Colorado BGC staffer head of Hawaii convention

HONOLULU — Veryl F. Henderson, 60, was unanimously elected executive director-treasurer of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist State Convention April 19 by the convention’s executive board. He succeeds O.W. Efurd, who officially retired March 31.

Henderson, who will begin his new duties in mid-June, currently serves as director of the church planting division for the Colorado Baptist General Convention.

Henderson is no stranger to Hawaii. He served as pastoral missionary at Lahaina Baptist Church, Kihei Baptist Mission and West Maui Resort Missions 1969–78; as state director of resort missions with the Hawaii Baptist Convention 1979–83; and as state director of missions with the HBC 1983–95.