Rev. Johnson heeds calling, leads Bradley Baptist growth

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  • Rev. Johnson discusses church activities. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    Rev. Johnson discusses church activities. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
  • Steve and Amy with Mr. and Mrs. Claus portrayed by Woody and Karen Smith. BRANDY ROUND/Contributed
    Steve and Amy with Mr. and Mrs. Claus portrayed by Woody and Karen Smith. BRANDY ROUND/Contributed
  • Artist’s rendering of proposed new building. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    Artist’s rendering of proposed new building. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

    Rev. Steve Johnson’s story may not be unique, but how he became a Christian and later successfully served a local church on a ‘parttime’ basis is definitely intriguing.

    “I didn’t grow up in church,” the Bradley Baptist Church minister acknowledged last week.

    ”I got in church because I met a girl, she was pretty, and one of her things was, ‘I we’re going to date, you have to go to church.’ I wound up…