Staff
Kent Nighswander
Lead Pastor
Kent and his family have been a part of Kingdom Collective since the launch team in 2020. Kent joined the staff in 2021 and became lead pastor in January of 2025. He and his wife Ashley have three kids, Malaki, Eli, and Trinity! Learn more.
knighswander@kingdomcofw.com
knighswander@kingdomcofw.com
Josh Cummings
Associate Pastor
Josh joined the KC staff in June of 2025. He and his wife Heather moved to Fort Wayne from Kalamazoo, MI to join the KC Family. They have two daughters, Ava and Bexley!
jcummings@kingdomcofw.com
jcummings@kingdomcofw.com
Bailey Sutton
Connections Director
Bailey was a part of the KC launch team in 2020 and has served in various capacities on staff since October of 2021. She graduated from the University of Saint Francis and has resided in Fort Wayne since.
bsutton@kingdomcofw.com
bsutton@kingdomcofw.com
Saron Girma
Kids Director
Saron joined the KC staff in January of 2024 as the Kids Director. She is a graduate of Purdue Fort Wayne and has a passion to disciple the next generation!
sgirma@kingdomcofw.com
sgirma@kingdomcofw.com
Blake Askins
Worship Director
Blake joined the KC staff in December of 2024. He and his wife Ashley were married in May of 2022 and they have a son, Isaac!
baskins@kingdomcofw.com
baskins@kingdomcofw.com
Elders
