Biograph about our Patriarch
This is a biograph of John Patrick Johnston, He was born on March 17,1958 in Riverside General Hospital Newport News Virginia a orphan at birth named John Patrick Felts and was an orphan at birth and went through several Foster parents until the age of 5 where he was placed with Edward Shropshire Johnston and Matilda Anne Johnston who already had two natural sons Carol Frank Johnston age 11 born in 1950 and Robert Edward Johnston age 9 born in 1952 both boys born at Dixie General Hospital Hampton Virginia where they lived in Hampton Virginia and were He was baptized at the early age of 5 at Hampton Baptist Church by Reverend Virgil W. Casey in Hampton Virginia and has grown in faith ever since that time. He was adopted at the age of 7. A baby girl an orphan at birth named Trudy Lee born in Dixie General Hospital Hampton Virginia was adopted.
When at the age of 9 moved to North Garden Virginia to a farm that his Grandfather owned
of 180 acres were there they had two farm hands to help with the live stock. On the farm there were 60 American Angus Cows, 15 Charolais Cows, 5 Charolais bulls, 30 Hogs, 22 Horses, 16 Hens, 8 Roosters, 4 goats and a couple dogs.
His Father had Friday evening Devotional bible reading. A loving Christian Family Values.
On this farm learned at a early age what hard work was. Sadly Brother Carol died due to a bad heart at the age of 15.
At the age of 13 moved to Covesville Virginia to another farm of 80 acres his Grandfather owed and sold to his parents where grew hay to sell, would split wood to heat the house and also cooked on a wood stove during the winter months. There had a few hens for fresh eggs, 3 hogs and 3 cows, a goat named Chico and two dogs. A large garden for food and his mother did canning. Another orphan boy named Roy Lee age 5 was adopted. And again a baby boy name David Scott and orphan at birth with Down syndrome was adopted.
Sadly Brother David Scott died due Kidney Failure at the age of 39.
His is faith tradition was as a Southern Baptist. He attended Covesville Baptist Church, where his father was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher of Men's Group. His mother was a Sunday School teacher for young married adults as well as teaching young girls group known as G.A.'s while his Grandmother taught women group. His older brother Robert taught a young boys group known as Royal Ambassadors. Now in 1969, Reverend Virgil Casey became the new pastor of Covesville Baptist Church and was John Johnston mentor in spiritual faith. His Great Uncle was an Evangelist named Reverend Cecil Anderson of Hagerstown Maryland and was also his mentor and has grown in faith ever since that time.
The whole family are of Irish descendants ancestors.
In 1974 when John was age 16 he and his family visited the Hampton Coliseum for the Billy Graham Crusade which was truly a spiritual enlightenment when choir started to sing Just as I am and had the alter call, John was led by the Holy Spirit to come fourth, when he came to Reverend Billy Graham which laid his hand upon John's shoulder and told him that God said he has plans for you and to grow in your faith, and God will show you the path to take on your life's journey when the time is right. Reverend Graham played such a big part in John's future to come little did he know just how much it would change. The Holy Spirit was in the mist of them that day.
He attended Albemarle High School Charlottesville, Virginia and was member of Student Counsel and Concert Choir in 1976 after leaving school he went into the Private Sector where he was a Virginia Licensed Private Investigator & Armed Security Officer for 20 years and a business owner with 38 to 60 employees from 1976 to 1996. He was given two awards for Business Executive of the year in 1996 both Paragons Who's Who National Registry Business Executive of the year 1996 and Universal Registry Who's Who Business Executive of the year 1996 as well as that same year was awarded and listed as one of the Top 10 Private Investigators in Virginia. He as also a member of The Virginia Private Security Association. The company did Armed Security, Process Service, Cheating Spouse, Child Custody Investigation and Employee Theft Covert Technology Services.
His business was an Incorporation company and was listed on the Dun & Bradstreet Stock Exchange.
In 1980 he was shot and wounded in his left hand as an botched armed robbery attempt, he disarmed the suspect and still took him into custody, which found later that the suspect was wanted for armed robbery of 7 convenience stores. The suspect was given 25 years prison time for the 7 robberies including the attempted arm robbery additional charges added of 5 years for the attempted arm robbery and assault on John Johnston.
He was first married in November 5,1981 to Janet Carter for 5 years and with no children, were married at Mount View Baptist Church Charlottesville, Virginia and baptized again, Divorced in November 5,1985. Second marriage in March 9,1996 to Nadine Fleming with 2 sons Michael and 1 stepson Joseph; was married at Walnut Hills Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia Divorced in August 15, 2022
He is a grandfather of 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren
Sadly his Father died due to a heart attack in 1991 at the age of 62.
His Father was a Life Insurance Agent for 20 years for Southwestern General Life Insurance. His Father served in the United States Navy a Veteran during The Korean War in 1950. Also sadly his mother died due to Cancer in 1996 at the age of 64.
His mother was a registered nurse for 8 years at Martha Washington Hospital Charlottesville Virginia than worked as a Special Education Teacher for 20 years and drove a Handicap School Bus for the Albemarle County Schools.
He holds an 8th degree Black Belt in 3 styles of Martial Arts in Jujitsu, Taekwondo and Judo and taught in all three styles for 15 years and ran 2 schools. He was awarded Martial Arts Instructor of the year in 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1990 and 1994. He was also a Certified EMT and Paramedic and Volunteer for Local Fire Department for 5 years.
He also attended the Virginia Department Of Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Training Course and Certified as a Special Police Officer May 31,1991, He was sworn Special Police Investigator for 5 years with local police Department, When he was called into the ministry and felt that the Lord led him to preach and help others in Christian faith and do much more. He converted from his Baptist tradition to Anglicanism. So after years of either wearing a uniform or a coat and tie, put away his gun and badge and traded in for Clergy Collar to witness to others and preach and put on the Armor of God and defend the Holy Scriptures.
He was ordained as an Episcopal Deacon in 1997 by Episcopal Archbishop William Conner of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Dallas Texas and Ordained Episcopal Priest in 1998 by Archbishop William Conner and consecrated as a Bishop in 2001 by Anglican Archbishop Bruce Campbell as an Anglican Bishop in New Rochelle, New York. His Lines of Apostolic Succession follow under Archbishop Bruce Campbell. He felt the Lord led him to Anglicanism and that this was the path he needed to follow. His Lines of Apostolic Succession verifies by the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church and of the See of Rome.
He recorded and produced a 21 Songs Gospel Music CD titled Country Style Southern Gospel and sold over 2000 copies in just 1 year and all proceeds from total sales of $10,000 were donated to local church. He is an accomplished Guitar and Harmonica player.
His religious studies were required for service, so he attended The Institute of Biblical Studies of Liberty University and earned a Graduate of Biblical Studies 1991. He attended Holy Cross Theological Seminary from 1991-1998, and several curriculum studies of Religious Studies and earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theological Biblical Studies, a Master's in Psychology and Philosophy and earned his Doctorate in Pastoral Family Counseling. He even attended Everest University in Tampa Florida for a Business Degree, He was also on the Deans List twice and the Presidents Listed once in 2013. He attended the Metropolitan Christian University, he also earned a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2017. He always studies to better serve. He believes in the scriptures of (2 Timothy 2:15) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Also in (Philippians 4:13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
He was then elevated to Archbishop Patriarch and Metropolitan of Evangelistic Apostolic Church Diocese by the Independent College of Bishops and twelve-member advisory council, which voted upon to elevate him to Patriarch where he currently serves to this date established on August 1,2002. He also founded Petrus Fidei Seminary in the United States.
He is the founder of Good Hope Church and He serves as Pastor of Good Hope Church in Lanexa Virginia which is an Anglican Denomination from 2002 to current date. He is an author of has also written a Three books ( 1.) Pastoral Premarital Counseling ( 2.) Pastoral Marriage Counseling ( 3.) Pastoral Family Counseling; Co-Parenting Therapy
These books are sold on Amazon.
He is a Member of the International College of Bishops since 2015 and serves as First Vice President. He is currently the Chancellor and also a Professor of Metropolitan Christian University in Louisville Kentucky since 2016.
Again he was awarded a plaque from The Marques Who's Who Publications Board 2021-2022
A very high Honor to be given for his work within the ministry.
