Pastor John and Charlotte were born and raised in Lacaster County Pa., and have lived in the Quarryville, Pa., area much of their lives. Both are graduates of Solanco High School, Quarryville, Pa.
They were married on July 2nd, 1962 and are the parents of two daughters, Sharon and April. They have four grandchildren. Pastor John received Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord on July 4th, 1980. Charlotte accepted Jesus as her Savior and Lord at the age of fourteen. They moved to 9 Fawn Drive in the Buck, Quarryville, Pa., in October of 1987 after living in Lancaster City for the first twenty-five years of their marriage.
Pastor John studied for the ministry at The Living Word Training Center in Mount Joy, Pa. from 1981-1984. He and Charlotte also received Leadership training through The Lord's House of Prayer, Lancaster, Pa.
They founded Fountains Of Praise Ministries in 1989 which meets in the lower level of their home at 9 Fawn Drive, (At the Buck), Quarryville, Pa.
Pastor John is involved with the Operation Transformation ministry in the Solanco area and Harvest Net of Ephrata, Pa. Pastor John and Charlotte along with others in their congregation participate in the annual Quarryville Community Day by leading a prayer tent ministry. Pastor John and Charlotte are both involved with the Healing Rooms Of Lancaster, Lancaster, Pa., and are in the process of establishing "The Healing Rooms Of Solanco." Pastor John and Charlotte have been involved with the Solanco Senior Center in Quarryville, Pa., for aproximately nine years and were members of the Solanco Senior Board for six years.