Roger and Vicki were married in 1989, and they have four grown children and seven grandchildren. They were saved and came into the church in 1991. Before missions, they served the Pennsylvania District for over twenty-five years in various district positions, most recently as presbyter for over ten years. They are the founding Pastors of Living Hope Church, which started as a Home Missions work in 1998 and now has three locations.
As Presbyter, they launched several churches in their district missionary profileover their tenure, and as Pastors they have had the privilege of raising up several licensed ministers. The Betterleys have visited Malawi eight times over the last fourteen years and have felt a burden for the country since their first visit. They have always felt that Malawi was in their future but were not sure when and how it would happen. Several years ago, they knew God was bringing change to their ministry. In a series of miraculous events, God confirmed His plan while they were attending the Malawi General Conference in August of 2023. They were onsite as Associates in Missions by February 2024.
The Betterleys have served as evangelists, preaching in a different church each Sunday, seeing many receive the Holy Ghost and numerous testimonies of miracles. They have also preached at many District Conferences and have taught at leadership seminars, prayer summits, ladies conferences, and children’s revivals. They are currently holding a weekly home Bible study group that has grown to twenty-five people over the last year. Additionally, they have taught at the Bible school and maintained its property while also overseeing several church building projects.
In March of 2025, they were fully appointed as Intermediate Missionaries to Malawi, where they look forward to working alongside the National Church of Malawi. While Malawi has already seen revival through the hard work of many missionaries, they believe it is positioned to be the first African nation with one million members in the United Pentecostal Church. Their priorities upon returning are to evangelize the under- churched far north, to have the Bible school running full time, to continue to assist the many churches that do not have church buildings, and to institute a mentorship program on a district and local church level to raise up young ministers. Great things are in store for Malawi!