Vencent was born in Milton, Florida and raised in Maryland. He obeyed the Gospel in 1985 at Central Church of Christ in Baltimore, Maryland.  He graduated from public school in 1982, attended the University of Maryland and began a military career in May of 1983.  Vence completed courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has advanced degrees in criminal justice and emergency management.  

In the latter years of the 1980’s, while stationed at Barksdale AFB, Vencent and his family attended the Russell Road congregation. He was a deacon and the youth minister before transferring to Misawa AFB, Japan in 2000. While stationed there for four years he served as the minister to the congregation that met on the airbase. He also worked with local missionaries and organized outreach events to the Japanese community.

When Vencent and his family returned to the states in 2004, he accepted the role as minister of the congregation that met in Mountain Home, Idaho. After retiring from the United States Air Force in 2007, Vence began a civilian career as the Medical Emergency Manager for the Medical Readiness Flight 366 Medical Group at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. He had oversight of the hospital’s Emergency Management Program, CBRNE Program, and served as the local Emergency Management Liaison. Vence was blessed to serve as minister of the Mountain Home congregation for sixteen years.  

Brother John H. Dansby Sr., was born February 15, 1938, in Fort Worth Texas.  He was baptized into Christ by Nokomis Yeldell, in Abilene, Texas during the summer of 1958.  Brother Dansby presently labors with the Russell Road congregation of Shreveport, Louisiana.

He has also taught Management, Leadership and Communications for Wiley College, Management for Louisiana Tech University and Leadership Management for Central Texas College.  He has been in Louisiana over 40 years.  He also works as the Director of Staff/Finance for the National Crusade for Christ.  He has held this position for the past 26 years.  This national evangelistic effort has grown tremendously since he began work at the request of Dr. Daniel Harrison, National Director.

Dansby has purchased television time, negotiated hotel contracts at unbelievable rates, obtained various other service contracts and kept the crusade effort out of the red.  He effectively manages the entire business of this effort.

A career military man, he and his family moved to Shreveport on a military assignment during 1975. He gained experience in a wide variety of staff and line positions that were related to management of personnel, materials and finance. He retired from the United States Air Force in December 1984 after 28 years of service.

His decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Army Commendation Medal and he  holds the highest enlisted rank possible in the armed forces, of Chief Master Sergeant.

He also received a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. In 1983, he received the Master of Business Administration (MBA), and in 1988 the Master of Arts in General Counseling.  He also received the Honorary Doctor of Laws from Southwestern Christian College.

He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Christian College for more than twenty years, and presently serves as Chairmen of the Board.  His work on that board has been outstanding.

He is also a life member of the Air Force Sergeants Association. His wife of 65 years is the former Doris J. James of Abilene, Texas. They have four children John II, Jarilyn, James, and Jared. Additionally, they have 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.