Born in Columbus, Ohio, John grew up in the Lutheran denomination. Shortly after graduating from Ohio State Univ. with a bachelor's degree in business, he met and married Charlene in the Spring of '74, a strong member of the Lord's body. Led by his dear wife, who was just following Peter's words, he was reached by an ""incorruptible beauty of a gentile and quiet spirit"" (1 Peter 3:1-4). John was soon baptized into Christ. He now works and worships at the North Lexington Church, in Kentucky.