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Fred Johnson, DMin

Director of Field Education; Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry

585.594.6811
johnson_fredrick@roberts.edu

Rev. Dr. Fredrick Johnson, Sr., serves as senior pastor at First Genesis Baptist Church in Rochester, NY. Under his pastoral leadership, the First Genesis Baptist Church has experienced membership and spiritual growth. Dr. Johnson has participated in every facet of church ministry with a passion for evangelism, teaching, preaching, and community building. He earned a Doctor of Ministry (2007) and his Masters of Divinity (2001) from Northeastern Seminary and his MBA (1994) from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Dr. Johnson has years of experience in developing and leading non-profit and charity organizations with a focus on community development. His expertise in this area grew out of his first career of more than 20 years in the private sector working for multinational corporations.

Reading While Black Book Study

Reading While Black is a four-week self-guided study on African American biblical interpretation as an exercise in hope.

Join Rev. Dr. Fredrick Johnson in an examination of scripture from the perspective of the Black church. New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley’s acclaimed book provides a framework for an engaged conversation on the power and hope of Black biblical interpretation.