Rev. Dr. Fredrick Johnson, Sr.

Rev. Dr. Fredrick Johnson, Sr., serves as senior pastor at First Genesis Baptist Church in Rochester, NY. Under his pastoral leadership, the First Genesis Baptist Church has experienced membership, spiritual growth and community engagement. Dr. Johnson has participated in every facet of church ministry with a passion for evangelism, teaching, preaching, and community building. The church and its ministries have launched $45m in projects to revitalize the community.

He earned a Doctor of Ministry (2007) and his Masters of Divinity (2001) from Northeastern Seminary at Robert’s Wesleyan University and his Executive MBA (1994) from the Saunders Business School at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Dr. Johnson has over 20 years of experience in developing and leading non-profit and community organizations with a focus on community development. His expertise in this area grew out of his first career in finance of more than 20 years in the private sector working for multinational corporations