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,Postcards of Bibletown Community Church and Conference Center at CardCow.comFile for "Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 1909-" Social Networks and Archival Context later Boca Raton Community Church, at 470 NW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton College Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Papers, Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton CollegeOrganized linked descriptions of collected papers or Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Papers, Collection Identifier: CN 285, Archives of Wheaton College
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External links Torrey Johnson Papers, Billy Graham Center Archives, Wheaton College