Willie Edward Hucks, II

Willie Edward Hucks II has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in various capacities since 1985. He spent the first 14 years of ministry pastoring congregations in Texas and Louisiana. In 1999, he accepted a call to serve as a religion professor at Southwestern Adventist University, where he remained for seven years. In 2006, he began serving as associate editor of Ministry Magazine, an internationally recognized journal for pastors, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland; and in 2010, he also assumed responsibilities serving as an associate ministerial secretary for the GC Ministerial Association, focusing on theological education and ministerial preparation.

In 2016, Dr. Hucks accepted a call to serve as associate professor of Christian Ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, focusing on homiletics and urban ministry; and in January 2018 he was appointed as Chair of the Christian Ministry Department (now known as the Department of Practical and Applied Theology) in addition to his teaching responsibilities.

From mid-2024 to late-2025, Hucks serves as Assistant to the President for Mission and Culture at Andrews University. In November 2025, he was elected to serve as Ministerial Director of the NAD Ministerial Association.

A native of Dallas, Texas, Dr. Hucks earned his undergraduate ministerial degree from Oakwood College, and his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Andrews University. Dr. Hucks has been published in several popular and professional journals. However, his greatest joy comes from calling Kathleen (nee Alexander) his wife since 1987; and they are the proud parents of two adult children and one grandson.