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Leadership

The elders provide spiritual oversight of Christ’s flock. Jesus is the Chief Shepherd. We seek to follow his lead so that we can lead the church in his direction. The key biblical texts that inform our understanding and guide our practice of this role are Acts 6:1-4; 20:17-38; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; and 1 Peter 5:1-4.

Greg Baumann

Greg has served Bethel as an elder since 2005. He was raised in Wheeling, WV, and after living in the Pittsburgh area for 9 years, he moved to Wilmington in 1996. Greg came to trust Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1992. Greg and his wife, Janet, met in St. Clairsville, OH (Janet’s hometown), dated for…

Bryan Deitrich

Bryan has been a member at Bethel since 2021 and serves as our Worship Director, as well as in children’s ministry and as an adult Sunday School teacher.  Having been involved with worship through music for almost 30 years, Bryan is deeply committed to seeing the people of God authentically engage with the living God…

Chris Elliott

Chris and Kenza and their two children have been part of Bethel since 2015. Chris comes from New Mexico; Kenza is from Morocco. They met while they both studied in Spain. They’ve spent their married lives in New Mexico, Morocco, and Delaware. It’s the privilege of his life to be Kenza’s husband and his children’s…

Bill Hughes

Bill and his family have been part of the Bethel family since 1972. He has served the flock at Bethel in many different capacities. Bill is currently serving as the secretary for the elder team and oversees the facilities team. Bill was born and raised in North Wilmington. He studied Electrical Engineering at Letourneau University…

Al Huss

Al has been part of the Bethel community since 2012 and is currently serving as an elder, adult Sunday School teacher, and is involved in men’s ministries. He and his wife, Debby, also lead a community group. Al has been privileged to serve the Lord vocationally through two diverse callings – first as a research engineer and…

Chris McGarvey

Chris has served Bethel as Lead Pastor since 2009. Chris was born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. He attended Wheaton College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and then served for 10 years as an associate pastor at Grace Church of DuPage in Warrenville, IL. His ministry focused primarily on college students and training/mentoring men…

Eugene Oludhe

Eugene had a desire to do ministry in 2017, so he started preaching in 2018 and has been preaching ever since. Eugene has been involved in different ministry capacities where he served in preaching at the prison, homeless, and kids ministry. Eugene was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and was raised in the Boothwyn-West Chester, Pennsylvania…

Chelsea Prentice

Chelsea has attended Bethel since 2019, after getting married to Josh, who grew up at Bethel. They met at the suggestion of her aunt, who is also a Bethel member. God has blessed them with two sweet children, and they enjoy doing ministry together, whether it’s children’s ministry or praise team.   Chelsea comes from Albany, NY, most recently, but grew…

Gayle Santa Maria

Gayle has been part of the Bethel family since her family joined the church when she was in the ninth grade. A transfer from Philadelphia’s Cairn University to Simpson College landed her in San Francisco. After graduating with a B.A. in Business Administration, Gayle spent some time in Hawaii (which inspired her love of the beach, swimming,…

Dwight Singer

Dwight is an indigene of North Wilmington. He was in the first graduating class of Concord High School and is a U of DE ‘Blue Hen.’ Competitive sports, particularly football and baseball, occupied life in younger years. The Navigators on the UD campus first discipled him to walk intimately with Christ. His degree in mechanical…