KENT NICHOLS IS ELECTED LAKE REGION TREASURER/CFO

February 9, 2023

The Office for Regional Conference Ministries (ORCM) and the Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP) office family recently gained a new member. He is Brendon Henfield and he joins the Treasury team as an accountant.

Brother Henfield is a native of Nassau, Bahamas. He is the younger of two sons.

He is also a “double” graduate of Oakwood University, having received a Bachelor of Arts in 2020 and a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in Leadership from our school in 2022.

He follows in the footsteps of his mother, Brenda Henfield, who also served as an Accountant prior to her retirement and who is also a graduate of Oakwood University. He counts her as the major influence in his life.

It was his mother who “encouraged” him to come to Oakwood. She wanted him to attend a Seventh-day Adventist school. She advised Brendon that the Adventist school to which her money was going was Oakwood. Brendn complied and is glad that he did.

After graduating with his MBA, Brendon was told by a friend that there was an opening on the ORCM/RCRP staff. The Dean of the School of Business of Oakwood University, Dr. Ted Brown, referred him to Mrs. Yvonne Collins, the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of RCRP and he was quickly hired.

He says that he enjoys working with the Regional Conferences and that he especially enjoys the privilege of meeting with the office staff for staff worship each morning.

We welcome Brother Henfield to the ORCM/RCRP office family. t

Dana C. Edmond is Director of the Office for Regional Conference Ministry (ORCM). He is also publisher of Regional Voice magazine, and completed the coverage of the new ORCM/ RCRP personnel.

The Lake Region Conference Executive Committee voted for Pastor Kent Nichols to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Lake Region Conference, effective March 1, 2023.

Kent Nichols earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oakwood University and a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry from Andrews University. Pastor Nichols has an extensive background in finance that spans more than 25 years.

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 senior pastor, most recently of the Ephesus and Body of Christ SDA Churches in Marion and Ft. Wayne, Indiana, respectively.

Following being voted to this new 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 (26), Paige (24), and Micah (23). We solicit your prayers for Pastor Nichols and his family as they enter this new role in ministry. t

This statement, For Immediate Release, was prepared by the Lake Region Conference Administration. Regional Voice magazine thanks them for this report.