Jeff and Sheri Easter
are truly loved By Jennifer Campbell
Title Photo by Amber Nelon Kistler Love. This simple four-letter word holds more meaning than an entire dictionary could ever begin to define. Not only are we loved by our family and friends, but we are unconditionally loved by God. Jeff and Sheri Easter have spent nearly all of their lives spreading the message of God’s love to the world through music. They have traveled thousands of miles, having sung hundreds of songs, all for one purpose alone: To share the Gospel and to remind the world that we are truly loved. Jeff and Sheri Easter began their musical journeys at quite a young age, since they were seemingly born into their respective gospel music singing families, the Easter Brothers and the Lewis Family. Jeff’s first recollection of Southern gospel music was in 1974, when he and his brother, Steve “Rabbit” Easter, went to see the Happy Goodman Family in Wilson, North Carolina.
Southern gospel music has been woven into the fabric of Sheri’s life since she was born. She shares, “My family sang with most of the groups about the time I was born, so I grew up knowing most of them, but I was probably closest to Wendy Bagwell and the Sunlighters, the Nelons, the Hemphills and the Happy Goodman Family.” Family is not only an integral part of Jeff and Sheri’s ministry, but also their lives. Jeff says of his dad: “I’ve never seen a more godly man.” Also acknowledging one of her parents has been her greatest influence in life, Sheri says of her mama, “I always loved her passion and her soulful sound.” Having a close bond with the Easter and Lewis musical legacies has certainly helped shape the ministry of Jeff and Sheri Easter. Sheri tells how their family’s musical background has greatly impacted them: “Our family’s musical legacies have helped shape our ministry in