His Motto: “One step at a time In the Lord
This is a biograph of John Patrick Johnston, He was born on March 17,1958 in Riverside General Hospital Newport News Virginia a orphan at birth named John Patrick Felts and was an orphan at birth and went through several Foster parents until the age of 5 where he was placed with Edward Shropshire Johnston and Matilda Anne Johnston who already had two natural sons Carol Frank Johnston age 11 born in 1950 and Robert Edward Johnston age 9 born in 1952 both boys born at Dixie General Hospital Hampton Virginia where they lived in Hampton Virginia and were He was baptized at the early age of 5 at Hampton Baptist Church by Reverend Virgil W. Casey in Hampton Virginia and has grown in faith ever since that time. He was adopted at the age of 7. A baby girl an orphan at birth named Trudy Lee born in Dixie General Hospital Hampton Virginia was adopted.
When at the age of 9 moved to North Garden Virginia to a farm that his Grandfather owned
of 180 acres were there they had two farm hands to help with the live stock. On the farm there were 60 American Angus Cows, 15 Charolais Cows, 5 Charolais bulls, 30 Hogs, 22 Horses, 16 Hens, 8 Roosters, 4 goats and a couple dogs.
His Father had Friday evening Devotional bible reading. A loving Christian Family Values.
On this farm learned at a early age what hard work was. Sadly Brother Carol died due to a bad heart at the age of 15.
At the age of 13 moved to Covesville Virginia to another farm of 80 acres his Grandfather owed and sold to his parents where grew hay to sell, would split wood to heat the house and also cooked on a wood stove during the winter months. There had a few hens for fresh eggs, 3 hogs and 3 cows, a goat named Chico and two dogs. A large garden for food and his mother did canning. Another orphan boy named Roy Lee age 5 was adopted. And again a baby boy name David Scott and orphan at birth with Down syndrome was adopted.
Sadly Brother David Scott died due Kidney Failure at the age of 39.
His is faith tradition was as a Southern Baptist. He attended Covesville Baptist Church, where his father was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher of Men's Group. His mother was a Sunday School teacher for young married adults as well as teaching young girls group known as G.A.'s while his Grandmother taught women group. His older brother Robert taught a young boys group known as Royal Ambassadors. Now in 1969, Reverend Virgil Casey became the new pastor of Covesville Baptist Church and was John Johnston mentor in spiritual faith. His Great Uncle was an Evangelist named Reverend Cecil Anderson of Hagerstown Maryland and was also his mentor and has grown in faith ever since that time.
The whole family are of Irish descendants ancestors.
In 1974 when John was age 16 he and his family visited the Hampton Coliseum for the Billy Graham Crusade which was truly a spiritual enlightenment when choir started to sing Just as I am and had the alter call, John was led by the Holy Spirit to come fourth, when he came to Reverend Billy Graham which laid his hand upon John's shoulder and told him that God said he has plans for you and to grow in your faith, and God will show you the path to take on your life's journey when the time is right. Reverend Graham played such a big part in John's future to come little did he know just how much it would change. The Holy Spirit was in the mist of them that day.
He attended Albemarle High School Charlottesville, Virginia and was member of Student Counsel and Concert Choir in 1976 after leaving school he went into the Private Sector where he was a Virginia Licensed Private Investigator & Armed Security Officer for 20 years and a business owner with 38 to 60 employees from 1976 to 1996. He was given two awards for Business Executive of the year in 1996 both Paragons Who's Who National Registry Business Executive of the year 1996 and Universal Registry Who's Who Business Executive of the year 1996 as well as that same year was awarded and listed as one of the Top 10 Private Investigators in Virginia. He as also a member of The Virginia Private Security Association. The company did Armed Security, Process Service, Cheating Spouse, Child Custody Investigation and Employee Theft Covert Technology Services.
His business was an Incorporation company and was listed on the Dun & Bradstreet Stock Exchange.
In 1980 he was shot and wounded in his left hand as an botched armed robbery attempt, he disarmed the suspect and still took him into custody, which found later that the suspect was wanted for armed robbery of 7 convenience stores. The suspect was given 25 years prison time for the 7 robberies including the attempted arm robbery additional charges added of 5 years for the attempted arm robbery and assault on John Johnston.
