Dr. Nick Manzie, commonly referred to as Brother Nick, has been faithfully serving the Lord in ministry since 2003 when he was called to be a Chaplain with Christian Motorsports International. With CMI, he served at racetracks throughout Florida preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the racers, and fans alike. Soon after, Bro. Nick took on a role as a Youth Pastor, then Assistant Pastor and now a Lead Pastor.

Born in Newark, NJ. His mother, Gladys, was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New Jersey in 1969. That is where she met Brother Nick’s father, whose parents both came from Italy many years prior. He stayed in NJ until he graduated High School. After High School, he moved to Miami, where in 1997 he met his wife, Jessica. In 2004, they moved to Port St Lucie until they were called to pastor a church in Kentucky in 2015. In 2018, God brought their family back to Port St Lucie, Florida.

With the support and prayers of his wife, Jessica, and their loving family, Brother Nick became Lead Pastor of Central Baptist Church in August of 2019. His vision for Central Baptist Church, his family, and himself, is to get closer to God through worship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism, and fellowship. Brother Nick also serves as Chaplain at the Port St Lucie Police Department.

Even with his many obligations, he holds his role as husband and father as the highest treasure after God. He and his wife, Jessica, have 5 children; Sabrina, Bridgette, Selah, Adam, and Nick (Trey); and have four grandchildren.

Nick loves his family and loves to do many things with them, including going to the beach and eating at new ethnic restaurants. One of the family favorites is eating Japanese food. Even though Nick and Jessica’s children are grown, together, they still love to go on hikes and exploring the many trails that Florida has to offer.

He also loves sports and officiates Football, Basketball and Baseball for the local High Schools and colleges. He considers this a ministry, as many know he is a local pastor. But with many accomplishments in his past, one thing that is a little-known fact, is that Brother Nick used to be a professional X-Games style skater (Rollerblades). He retired from this when his first daughter, Sabrina was born, so he could make family his priority.