John is a native of South Carolina where he grew up loving to hunt and fish. He is a retired Presbyterian Pastor having served congregations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. He was pastor of Crestwood Presbyterian Church (ECO) for 38 years. John Graduated from the University of South Carolina, BA, (1972) and Union Theological Seminary, D.Min, (1976). He is married to Jenny and they have two grown children, Marc and Elizabeth, and two grandchildren. John has loved working with wood for decades but deeply engaged with woodturning since 2013.