Doug Johnson and his lively, lovely wife, Janel, enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren. He is currently the pastor of the Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, congregations of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association, and also serves as senior pastor for Canada.
He has served in the pastoral ministry for over 45 years, pastoring congregations in three Canadian provinces and two U.S. states, in addition to briefly serving in the Philippines in the early 1970s.
Besides his pastoral responsibilities, he has contributed in various editorial roles, including writing, doctrinal review, editing and coordinating issue production for the Church’s professional journal for its ministry. He also serves as a member the Doctrine Committee of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association, and is an adjunct instructor at Foundation Institute, Center for Biblical Education in McKinney, Texas.
Other interests include time spent with family and friends, travel, sports (especially baseball and golf) and other outdoor activities. His ongoing fascination with the revealed biblical purpose for human existence is interwoven through them all.
