The Family of Pastor Yomi Tella

Abayomi Tolulope Tella (a Crown Prince of Isaga Orile), 48, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA unexpectedly passed to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday 23rd January 2023 at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.

He is survived by his wife of 16 years Mrs. Laura M. Tella and FOUR children: Alexander Tella (15), Alfred Tella (13), Albert Tella (10), and Alicia Tella (5). His children remember him as a man of integrity and love who submitted his entire life to the service of Jesus Christ and was an instrument of God’s grace and blessings.

Pastor Yomi, as he was affectionately known, was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand, from simply providing food and services to helping people to secure accommodation, jobs, and transportation. 

Pastor Yomi Tella surrendered his life to Jesus Christ in 1993. He was ordained as a Pastor in 2009 and served as a choir leader between 2000-2016. He served as a worker, and praise and worship leader, at the Deeper Life Bible Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was committed to supporting his community and served the Lord Jesus till his final hours on the earth. Some hours before his passing "he asked the church during the Sunday Worship Service to repeat the refrain of one his favorite hymns "No Other Plea":

I need no other argument, 

I need no other plea; 

It is enough that Jesus died, 

And that He died for me. 

Pastor Yomi was passionate about making a positive change in people by exemplifying selflessness according to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In 2010, Pastor Yomi, and his wife Laura co-founded the Succor The Needy Foundation/Balm of Gilead Help The Needy Foundation to support widows and orphans following the bible verse, “Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world”(James 1:27). Their organization has positively impacted the lives of thousands of widows and orphans in Nigeria supporting them with cash, clothing, school/learning materials, and food items. They have also used this platform to spread the saving gospel of Jesus Christ.

Prince Abayomi Tolulope Tella was born to HRM Oba Oladele Olusoji Tella and the Late Olori Marian Olufunmilola Tella on November 28th, 1974, at the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Professionally, he was a certified DevOps/IT Engineer and held a graduate degree in International Relations.

A funeral service will be held at the Neill Funeral Home, 3501 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111 on Saturday the 4th of February 2023 at 10:00 AM ET).

Interment will follow immediately after the funeral service at the Paxtang Cemetery, 

490 N Paxtang Ave, Harrisburg, PA 17111.