John Lemley learned of the Church of God (Seventh Day) in 1966 when he lived in the Sacramento, CA area with his family. He attended Midwest Bible College 1967-1970 and pastored churches in Walla Walla and Tacoma, WA; Stanberry, MO; and Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. He lives in Vancouver, WA, with his wife, Lois, where they care for their disabled son, Joshua.