Leadership

We look to Jesus Christ as the “Head” of this His church. We are “congregational” in our church governance. But we also understand that Jesus entrusts the leadership of His church to godly and gifted men whom the church appoints as Elders.

Pastor Hariton Deligiannides

Born in Greece, Pastor Hariton Deligiannides has a love for his culture and language. But his greatest love is the Lord Jesus Christ and serving Him. Married to Meta in 1996, they have 3 children, Isabella, Elizabeth and Zachary. God sovereignly and graciously saved him in 1985. Then in 1989, his senior year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute,  God called him to the ministry.  He graduated Dallas Theological Seminary in 1992. While there he led the discipleship program for the senior high youth ministry at Fellowship Bible Church North. He was on staff with the Navigators from 1993 to 2001, ministering in NY city. Then in 2001 he moved to Boston to church plant with the Greater Boston Baptist Association's church planting ministry "Hearts for Boston". He was ordained to gospel ministry on June 21, 2003. He pastored Compass Community Church from 2001 to 2010. Then from 2010 to 2017 he ministered at Bethlehem Bible Church, teaching at the institute for Biblical Studies, teaching new members classes, preaching through the pulpit supply ministry. While there he started the College and Career ministry, the visitor welcome ministry and the annual men's retreat. Hariton‘s passions are theology, expository preaching, discipling men and teaching people to love the Church that Christ loved and gave Himself up for her.

Our Elders

Hariton Deligiannides, Pastor

​Rick Clark

​Ferdi Steinman

Our Deacon

Peter Brule