Pastor Brent Nix has been serving New Hope Church since September of 1993. He was raised in Alabama growing up in a Free Will Baptist Church there. After graduating from high school and seeking the Lord's will in his life, he attended Free Will Baptist Bible College located in Nashville, Tennessee. There his eyes were opened to the fact that not all communities and cities around the United States have as many Bible believing, gospel preaching churches as in the South. God began working in his heart about some of the areas in the country where Free Will Baptists needed to establish more of a presence for the Lord.

In his freshman year he met Kristina, they began dating and later became engaged. In his sophomore year, he felt God calling him to preach and responded to this call. Upon graduating with majors in Bible and Pastoral Training in 1985, Brent married Kristina. They remained in Nashville in order for Kristina to complete her degree in Christian Education.

In 1987, after she finished her studies, they moved to a rural community outside of Nashville where Brent became youth pastor for Mt. Zion Free Will Baptist Church. While there, they were blessed with a son and two daughters - Eric, Ashley and Megan. After serving at Mt. Zion for six years, New Hope Church called Brent to be their pastor.

Knowing the need and wanting to make a difference, Brent accepted the call. They packed up and made the two thousand plus mile journey to the south Puget Sound region. Though challenging at times, the Southern boy has thoroughly enjoyed his experience in the Great Pacific Northwest and is looking forward to seeing how the Lord will use New Hope Free Will Baptist Church to help reach Kent, Washington with the gospel.

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