Bishop Eric C. Johnson - The Fifth born of 5 siblings to the late Robert and Mildred Johnson of Chicago, Illinois. with no church up bringing in his family, at the age of 20 years old, Bishop Eric Johnson was invited to attend a church service in 1980 by Pastor Adam Peacock and that same night after hearing the Word of God he responded to the altar call and accepted Jesus as Lord and was filled with the Holy Ghost.
On June 6, 1981, he was joined in holy matrimony to his High School Sweetheart, Karen McColler and to this union four children were born and, were blessed with 21 grandchildren and God has continued to bless this union for 40 years.
Bishop Johnson became a student of the Word of God under the teaching of the great late Pastor Benjamin Akins of Christ Temple Church of God of Robbins, IL who was a Biblical Scholar in the Apostolic Doctrine and End Time Prophecy.
Bishop Johnson was blessed by God with a burning desire to study the Word of God and after serving faithfully in ministry as a Sunday School teacher for several years, Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, in the 1990's he was called into the Ministry and was Licensed and Ordained to preach the Gospel.
While serving in ministry he was mentored under other great leaders, and for many years he ministered in shelters, jails, on trains, buses and was also a church van driver. Bishop Johnson is currently Self-employed as the CEO of Johnson's Carpet Cleaning services, and also a Marketing Specialist and Broker in the Direct Sales industry.
With the blessing of our Overseers, Apostle Columbus and Dr. Katie Bland of “Glory to Glory Family Christian Center” of Chicago, IL and on September 24, 2007 New Life Family Christian Center was established and called by GOD, “Pastors After GOD'S Own Heart.” In March of 2015 he was elevated to Bishop of New Life Family Christian Center where he and his wife, Prophetess Karen L. Johnson, (Pastor) continue to feed God's sheep with knowledge and understanding.
