Johnson and Johnson: The Rev. Johnson stands alongside a portrait of himself from the 1980s. Johnson marked his 60th year serving as the pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church in Bristol, Virginia in February of 2021.
BRISTOL, Va. — Snow was on the ground, cold in the air on the night when the train upon which Willis Alexander Johnson traveled arrived in downtown Bristol. It was February of 1961.
“God is able,” the Rev. Johnson said. Tomorrow marks the 60th year that the Rev. W.A. Johnson has served as the pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church in Bristol, Virginia.
The Rev. Johnson stands alongside a photo of the late Rev. C.H. Johnson (no relation), who served as Lee Street Baptist’s pastor during the early 20th Century.
Johnson and Johnson: The Rev. Johnson stands alongside a portrait of himself from the 1980s. Johnson marked his 60th year serving as the pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church in Bristol, Virginia in February of 2021.
“God is able,” the Rev. Johnson said. Tomorrow marks the 60th year that the Rev. W.A. Johnson has served as the pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church in Bristol, Virginia.
The Rev. Johnson stands alongside a photo of the late Rev. C.H. Johnson (no relation), who served as Lee Street Baptist’s pastor during the early 20th Century.
