Our Team

Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Cathy is a graduate of Manchester College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interpersonal Communication. She graduated with a Master of Divinity from United Theological Seminary in 1984 and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2003. Cathy was ordained an elder in North Indiana Conference in 1986 where she served churches for eighteen years, including serving as co-senior pastor with her husband, Rev. Doug Johns at First United Methodist Church of Warsaw, Indiana. Before her appointment to HPCUMC, Cathy served at Church of the Saviour United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, OH as Senior Pastor.

Cathy has served on the national training team of Disciple Bible Study and the West Ohio Conference Board of Ordained Ministry since 2004. She is a trained congregational coach and a graduate of the Academy of Spiritual Formation. Cathy currently serves on the District Committee on Ministry and the Executive Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry as chair of the Order of Elder. She was recognized by United Theological Seminary with the Effectiveness in Ministry Award in 2010. Her strengths are preaching, leadership development, and spiritual formation.