May Bethel

Bill Bryant Johnson (born July 18, 1951) is the senior leader of Bethel Church, a Charismatic megachurch in Redding, California. Under his leadership, the congregation reportedly grew from approximately 2,000 members in 1996 to more than 11,000 by 2019. Johnson promotes beliefs related to revival, faith healing, and supernatural manifestations—topics that have become central to the global Bethel movement and influenced segments of contemporary charismatic Christianity. In 1998, he co-founded the…