Last weekend at the U.S. Regional Conference in Somerset, New Jersey, GCI president Joseph Tkach and superintendent of U.S. ministers Dan Rogers honored Ken and Nancy Williams on the occasion of Ken’s retirement after 42 years of employment in ministry with GCI.
Ken was born in Bell, California and lived in the Los Angeles area until joining the Navy at age 18. In 1970, he graduated with a bachelors degree in theology from Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas. Following graduation he entered the employed ministry.
Ken served first in pastoral ministry in Duluth and Grand Rapids, Minnesota. There he met his future wife, Nancy Strommen. They married in 1972 and had their first child, David, in 1973. In 1973, the young family moved to pastor the church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their second child, Heather, was born in Benton Harbor in 1975. While in Michigan, Ken started a church in Coldwater and began postgraduate studies in communications at Western Michigan University.
In 1982, the family moved to pastor churches in Concord, New Hampshire and Montpelier, Vermont. Their third child, Michael, was born in Concord in 1982. In 1989, the family moved to pastor in Rochester and Syracuse, New York. While pastoring there, Ken began serving as a district superintendent. He also continued his postgraduate studies at Roberts Wesleyan College.
In 2004, Ken and Nancy moved to Sacramento, California where Ken served first as district pastor, then regional pastor and ministry developer. In 2007, they returned to Rochester, New York, home of their daughter Heather and their three grandsons. From Rochester, Ken continued in the employ of GCI until his recent retirement.
We wish Ken and Nancy many wonderful years ahead as they continue to serve our Lord and his children.
With Ken’s retirement, Dan Rogers has appointed Greg Williams to replace Ken as the regional pastor for the Eastern U.S. Greg can be emailed at Greg.Williams@gci.org or telephoned at 678.699.2017. His mailing address is 129 Timber Creek Rd., Hendersonville, NC 28739.
Ken Williams, congratulations on your retirement.
Greg Williams, congratulations on your new assignment.
Williams to Williams, this isn’t tennis is it?
More seriously, congratulations to you all, and many blessings for your future roles.
Phil Hopwood
Dear Ken, thanks for your faithful service – God bless u and yrs. Greg – congrats and loking forward to having you visit our district soon. God bless.
Richard and Joyce
PRSIE THE LORD AND TO HIM BE THE GLORY. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR LOVE AND SERVICE TO KALAMAZOO AND MANY OTHERS. YOU ARE ALWAYS FONDLY REMEMBERED. GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU BOTH. MAYBE WE WILL MEET IN SOME OF OUR TRAVELS. (SMILE)
Ken, It’s hard to believe it’s been 42 years since your graduation from Big Sandy. Your work and sacrifice to serve the Lord is appreciated by all you have touched….both at A.C. and in the field. May He bless your retirement and whatever you choose to do from here on.
Congratulations to both. May the Lord bless you both in your new endeavors.