He was first married in November 5,1981 to Janet Carter for 5 years and with no children, were married at Mount View Baptist Church Charlottesville, Virginia and baptized again, Divorced in November 5,1985. Second marriage in March 9,1996 to Nadine Fleming with 2 sons Michael and 1 stepson Joseph; was married at Walnut Hills Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia Divorced in August 15, 2022
He is a grandfather of 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren
Sadly his Father died due to a heart attack in 1991 at the age of 62.
His Father was a Life Insurance Agent for 20 years for Southwestern General Life Insurance. His Father served in the United States Navy a Veteran during The Korean War in 1950. Also sadly his mother died due to Cancer in 1996 at the age of 64.
His mother was a registered nurse for 8 years at Martha Washington Hospital Charlottesville Virginia than worked as a Special Education Teacher for 20 years and drove a Handicap School Bus for the Albemarle County Schools.
He holds an 8th degree Black Belt in 3 styles of Martial Arts in Jujitsu, Taekwondo and Judo and taught in all three styles for 15 years and ran 2 schools. He was awarded Martial Arts Instructor of the year in 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1990 and 1994. He was also a Certified EMT and Paramedic and Volunteer for Local Fire Department for 5 years.
He also attended the Virginia Department Of Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Training Course and Certified as a Special Police Officer May 31,1991, He was sworn Special Police Investigator for 5 years with local police Department, When he was called into the ministry and felt that the Lord led him to preach and help others in Christian faith and do much more. He converted from his Baptist tradition to Anglicanism. So after years of either wearing a uniform or a coat and tie, put away his gun and badge and traded in for Clergy Collar to witness to others and preach and put on the Armor of God and defend the Holy Scriptures.
He was ordained as an Episcopal Deacon in 1997 by Episcopal Archbishop William Conner of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Dallas Texas and Ordained Episcopal Priest in 1998 by Archbishop William Conner and consecrated as a Bishop in 2001 by Anglican Archbishop Bruce Campbell as an Anglican Bishop in New Rochelle, New York. His Lines of Apostolic Succession follow under Archbishop Bruce Campbell. He felt the Lord led him to Anglicanism and that this was the path he needed to follow. His Lines of Apostolic Succession verifies by the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church and of the See of Rome.
He recorded and produced a 21 Songs Gospel Music CD titled Country Style Southern Gospel and sold over 2000 copies in just 1 year and all proceeds from total sales of $10,000 were donated to local church. He is an accomplished Guitar and Harmonica player.
His religious studies were required for service, so he attended The Institute of Biblical Studies of Liberty University and earned a Graduate of Biblical Studies 1991. He attended Holy Cross Theological Seminary from 1991-1998, and several curriculum studies of Religious Studies and earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theological Biblical Studies, a Master's in Psychology and Philosophy and earned his Doctorate in Pastoral Family Counseling. He even attended Everest University in Tampa Florida for a Business Degree, He was also on the Deans List twice and the Presidents Listed once in 2013. He attended the Metropolitan Christian University, he also earned a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2017. He always studies to better serve. He believes in the scriptures of (2 Timothy 2:15) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Also in (Philippians 4:13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
He was then elevated to Archbishop Patriarch and Metropolitan of Evangelistic Apostolic Church Diocese by the Independent College of Bishops and twelve-member advisory council, which voted upon to elevate him to Patriarch where he currently serves to this date established on August 1,2002. He also founded Petrus Fidei Seminary in the United States.
He is the founder of Good Hope Church and He serves as Pastor of Good Hope Church in Lanexa Virginia which is an Anglican Denomination from 2002 to current date. He is an author of has also written a Three books ( 1.) Pastoral Premarital Counseling ( 2.) Pastoral Marriage Counseling ( 3.) Pastoral Family Counseling; Co-Parenting Therapy
These books are sold on Amazon.
He is a Member of the International College of Bishops since 2015 and serves as First Vice President. He is currently the Chancellor and also a Professor of Metropolitan Christian University in Louisville Kentucky since 2016.
Again he was awarded a plaque from The Marques Who's Who Publications Board 2021-2022
A very high Honor to be given for his work within the ministry.
His Motto: “One step at a time In the Lord
Archbishop Dr.John P. Johnston Ph.D.Th,OSP,LPC
