Presiding prelate
Most Rev. Eric L Johnson, DD, PhD
Dr. Eric Livingston Johnson was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, He was baptized in 1975 and began preaching the gospel at the tender age of 8 years old. As a teenager, he was Youth Leader at the Mt. Calvary FBH Church under the leadership of Dr. JeremiahFennell.
Dr. Johnson served as Associate Minister of the Wayside Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York, and
under the tutelage and nurturing of his former pastor, the late Dr. Joe L. Parker, his ministry flourished. He pastored the Greater Rugged Cross Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY, and after a short time, he ventured out and founded the New Birth Baptist Church in Brownsville, Brooklyn where he pastored faithfully until the call of God brought him to the state of Georgia.
Dr. Johnson has traveled extensively as a member of the Timothy Wright Concert Choir and can be heard singing and preaching on several of their recordings.
Dr. Johnson is an alumnus of Oneonta State University. He received his Masters Degree in Theology in 2011, and his Doctorate of Divinity Degree in 2013. In 2019, he received his Ph.D. in Theology.
He has labored tirelessly in the ministry, and his hard work and dedication culminated in November,
2017, when he was reaffirmed to the Office of Bishop by the Real For God Outreach Ministries. In 2021, Bishop Johnson founded and organized the Covenant Family Fellowship of Churches where he was affirmed to the Office of Apostle in 2021. In 2022, he was affirmed with Apostolic Succession and Enthronement as Archbishop.
Apostle Johnson is the Founder and Senior Pastor of The Lighthouse Circle of Light for All People,
located in Griffin, Georgia. He and his lovely wife, Lady Lisa Johnson are the proud parents of three
extraordinary children, Xavier, Malcolm and Maya. He currently resides in Hampton, Georgia.
