God's Ambassador to the Streets...
For Immediate Release November 10, 2007
STREET PREACHER
APPRECIATION CELEBRATION
- Friends of Elder Ty Appreciation Committee
- Lisa MB Johnson
- 2625 N. West Street
- Wilmington, DE 19802
- (302) 494-1372
The Friends of Elder Ty Committee announce the Appreciation
Celebration of Elder Tyrone C. Johnson, Sr. on Friday, December
7, 2007, 6:15 p.m. at Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral, 501
Washington Street, Wilmington, DE
Elder Ty, known as “God’s Ambassador to the
Streets” and “The Street Preacher” is the founder of Churches
Take A Corner (CTAC), a holistic, community-based street
ministry geared towards mobilizing faith-based congregations to save
souls while helping people to move from drug and alcohol addictions
and violence, to Christ. This ministry has grown over the past fifteen years and now
provides the following programs to communities in need:
1) Street Invasions on drug-infested corners;
2) the Transitional Housing program; 3) the Restoration
through Spiritual Development (RSD) Program which is dedicated
to helping men and women who are making the transition from prison
to their re-entry into larger society; 4) the Intensive
Outpatient Program, a DE state licensed program responds to
adult needs for drug and alcohol treatment and intervention; and 5)
the Alpha Program, a mentoring program for children with
incarcerated parents.
In 1990, Elder Ty founded his first non-profit
organization, M&MT Productions, where a group of
young men began to address the problem of substance abuse amongst
youth by introducing
therapeutic drama through local community centers.
The group went on to introduce comedy to Delaware through its
“Comedy Slam Jam” programs which featured comedians from Russell
Simmons’ HBO Comedy
Show. M&MT
organized the first Peace on the Streets march and rally in
Wilmington in collaboration with the City of Wilmington, several
churches, organizations, and youth groups where over 4,000 attended
at Rodney Square.
Elder Ty has been a pillar in the City and State of Delaware Community over the past 15 years. This year will be the first time that he is being honored. He has helped hundreds of families dealing with issues of substance abuse to get help for family members and move them from addiction to a life that makes a difference in the communities where they live.
He has been the recipient of many awards including the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award. Elder Ty has served on many committees and boards, most notably the Governor’s Council on Corrections for the past 5 years to impact change within the State Correctional System, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital For Children Ethics Committee, and the Coalition to Build a Safer Community which studied the root causes of violence in the City of Wilmington, leading to the development of the Wilmington Hope Commission.