During the summer of 1995, Sister Johnson participated in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom "Peace Train" from Helsinki, Finland to Beijing, China for the Non-Governmental Organizations' Fourth World Conference. There were 232 women from 42 countries on the train, she conducted "building bridges" workshop to encourage celebrating racial and cultural diversity. In December of 1999, Minister Melody answered her call to ministry. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr., her father in the ministry, licensed her as Minister of The Gospel of The Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church in September of 2001. Since December of 2002, Minister Melody has been on temporary assignment at The Grove, Outreach Ministries-The Love Center as instructed by Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr., to be distinguished…as The Church with The Helping Hands!

Pastor Melody's "most precious accomplishment" is being the mother of her twenty-one years of age daughter, Uzuri. Uzuri inspires Minister Melody's commitment to processes, which foster individual dignity, mutual respect, and trust that affirms the importance of unity while celebrating diversity.