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Alumni Stories: Drew Foster

I served in the Army for four years as a paratrooper, and then attended Johnson after feeling called to ministry. Stewart Woodley, the pastor at my home church in North Carolina, was a Johnson alumnus, and the church offered a scholarship to help aspiring young ministers attend JU. I loved the...

Alumni Stories: Makayla McCartney

I had an internship all lined up with a church in California when a pastor at Fellowship Church in Knoxville suggested I stay in town and...

Alumni Stories: Calvin Daly

A group from First Christian Church in Florissant, Missouri, visited my hometown of Marlow, England, while I was in high school. Chris...

Alumni Stories: Jill Shaw (’84)

Jill wanted to study journalism at Indiana University, not intercultural studies at Johnson. “I wanted to do, through journalism, what...

Alumni Stories: Amanda and Simberashe Nyamutora

Simberashe Nyamutora grew up in Zimbabwe, where his parents served with Steve and Linda Whitmer during their missionary service in the...

Alumni Stories: Kayla Hefner (’22)

Kayla Hefner felt the call to mission work when she was 16 years old, but she began college at Johnson University Florida with no plans to...

Alumni Stories: Bekah Ochs (’19)

Bekah Ochs lived in Ghana for a year during high school, and she saw the need for better communication between missionaries and supporters....

Alumni Stories: Alyssa (’20) and Ian (’19) Dugger

While this couple began their journey separately, they found their calling–and found each other–at JUFL. They married in 2020...

Online Education Makes a Difference

Bradley Kirtlan’s family graduates from Christian colleges with honors; his sister, Becky, graduated from Johnson in 2003, and his...

Alumni Stories: Patrick (’99) and Stephanie (’97) Blake

Patrick and Stephanie met at Florida Christian College (now Johnson University Florida) as undergraduate students, discovering a love for...

Alumni Stories: Stacey Carolina (’00)

Sometimes brochures work. Stacey Carolina had never heard of Johnson University until she received a brochure in the mail. She had planned...

Alumni Stories: Noah Jordan (’19)

Noah Jordan tried a variety of programs during his time at Johnson, and they combined to shape him into the teacher he is today. He began...