Pastor Deline was born on March 3rd, 1963 in Monrovia, Liberia. He was saved at an early age of fifteen and God began using him under the auspices of Greater Refuge Temple Ministries. He became a junior Deacon at sixteen and studied under Bishop William L. Bonner and Bishop Norwood currently with Bibleway Ministries of Atlanta. At eighteen after his high school education where he earned a diploma in business and a minor in music, he was appointed the director of music at Greater Refuge Temple. He took the music ministry to a new level, he taught and led the choir through various concerts and revivals. They appeared on numerous television programs and also travelled and represented the church on many national events. During this time of growth as a Deacon, Choir Director and Apostle, he realized that his love for music and composition was not just an interest but a talent that God gave him as a gift. Deacon Deline continued his work for the Lord through Music Ministry with Greater Refuge Temple in Liberia until 1985.

Deacon Deline travelled to America in 1985 to join his brother, Pastor Emerson Deline of United Christian Fellowship Church of Brooklyn and to continue the work of the Lord in New York and with other affiliated churches in New Jersey. During this time, his fiance also joined him from Liberia. They got married in 1988 in New Jersey. In 1990, he decided to attend a trade school. That same year, he enrolled at Rainbow Beauty College of Perth Amboy in New Jersey. He graduated in 1992 and was licensed by the State as a master cosmetologist and as a master barber. The Lord also blessed their home with a first born son Erastus Jr.

In 1993, he decided to relocate to Georgia with his family and explore the opportunities of starting his own beauty business. A few weeks after arriving in Georgia, upon the invitation of Reverend William B. Harris, Deacon Deline welcomed the opportunity to continue God’s work as a choir director with the International Christian Fellowship Center. In 1995, with God leading the way, Deacon Deline and his wife opened their first barbershop business, (The African Touch) in Doraville. By 1999, they had successfully established three other businesses. A beauty salon, a beauty supply and a second barbershop in Norcross. Despite his success as an entrepreneur, Deacon Deline continued his dedication in the things of God. He enrolled at Beullah Heights Bible College to further his studies in biblical doctrine and theology. He also began a small bible study group of six family friends which grew and extended to the back of his beauty supply shop. During this time, several revelations and signs to start a ministry became apparent. In 1999, Pastor Emerson Deline and the Elders of United Christian Fellowship and the newly formed governing body of the Nation Of Christ Believer’s Fellowship Center in the State of Georgia.

What kind of man does God Call? What kind of man does God truly use? Pastor Deline embodies the qualities of such a man. A true servant of God, Holy, Faithful, and Obedient. One who does not only seek and love God, but God is his resource. God had set an agenda and vision for Pastor Deline when He called him. Everything that was promised in the beginning came to pass. Pastor Deline’s accomplishments are not the work of his hands but the work of God in his heart. An educated man of the cloth, full of compassion, and a life of humble service. Pastor Deline has a God given talent for directing and writing music and stage plays. Four years ago he wrote all the songs on his wife, Blandy Deline’s debut album “Take Back what The Devil Stole.” And the hit single “Hold my Hand” He also wrote and co-composed twelve of the songs on the Nation of Christ CD entitled “The Voices Of NOC in Praise.” Three years ago, Senu Records released Gone Too Soon, the single from the much anticipated album of Pastor E. Shadrach Deline. Taken from Ecclesiastes 7:17, Pastor Deline pays tribute and dedicates the song to loved ones that left us before their time. Writing from experience, Pastor Deline lost both his parents in Liberia, West Africa at an early age of four. He explains, “Any Gospel Reggae enthusiast can see that Gone Too Soon, is an uplifting song of love, joy, hope and remembrance in time of sorrow or when you just want to meditate on the goodness of God .” On January 1st 2006, Pastor Deline in collaboration with Nation of Christ performed the play “The Path” starring Vicki Winans, Frank Ski, Joe Pace, Euclide Gray, and David Chin at the fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta. “The Path was directed and written by Pastor Deline and is currently available on DVD. Pastor Delines’s current project, “Tears of Liberia” a musical stage play about the Liberia Civil War – was endorsed by the Carter Center and staged at the Knock Playhouse. For more information about the play, Please visit www.tearsofliberia.org

Pastor Deline was asked to explain the underlying factor to his perseverance and inspiration. “What makes one effective is their walk with God. Walking with God makes us effective, seeking him always and relying on him makes us effective, when God transforms you he gives you His attitude and His ways. With God l’ve learned the secret of living in every situation. God is our only true provider. – so through it all, l’ve learned to get along happily whether l have much or little, l can truly do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” How far can one be from such truth when one speaks of Pastor Deline.