ABOUT US

After serving in Palm Desert in a new church plant (Grace Baptist Church), in Jackson, CA restoring a dying church (Emmanuel Baptist Church), and then starting the Central Valley Baptist Church in Tracy, CA (now in Manteca, CA) God called them to the Sacramento area to Pastor Regency Baptist Church. Their 1st day at RBC was August 5, 1996. They have 4 children, AJ, Justin, Alisha and April who were all born in Jackson, CA and then were raised at RBC and all graduated from RBA (Regency Baptist Academy). They are all  married and serving in full-time Christian service. Pastor and Mrs Nichols have 15 grandchildren.

 

Pastor Nichols has said many times through the years “God has been so good to our family. Trials will either make a family bitter or better, either blow them apart or bond them together. To God Be All The Glory our trials made us better and bonded us together.”

 

On July 5th, 1995, while starting the new church - Central Valley Baptist Church - Pastor Nichols woke one morning unable to move. His body was curled up in a an embryonic form and his hands were in closed fists, all joints locked up. Just like that his life and the lives of his wife and family were altered. Suddenly, a man who was an athlete, loved to golf and had a strong zest for life found each day a fight just to move his body. In time he was diagnosed with “Advanced Lymes Disease”. The Doctors offered no cure as it was too far advanced and had been in his body an estimated 15 years. Pastor Nichols is not a fan of Drs, Hospitals, surgeries, etc. and has said more than once, “...’I’ have suffered many things of many physicians, and spent all that ‘I’ had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.” Mark 5:26. 

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For the past 26 years Pastor Nichols has spent much of those years in wheelchairs. He has been in numerous hospitals including the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Twice the Doctors told Mrs Nichols that her husband had in their opinion a couple months or so to live. Twice she sat her children down and told them that their daddy was probably going to die soon but they were going to keep serving Jesus no matter what. God knew more than the “practicing physicians” and not only kept Pastor Nichols alive but kept using him powerfully in the ministry! 4 times Pastor Nichols went through physical therapy to learn how to walk again. In spite of all these trials Pastor Nichols has kept a smile on his face and a joy in his heart. People ask him how he keeps smiling and joking and seeing all the funny stuff that happens in his life. He tells people “It takes less muscles to smile then it does to frown, so I’m basically just lazy!”

 

Through it all, the wonderful people of Regency Baptist Church stuck by and cared for their Pastor and helped his wife and family keep on for Jesus. The list of things the Lord has done is very long. GOD IS ALWAYS GOOD and all along the journey He has never failed the Nichols in any way but has always been a wonderful “guide”.

 

After 30 years of being a Pastor and wife, and after much prayer, Pastor and Mrs Nichols determined it was time to step down from the Pastorate. Pastor Nichols is no longer physically able to be the day to day Pastor of a thriving, soul winning, bus ministry, on fire church like RBC. The Nichols are NOT RETIRING just shifting gears!! One man told them “Retirement is just putting on 4 new tires and rolling on!” Pastor is still able and burdened to preach, write books, sing and write music however he and Mrs Nichols believe that their “guide” is guiding them into a new chapter of their lives. Pastor Nichols is now available to preach and sing in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches, conferences, camps, etc - whenever and wherever the Lord leads.

 

Pastor Nichols has written over 100 songs and the family has recorded 12 CDs. Mrs. Nichols is a wonderful speaker to ladies as she has much wisdom to offer from all the things God has brought her family through. Together the Nichols plan on continuing to serve the Lord and using the things the Lord has taught them in 34 years of marriage and raising a family, as well as 30 years in the Pastorate - to be a blessing, strength and  encouragement to Pastors, Pastors wives and God’s people.