Jonathan McCune was born to missionary parents, and, as a young child, he went with them and his siblings to China and Japan. Upon high school graduation, he married and had five children. He has been involved in various capacities in all the several churches he has attended. He went to India six times for several months each to teach in Bible training schools. He also taught in Bible schools in Scotland and the Marshall Islands. He served over seven years on the pastoral staff of Christian Life Center, Stockton, California, who sponsored his missions’ trips. He is now retired.