Torrey Johnson

Youth For Christ Founder

Evelyn Nilsen

(m. 1930⁠–⁠2002)

ChildrenRuth, Torrey Jr, Arleen

Torrey Maynard Johnson (March 15, 1909^[1] – May 15, 2002) ^[2] 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.

References

^ "Papers of Torrey Maynard Johnson - Collection 285". www2.wheaton.edu. Archived from the original on 2000-04-12.
^ "Social Security Death Index". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.