aBOUT DAMONE
The Reverend Dr. Damone Paul Johnson is the Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan New Testament Mission Baptist Church of Albany, New York. Since he began his pastoral ministry in 2003, the church body has increased spiritually and numerically. Under his leadership, the church has grown in ministry and mission. Dr. Johnson led the ministry through the completion of a new edifice that facilitates the ministry needs of this growing and thriving congregation and the beloved community. In September 2022, a mortgage burning service was held to celebrate the retirement of a 25-year multi-million dollar mortgage 15 years ahead of time.
Dr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and Philosophy with a minor in Music from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and a Master of Divinity degree from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, New York. In May 2007, Dr. Johnson was conferred the Doctor of Ministry degree with a concentration in Pastoral Preaching from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received the distinguished Dr. H. Beecher Hicks Jr. preaching award, demonstrating strong promise in preaching and pastoral ministry.
Dr. Johnson is the President of the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention Congress of Christian Education, an auxiliary of the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention of New York Inc.
He is the author of A Life Worth Rebuilding and Bonded Love: How God’s Love Shines Through Imperfect Relationships. Being dedicated to the work of community, he is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Beta Phi Lambda Chapter, and serves as the Chaplain for the Eastern Region. Dr. Johnson consistently serves as a guest lecturer at the University at Albany and has previously served as an adjunct professor for Martin University of Indianapolis, IN. Committed to family, he is married to the love of his life, Angela Johnson.
His life verse is Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
“DPJ Mission
DPJ ministries was created by The Reverend Dr. Damone Paul Johnson. The mission of DPJ Ministries is to take the word of God to the world. The emphasis on Word and world, taking the Word, The Holy Bible to the uttermost parts of the world. We do this through media, audio, video, and print. ”