R. Loren Sandford

R. Loren Sandford (1951–2021) grew up a preacher’s son in the Congregational Church in Illinois, Kansas, and north Idaho. As a teenager, he played rock music professionally in three states as well as two Canadian provinces before attending the College of Idaho. In 1973, he earned his B.A. in Music Education, then moved to California to attend Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena.