John Foster grew up in the Chicago, Illinois, area and began attending the Church of God with his parents in 1958.
He graduated from Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, with a bachelor’s degree in theology, and has served as a minister in various congregations in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. He currently is the pastor of the St. Louis, Missouri, congregation of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association, and also serves on the Church’s Doctrine Committee.
John and his wife, Susan, have been married for over 45 years, and they have three children and three granddaughters.