Treasurer Retires After 37 Years of Service

SHREVEPORT, LA. – Rodney Dyke retired from the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference on April 1. 

He served the Seventh-day Adventist denomination for  more than 37 years, with more than two decades at the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference.

Dyke began his career in 1987 as an accountant at Medical Center Hospital in Punta Gorda, Fla. In 1990, he accepted a call to serve as treasurer at Adventist University of Central Africa. After one year, he returned to the United States to complete an MBA at Mississippi State University.

From 1992 to 1996, Dyke served as head of the business department at an Adventist seminary and college in Bangladesh. He returned to the United States in 1996 to serve as business manager at Battle Creek Academy and, in 1997, was called to the Texas Conference as an accountant. In 2005, he joined the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference as associate treasurer and in 2011, he became treasurer/CFO, a role he held until his retirement.

Colleagues described Dyke as a faithful, dedicated servant. His wife, Peggy, has also served alongside him in the conference office in recent years.

Dyke often reflected on his years in mission service through his personal devotions and stories. In retirement, he plans to continue seeking opportunities to serve. He is currently assisting with the transition to a new treasurer and expects to take some time off in the near future.

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By Sylvia Downs

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