and after he got saved John became a pastor serving our wonderful Jesus. We can't find if his parent were saved or not but God has blessed the Johnson family greatly. Every generation since John have been actively serving our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Our Godly Heritage

If you have been blessed with a long line of saved family members like we have or not. God still wants to start, if not continue, a Godly Heritage in your family.

Dan Johnson wedding day

Dan Johnson

A short bio of missionary Dan Johnson.

Missionary Dan Johnson is a native of Hammond, Indiana; but has lived and served in Brazil as a pastor and missionary since 1974. He and his wife Gerri have been married for over 55 years (since 1968) and have five children. Their five children are serving in the ministry, three of them in Brazil.

Dan Johnson received a BA in History (1969) from Tennessee Temple and BA in Pedagogy and Theology (1972) from Temple Baptist Theological Seminary in Chattanooga, TN. He is also an instructed counselor at Faith Baptist Church in Lafayette, IN and ABCB (Brazilian Association of Biblical Counselors).

Brother Johnson worked for 10 years in Ribeirão Preto at the First Baptist Church of Ribeirão Preto where he helped start and teach at the Ebenézer Baptist Seminary. Afterwards he served in Limeira – SP for 17 years where he also helped establish and teach at the Instituto Batista Independente de Limeira. From 2004 to 2015 he worked at the Maranata Baptist Temple of Londrina, Paraná, where he once again helped start and teach at the Londrina Baptist Theological Seminary and also became involved in the counseling ministry.

Brother Johnson loves studying, counseling people and teaching. He is an author and international speaker expert in the areas of music, family, counseling, and biblical creationism.

Gerri Johnson with an accordion

Gerri Johnson

A short bio of Gerri Johnson.

On January 17, 1947, Geraldine Ann Coe was born in Washington, DC. Her family moved from Washington D.C. to Chicago when she was very young. After her parents divorce, her mother lived with her grandmother in Chicago, IL. At the age of seven she moved to Lansing, Il after her mother remarried. She began attending the Lansing Bible church as a child and went without her parents through the church's bus ministry. At the age of 12, she accepted Christ at home. As a young woman, she participated in evangelistic assemblies called Youth for Christ and was part of the Bible quiz team It was at one of these Youth for Christ rallies that she met her future husband, Dan Johnson.

After high school she attended Wheaton College, She was able to take part in a one semester Biblical archeology class and tour Egypt and the Holy Lands. She graduated with a degree in English Literature. She then got her Master's Degree in Teaching from the University of Tennessee.

Today she is still actively involved in the music of the church, teach and speaking at ladies conferences. She has authored two books you can find in the bookstore.

Gerri Johnson speaking with apples of gold