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Torrey Maynard Johnson (March 15, 1909 – May 15, 2002) 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, later Boca Raton Community Church, at 470 NW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.

References

1. "Papers of Torrey Maynard Johnson - Collection 285". www2.wheaton.edu. Archived from the original on 2000-04-12.
2. "Social Security Death Index". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
3. Postcards of Bibletown Community Church and Conference Center at CardCow.com
4. File for "Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 1909-" Social Networks and Archival Context
5. Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton College
6. Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Papers, Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton College
7. Organized linked descriptions of collected papers or Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Papers, Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton College
8. Organized linked descriptions of collected papers or Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Papers, Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton College

External links

• Torrey Johnson Papers, Billy Graham Center Archives, Wheaton College

• American evangelists
• Baptist writers
• Baptists from Illinois
• 1909 births
• 2002 deaths
• 20th-century Baptists