Johnny Hunt is one of the most popular and richest Religious Leader who was born on July 17, 1952 in North Carolina, United States. A former President from the Southern Baptist Convention who founded the First Baptist Church Woodstock, located in Woodstock, Georgia.
James Merritt, a fellow Georgian, was one of his predecessors as President of the Southern Baptist Convention., one of the fellow Georgian served as one of his predecessors when he was president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Hunt has held ministry positions at Lavonia Baptist Church, Mooresboro, North Carolina (July 1976–August 1979), Falls Baptist Church in Wake Forest, North Carolina (1979–1980), Longleaf Baptist Church, Wilmington, North Carolina (May 1981–December 1, 1986), and at First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia (1986 to December 2019). First Baptist Woodstock is one of the largest churches in the United States. Under his ministry the church grew from about 1,000 to more than 19,000 members.
In June 1996, Hunt was named the President of SBC Pastor’s Conference. On March 11, 1997, the Johnny Hunt Chair of Biblical Preaching was established at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In June 2008, Hunt succeeded Frank Page as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and served in that capacity for 2 years. He was succeeded by Bryant Wright.
The couple had two children, Janet Allen and his daughter, Janet Allen.
