Pastor Michael (Mike) Denelsbeck has been married to the love of his life, Rhonda, for more than 30 years, and is the proud father of four adult children. Pastor Mike and Rhonda moved to the Tioga area in 2020, during the pandemic. Upon moving to the area, Pastor Mike and Rhonda started volunteering at the Wellsboro Food Pantry several times a month. They are very community oriented;
involved in several local organizations that serve the community.

Pastor Mike lives by the command given by Jesus to love God and love your neighbor. He also tries to live by Nicholas Murray’s motto of “Do all the good you can; in all
the ways you can; to all the people you can; and just as long as you can.” Because of these two mantras, Pastor Mike feels that ALL are welcomed into the church,
and that the church is the perfect place for imperfect people, such as himself.

Pastor Mike also feels that if you haven’t laughed at least once each day, you’ve wasted that day. Parkhurst’s services tend toward light-hearted, jovial celebrations of the love of Christ.