The Lighthouse

The Pine St. Church of God was built in 1983 under the leadership of the late Bishop Alphonso Johnson. Bishop Johnson was a licensed bishop in the Church of God, headquarters in Cleveland, TN. He had been serving as pastor for 16 yrs when the Lord called him home in January 1999. The lives of literally hundreds of men, women, boys, and girls were changed by the ministry of this awesome man of God. His love for people, wisdom in the word, and humble spirit made him a highly respected man in the body of Christ and the community.

Bishop Johnson was married to Betty Johnson and to this union four children were born; Anthony, Angie, Craig, and Kyle.

Pastor Betty Johnson, the widow of the late Bishop Alphonso Johnson, was named the pastor of the Pine St. Church of God in April 2000. Pastor Johnson is a licensed minister in the Church of God, headquarters in Cleveland, TN. Pastor Johnson is a woman of prayer, praise and worship. She possess the spirit of excellency concerning the things of God. She teaches those who desire, how to become more than Christians in name only, but to be disciplined men and women of God; walking in integrity and honesty in every area of their lives.

Pastor Craig Johnson was installed as the Pastor of the Pine St. Church of God on December 5, 2010. He is the son of the late Bishop Alphonso Johnson and Pastor Betty Johnson. Pastor Johnson is a licensed Ordained minister in the Church of God, headquarters in Cleveland, TN.

God has given Pastor Johnson great wisdom in the word, and the ability to convey that wisdom in a practical way that touches the minds of the listeners, and encourages them to apply the word to their everyday lives.

His wife is Alisa Johnson and they have one daughter, Asjah.


Declaration of Faith
The Church of God believes the whole Bible to be completely and equally inspired and that it is the written Word of God. The Church of God has adopted the following Declaration of Faith as its standard and official expression of its doctrine.

We Believe:
In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.

In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.

That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.

In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.

In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.

In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.

In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.

In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.

In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.