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Memorial Service April 9 for Alfred H. Johnson

LITTLETON, CO (March 29, 2005) - A memorial service for Alfred H. Johnson will be conducted at 3 p.m. April 9 at Centennial Covenant Church in Littleton. Dave Noreen will officiate. Johnson, 79, died March 10 and was buried in California.

Johnson at one time served as director of educational planning and special services in the former Department of Christian Education (now Department of Christian Formation). He also was the director of Christian education for the Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church.

He served as pastor at St. John's Covenant Church in Portland, Oregon; Wiley Covenant Church in Yakima, Washington; Dearborn Covenant Church in Dearborn, Michigan; Berkeley Covenant Church in Berkeley, California; Hope Center Covenant Church in Pleasant Hill, California; and Crown Valley Covenant Church, Laguna Niguel, California.

Johnson received a Bachelor in Theology degree from Central Bible College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and political science from Seattle Pacific University. He graduated from North Park Theological Seminary in 1953 and was ordained in 1957. He is survived by four children. His wife, Lorraine, preceded him in death.

Memorial donations will be used to establish a scholarship fund in Johnson's honor. Donations may be directed to the North Park College/Alfred Johnson Memorial Fund in care of Stephen Johnson, 213 East Luray Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301. For more information, call the Centennial office at 303-797-2344. Those desiring to share messages, which will be read during the service, may direct them to Jim Persson, Centennial Covenant Church, 401 Mineral Avenue, Littleton, CO, 80120.    

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