Background
Johnson, Charles Oscar was born on September 22, 1886 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Son of John Calvin and Margaret Isabel (Shinliver) Johnson.
Johnson, Charles Oscar was born on September 22, 1886 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Son of John Calvin and Margaret Isabel (Shinliver) Johnson.
Preparatory education, Andersonville (Tennessee) Institute, 1901-1904. Bachelor of Arts, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 1910. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1920.
Doctor of Divinity, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, 1922, Franklin College, 1934, Carson Newman College, 1948. Doctor of Laws, William Jewell College, 1950.
Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1909. Pastor various churches, 1910-1931, Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, 1931-1958. Instructor Berkeley (California) Division School, 1958-1960.
First vice president, Southern Baptist Convention. President Baptist World Alliance, 1947-1952. Trustee Shurtleff College, Hannibal-La Grange College, Missouri.
President St. Louis Board Education, 1946-1949. Executive Committee St. Louis Mission Board, Missouri Baptist Hospital.
Mason (K.T.), Kiwanian. Three church buildings erected during pastorates.