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After serving for nearly 20 years at Maximum Life Christian Church in Woodlawn, Maryland under the leadership of his parents, Bishop Carroll and Pastor Muriel Johnson, then Minister Duane Johnson, his wife and high school sweetheart, Minister Cynthia Johnson, and their infant son, moved to Greater Bethlehem Temple (GBT) located in Randallstown, Maryland. While serving under Bishop James D. Nelson Sr., at GBT, Minister Duane continued to pursue his dreams and calling to move into the pastorate. He served as the Youth Pastor at GBT and later became an ordained Elder in World Assemblies of Restoration.
Bishop Duane Johnson, a fourth generation preacher, received the call to ministry very early in life. Growing up in the church, literally from birth, he has been a faithful member
and leader in almost all areas of ministry. From driving congregants
to serving as a junior deacon, from singing on the choir to serving
as a Sunday school teacher, from working in the audio
ministry to serving as the Youth Pastor, Duane has
understood that God has been preparing him, over the
years, to lead His flock. After a period of time at
GBT, Elder Duane Johnson, his wife, now
Evangelist Cynthia Johnson, and
their young son heeded the voice of the LORD
and started Speak To My Heart Ministries
on April 1, 2007, at the Roosevelt
Recreation Center in the Hamden area of
Baltimore City. Though the church was initially
started with just the family of three, God sent
many parishioners from the community and
from the radio audience that Elder Johnson
bolsters. In addition to his work in the church
and as a teacher in the Baltimore City Public
School System, he has been a well-
and a well-
in the Baltimore area for nearly two
(2) decades. After worshipping in the Roosevelt
Recreation Center or almost one year, the
membership of Speak To My Heart Ministries
continued to grow as did the Johnson’s desire to
connect with the people of God on a more
frequent basis. Thus, after a “ceiling problem” at the
recreation center, the church moved to the Sankofa
Dance Theater in Baltimore City for worship. This
Location provided the church with more time for
worship, and as the service time grew, so did the
church membership. God was blessing the church.
He was sending “good people” to the church
and people” to the church and it was growing, however,
there continued to be a desire in Pastor and Evangelist Johnson’s spirit for more: more time, more space, more opportunities to speak to people’s hearts. They continued to seek God. On April 1, 2009, on the 2 year church anniversary, God blessed Speak To My Heart Ministries to move to its own location at 3903 W. Belvedere Avenue in the Park Heights Community of Baltimore City. This location, a thrift store turned furniture store was cleaned and painted and transformed into a beautiful sanctuary, and service was held at 7:30 p.m. that same night! This particular area of Baltimore has had a long standing reputation of being a rough, high-
The location enables the church to readily and easily dispense the supplies and food during its yearly Back-
his convictions, his faith, his humble spirit, his integrity, and the unyielding support of his wife, children, and church congregation have caused him to continue to press ahead and to continue to be used to speak to the hearts of God’s people.