- Kenny V. A. Deveaux
Elected August 6, 2008
Kenny V. A. Deveaux was elected as the new Executive Secretary of The Bahamas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists during a special meeting of the Executive Committee on Wednesday, August 6, 2008. He was chosen to replace Pastor Eric Clarke who was recently elected as the president of the Cayman Islands Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Kenney Deveaux is the first lay person to be elected to the post of executive secretary in The Bahamas Conference. He has served the Conference for over 28 years first as the Business Manager of Bahamas Academy, the oldest and largest Academy in the West Indies Union; then the Adventist Book Center Manager, and currently Stewardship Director of The Bahamas Conference.
An Adventist his entire life, he has shown consistent dedication and commitment as a leader in the organization. He is the head elder of the Grant's Town Seventh-day Adventist Church, the second oldest and the largest Adventist Church in The Bahamas with more than 2100 members. He is married to Darlene who is employed at the Central Bank of The Bahamas. They have been happily married for 24 years and have two children: Kenny, a student at Andrews University Michigan; and Danielle, a student at Bahamas Academy. We extend congratulations to Elder Deveaux in his newly elected post and trust that the Lord will guide and direct him always.