Staff

Jan Chaple Johnson

Jan (pictured to the left) is in her last year at United Theological Seminary where she is pursuing dual degree: a Master of Divinity and a Master of Art in Specialized Ministry (Care-Giving and Counseling).  She has over 16 years experience in the healthcare field and holds degrees in Medical Office Administration (A.S.) and Health Administration (B.S.) from Clayton State University in Georgia.  

Jan grew up in Birmingham, Alabama (where her passion for social justice was activated during the civil rights movement of the 60s).  She lived in the Atlanta area for 25 years before moving to Dayton to attend seminary.  Jan “grew up” in the Presbyterian Church, left for some “wilderness wandering” years, before returning in 1979.  In 1994, she joined a United Methodist congregation, where she was the chair of the Health and Wellness committee for 2 years.  Her activities during this time were instrumental in hearing God’s call into a Health and Healing ministry.  Jan has also been active in music ministry: singing in choirs, ringing handbells, and, with great joy, directing children’s choirs.  Jan began attending Eternal Joy in January 2006 as her contextual placement, but soon realized that this was where God was calling her to ministry.  She is now a member and a candidate for MCC ordination.  Jan has long felt that every person born is a child of God and deserves to be treated as such.  At MCC she has found a denomination that embodies this belief and actively works for the acceptance and nurturing of all people in the way she believes Jesus accepts and nurtures each of us.  The journey to healing, wholeness, and shalom is a major focal point of her ministry.

Jan has one son, Shawn, who lives in the Atlanta area and two granddaughters, Lilli and Allana, who live with their mother in Houston.  She loves being Gramma and wishes she could see her granddaughters more.  Jan has been doing counted cross-stitch for a number of years and is now learning to quilt, knit, and explore other avenues of fabric art.  In her “spare” time, she enjoys reading mysteries.