Pastor's Place - Trade United Methodist Church

Pastor John was raised outside of Knoxville and attended the University of Tennessee. He got his Master’s degree from Duke Divinity School and has been a pastor for 24 years. Gayle, his wife of 31 years, is also a pastor who is not currently serving a church. They have two married daughters, one working with homeless teens in Lexington, Kentucky, and the other working as a nonprofit coordinator in Socorro, New Mexico. They enjoy travel, reading, and photography.