Apostle Nichol is the Senior Pastor and Overseer of the Deliverance Evangelistic Center (DEC Ministries). He is a native son of Newark, New Jersey, where he grew up and soon learned that life is choice driven. Making bad decisions as a young man brought many pitfalls his way including drug addiction and incarceration.

In 1963 he married his childhood sweetheart the late Evangelist Patricia Alee Williams Nichol and began a family. Eventually the two came to know Christ as their personal Lord and savior and settled their growing family in as faithful members of DEC under the late Apostle Arturo A. Skinner.

Serving faithfully, first as an usher, then as a junior pastor, Apostle Nichol grew mightily in God’s calling on his life. Like many sons of Deliverance, he traveled as a junior pastor preaching and teaching the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in revivals along the eastern seaboard and across the country. Laying hands on the sick, seeing many healed delivered and set many free to a new life in Christ. Receiving his formal ministerial training at the Manhattan Bible institute under Dr. Boyce, Brother Nichol’s desire was simply to grow and help build the Kingdom.

In March 1975, DEC's founder, Apostle Skinner died suddenly. In June of that same year Apostle Ralph G. Shammah Nichol formally became the Senior Pastor. Only thirty-five years old at the time, and with a growing family which would eventually included eight children, Apostle Nichol took the helm and weathered the internal storms to stabilize the ministry and leadership. With steadfast faithfulness and a willingness to work for the Kingdom he brought youthful enthusiasm to DEC.  Street campaigns and tent revivals became a hallmark of his ministry. He is known throughout the city as a man of integrity committed to God’s Word.

Heading such a large organization had many challenges along the way, yet none perhaps as great as when the love of his life, his beloved Alee died in October of 1995. He thought life was over for him too, but God had still more for him to do.

In 2000 he married his second blessing in the person of Lady Rosalind Nzinga Nichol. She now serves faithfully with him as Co-Pastor of DEC Ministries. They are also doubly blessed to have five of his eight children and their spouses working at their side in the ministry, reaching new generations with THE POWER OF PENTECOST!

In June 2005, Apostle Nichol and the DEC family celebrated his 30th year as Pastor of the Deliverance Evangelistic Center, Inc. In 2006 Apostle and Lady Nichol launched the Nehemiah Project in partnership with the Clinton Hill community to restore unity, safety and prosperity to the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey. Proclaiming God’s truth – The best is yet to come!


 

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