Alan johnston
Alan Johnston is the Founder and Director of Path2Truth Ministries. Though a native of Alabama, Alan has lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee for more than forty years. He is both an ordained minister and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). His ministry now spans more than fifty years and he has more than 34 years of experience as a financial planner. He has severed as Senior Pastor of churches in both Alabama and Tennessee and was a partner in the financial services firm Oracle Wealth Management (a branch of Ameriprise Financial). Alan serves his community through the Rotary Club of Chattanooga – Hamilton Place, and by serving on numerous boards of non-profit organizations. He is an avid reader and writer/author, a fan of the University of Alabama football team and UTC basketball team and loves to play golf when time permits. In addition to a BA degree from the University of Mobile (Mobile, AL), Alan holds five advanced degrees and three professional certifications. His educational experiences span Samford University, the University of Mobile, Luther Rice Seminary, The American College, Trinity Theological Seminary, the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and the University of Alabama. The degrees and certifications cover such disciplines as History, Theology, Counseling, Finance, Estate Planning and Conflict Management. Most important of all…..Alan is a husband to Dowdy, a father to Joy and Jennifer, a grandfather to Katie, Maggie and Alex, and great grandfather to Benjamin.
dowdy johnston
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Dowdy has lived in Chattanooga for more than twenty-five years. As a professional she has had two careers. As an elementary school teacher in Florida she found her love was teaching fourth graders, and those students responded to her love and kindness by returning to her the same. To this day some of the parents of those students remain friends. For many years she has been a teacher and leader of women in the churches where she has served. She has discipled and mentored women many years her junior, and those many years her senior. Her calling in this ministry has been evident to those who have watched. God’s calling on Dowdy’s life came full circle when she came to the realization that God was calling her into a counseling ministry. Accepting that call to counseling also meant accepting a call to prepare for a counseling ministry. Upon attaining her Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling she then passed the licensing exam to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Until her retirement in 2019 Dowdy had a large faith- based counseling practice in Chattanooga that included marriage and family counseling, individual counseling, and group counseling. Dowdy is a graduate of the University of North Florida and The Psychological Studies Institute (now Richmont Graduate University). She now brings her training, skills and experience as a teacher and counselor to Path2Truth.
Photo by Emily Lapish
katie johnston
Katie is the technical whiz behind everything that happens at Path2Truth. Katie not only serves as Technical Director for Path2Truth, but also leads all the work done in Media Development services for the organization. In Media Development services she has responsibility for developing and managing all internal media programs, but also leads the marketing and sales for website design, media marketing planning and design, publishing, printing and editorial services. Katie earned her BS degree in Mass Communication from UT-Chattanooga and completed an Editorial Internship in New York, NY. She has written for a number of periodicals and publications and is an accomplished photographer and videographer. She also served as Product Marketing Manager for a major retailer of commercial office fixtures. Katie is most at home outdoors. Whether it’s on her farm with the livestock and chickens - or growing organic food that is consumed in many local restaurants – or camping, hiking, or shooting – or playing with her dog Scout - it is the soil that captures her heart. As it turns out, Katie’s favorite vehicle is a pickup truck.