Nationality American Name Torrey Johnson Denomination Baptist Books Reaching Youth for Christ | Religion Christian – Baptist Education Wheaton College Occupation Evangelist Role Evangelist | |
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Born March 15, 1909 ( 1909-03-15 ) Chicago, Illinois, United States Spouse(s) Evelyn Nilsen (m. 1930–2002) Children Ruth, Torrey Jr, Arleen Died May 15, 2002, Boca Raton, Florida, United States | ||
Organizations founded Youth for Christ | ||
Torrey Maynard Johnson (March 15, 1909 – May 15, 2002) was a Chicago Protestant evangelist 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.
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