Niko’s roles: overseeing and group elder, & teaching team
Niko and Rita Tsamoutalidis have been married for over 25 years. They are originally from Greece but have lived in Bethlehem for nearly 50 years. They have three children that are currently attending Liberty University. Niko has worked with youth in various capacities for over 30 years. He has been a public school educator for 24 years, an administrator in various schools for 18 years, and recently completed his second master’s degree in clinical counseling from Moravian University. In the body of Christ, he has developed and led a men’s ministry in Allentown and Bethlehem. His passion is to shepherd, counsel, and disciple others, specifically men, to grow in Christlikeness. Rita has served in various roles as a cosmetologist both as a business entrepreneur and as an employee. She leads various women’s ministries while using her gifts of counsel, discernment, and hospitality to uplift and encourage others both within her profession and the church. Rita uses her lay counseling training to help others find hope and healing through God’s Word. Niko and Rita currently co-lead and co-host a multigenerational, multiethnic weekly seed group sharing God’s word to make disciples and build His Kingdom.