Meet our Team

Biographical Info

Doug is Senior Pastor of Victory Christian Fellowship in Palmyra, Pennsylvania where he co-pastors with his wife, Dr. Fiona. He is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training College in Broken Arrow, OK and obtained a Bachelor’s in Business from Lee University in Cleveland, TN.
Doug is passionate about helping people from all walks of life discover their inheritance in the Word of God. Having traveled to Africa, South America and Europe, he continues to help people inherit God’s Promises and experience their benefits. Hosting the annual Everyday Hero Men’s Conference, Doug challenges men to rise up, and walk in the power and authority God has freely given to mankind.
Currently, he has authored eight books including Effervescent Joy, The Outdoorsman, and An Everyday Hero, Developing the Hero Within which encourages men to release the heroic qualities that exist within every man. (All books are available on Amazon/Kindle).
Doug and Fiona have been married for 25 years and have two children: Gabriel and Josiah.
We are blessed at Victory to have Pastor Doug Pyszka as our Lead Pastor.

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Photo of Dr. Fiona Ann Pyszka
Executive Pastor

Biographical Info

Dr. Fiona Pyszka is a Personal and Professional Development Coach.  Through her company, Fiona Inc., Dr. Pyszka has mentored and personally coached people from all walks of life. Her outstanding record of success in taking people from a lack of direction to focused purpose is unprecedented. Her clients fondly refer to her coaching as being “inc’d”. Corporate and family units have all raved about the results they have gained through her coaching.
As a wife, mother, and ordained minister Dr. Pyszka is well aware of the demands of life on a person’s entire wellbeing. Her expertise in business focuses on communication, relationship building, and leadership success. Besides the demands of her position as Executive Pastor and coaching business, she is also the President of Bless the Children Home, a non-profit that helps orphans and widows around the world. She has been described as a life motivator, strategist and a problem solver. Her solutions and strategies can be found in one of the now 12 books she has authored.
Education
Dr. Fiona has earned her doctorate (Doctor of Business Administration) from Liberty University, an MBA from Regent University, and her BA in Business Administration from Lee University.
Growing Up
Raised in Guyana, South America, Dr. Pyszka knows what it is like to pursue and fulfill your purpose. She grew up as a pastor’s daughter and was exposed to the many life issues her father counseled leaders and church members to overcome. Whenever her mother was not available to sit in with her father in counseling sessions, as the oldest daughter and her father’s personal assistant, she would sit in the sessions. The wisdom she gained and experience she learned from within those sessions allowed her to start helping people in their life issues from an early age. She also helped to host a local radio program for the church when she was only 15 years old. Her ability to publicly speak and capture an audience was developed from this young age and these life experiences.
Now
Today, Dr. Pyszka is an international speaker and host of her own TV Program. Her most powerful and influential messages address being Fearless, Fulfilling your Purpose and Developing Strategy for Work and Life.
We are pleased to have Dr. Pyszka as our Executive Pastor at Victory. She works alongside her husband Pastor Doug, in helping people discover their purpose and inheritance in Christ Jesus.

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VCF Cares Pastor and This Generation Coordinator

Biographical Info

Passionately pursuing light, love, and liberty in life because people are precious in the heart of God.

Nadine is the owner of On Purpose Cleaners LLC and co-founder of Purposefully Positioned. Nadine is a graduate of Western Governors School, Joseph Business School, and Cairn University and RHEMA Correspondence Bible School.  She is the mother of four blessed children and happily married to Nelson, one uniquely chosen by God.

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Biographical Info

Victory is blessed to have the dynamic duo of Pastors Nelson and Nadine Rhoads as our youth pastors.

Nadine is the owner of On Purpose Cleaners LLC, co-founder of Purposefully Positioned, and a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant. Nadine is a graduate of Western Governors School, Joseph Business School, and Cairn University.  She is the mother of four blessed children and happily married to Nelson, one uniquely chosen by God.

Nelson is an ordained pastor, a residential/commercial carpenter, a musician, and a graduate of Warrior Notes School of Ministry. He is the Co-author of The Outdoorsman and author of Walking Through the Storms of Poverty. They are both graduates of Rhema Correspondence School. They enjoy the outdoors and cooking together in the kitchen.

They are a dynamic and dedicated team committed to helping youth discover and develop their purpose and inheritance in Jesus Christ and follow the voice of Holy Spirit.

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Administrative Assistant

Biographical Info

Lisa serves as the Administrative Assistant to Pastor Doug and Dr. Fiona at Victory Christian Fellowship. She obtained her BA in Dairy and Animal Science from Penn State University and is a recent graduate of RHEMA Correspondence Bible School.

One of her favorite verses is John 8:32: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free. Since attending VCF, she has learned what it means to walk in victory in every area of her life.  She enjoys outdoor activities, edits books,  became a Notary and is currently pursuing her dream of becoming a pilot.

Lisa and her husband, Paul,  have been married for 30 years and have four grown children.  Lisa, her husband, and all four of her children serve in some capacity at VCF.

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