LEADERSHIP TEAM

Get to know the Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church team

CHURCH LEADERSHIP

We Aim to be Servant Leaders

As a leadership team, we humbly submit to the authority of God’s Word and seek to steward our God-given gifts for the advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Steve DelDuco, pastor at Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church in Mechanicsburg, PA, and on the leadership team, and his wife smiling

Steve DelDuco

Pastor

Pastor Steve began ministering at Grace BFC in the summer of 2010 and has filled a variety of roles there. Prior to coming to Harrisburg, Pastor Steve served on staff at Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Reading, PA (2001-2007) and served as a solo pastor at New Life Bible Fellowship Church in Carmel, NY (2007-2010). At the beginning of 2024, Pastor Steve DelDuco was commissioned by Grace Bible Fellowship Church of Harrisburg to be the planting pastor for a new church on the West Shore of Harrisburg (Living Hope BFC). 

Pastor Steve is passionate about the gospel and loves working with all ages within the church body.  He has served as a Children’s Ministry Director and Youth Pastor, and also has served in nursing home ministries. He has training and experience as a Biblical Counselor. 

He has been married to his wife, Beth, for over 30 years, and together they have 4 married children and 6 grandchildren. 

Beyond his love for his Lord and Savior, the Church and his own family, Pastor Steve is an avid sports fan. He enjoys playing a variety of sports, but particularly golf and disc golf. He also enjoys watching just about any sport when he gets a chance.

Elder Tim Swartz from Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church in Mechanicsburg, PA smiling

Tim Swartz

Elder

Tim Swartz has been a member of Grace Bible Fellowship Church since 2006. Tim has served as an elder at Grace BFC since 2009. Tim and Dawn have been married since 1988 and have two children and two grandchildren. Tim loves to share his faith and encourage those whom God has placed in his pathway each day. Tim also enjoys reading world history, particularly church history and outdoor writing.
 
Tim has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bluefield College and is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist. Tim’s hobbies include fly fishing, remodeling and the outdoors.
Joshua Tyson, Elder at Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church in Mechanicsburg, PA smiling

Joshua Tyson

Elder

Joshua Tyson began attending our sending church, Grace Bible Fellowship, in 2017 and became a member in 2018. He began training to become an elder in 2022.

Josh is a graduate of Lockhaven University (2011) with a bachelor’s degree in communications media. He has been married to Carla since 2017 and they have two children Gracie and Noah. He enjoys following Philadelphia sports teams, Penn State football, reading and teaching God’s Word, as well as reading about American history. He enjoys playing with his kids and seeing men discipled.

Michael Feliciano, pastor at Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church in Mechanicsburg, PA and his wife smiling

Michael Feliciano

Church Plant Intern

Michael Feliciano came to Grace Bible Fellowship Church in the summer of 2022. Before making the move, he had attended church on the West Shore, but attended Grace BFC in the early years of his life.

Michael graduated from Liberty University in the spring of 2024 with a degree in Business Administration: Data Analysis. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Southern Baptist Seminary.

Michael has a passion for studying and teaching the Word of God, shepherding and encouraging the people of God, and reaching the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Michael married his wife Brianna in 2024. Together they love to hike, play sports, read good books, and drink lots of coffee.