John Sheppard

Born and raised in Trenton, N. J., John spent much of his life in Virginia after graduating from the College of William and Mary.  He taught high school English for some years, after which he pursued his love of cooking becoming a sous-chef for several restaurants.  Before moving to South Carolina he spent 16 years at the Bistro R in Richmond.

John, already a talented pianist, studied organ and served at several churches, doing so for 18 years for two episcopal churches in Westmoreland County, Virginia.   His parents lived with him in their last years after he came to South Carolina in 2005.  John has pursued singing and playing piano at UUCL for 12 years to the present.