As an African American accountant and entrepreneur, he has held the distinct honor of being a treasurer/comptroller for the city of Hopkins Park, Illinois. He has managed multimillion-dollar budgets and led treasury teams of various sizes. He is also a financial consultant and has supervised and trained various employees in financial sales and governance.

As a product of the Lake Region Conference, Kent Nichols has served as a medical chaplain and former senior pastor, most recently of the Ephesus and Body of Christ SDA Churches in Marion and Ft. Wayne, Indiana, respectively.

Following being voted to his most recent position, Pastor Nichols shared his words of appreciation. “God has amazing ways to guide our lives. He takes our talents and uses them for His glory. I am excited about working with our pastors, the treasury team, the directors, and the administration as we serve together, doing God’s work.”

Pastor Nichols is married to Abayomi Nichols and they are the parents of three young adults – Gabrielle (27), Paige (25), and Micah (24).

Abayomi is an international speaker and therapist who is currently in private practice. She specializes in trauma treatment, depression, anxiety, couples therapy, military family life issues, PTSD and is trained in EMDR.”