A longstanding Rockford minister is leaving his role after almost two decades. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose spent a few moments with him as he reflected on his time at the church.
Rev. Matthew Johnson is the senior minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Rockford. He sat in his office, smiled, and cleared alerts on his smartwatch. A bookshelf served as a canvas behind his desk.
“I have read most of them, not all of them,” he said. “Some were left for me by my predecessor.”…