John and his wife Sharon began their ministry in Charlotte in August of 2002. John entered the ministry after working in the telecommunications industry for 23 years. He holds a B.A. in Human Resource Management from Spring Arbor University and a M.A. in Telecommunications Management from Ohio University. He also studied at Great Lakes Christian College where he met Sharon. Sharon has an Associate in Religious Education from GLCC.

Their oldest son Mikal and his wife Alisha have two children and live near Murray, Kentucky. There he is a practicing physician’s assistant and Alisha is a physical therapist. John and Sharon’s youngest son Seth is marred to Heather. They live in Williamstown, West Virginia where he is employed as a chemical engineer with DuPont. Heather is a licensed social worker and is working presently with missions work through their church.