Torrey Maynard Johnson (March 15, 1909[1] – May 15, 2002) [2] was a Chicago Baptist who is best remembered as the founder of Youth for Christ in 1944.
For a time Johnson had his own local radio program called Songs in the Night, which he later turned over to Billy Graham who was also hired as the first full-time evangelist employed by Youth for Christ International.
At one time, he was pastor of Messiah Baptist Church, 2930 W. Flournoy Street, Chicago, Illinois, and at a later time in 1967, Senior Pastor at Bibletown Community Church,[3][4] later Boca Raton Community Church, at 470 NW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.
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