Emmanuel Sterlin was born deaf in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 15, 1972. His best friend from high school led him to the Lord shortly after he arrived in New York in 1989. Pastor Sterlin surrendered to preaching the Gospel during a Pastor's School Service. Dr. Hyles preached, "Who Will Fill My Chair?" He went on to Hyles-Anderson College in Crown Point Indiana where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in September of 1998.

Pastor Sterlin began preaching at the young age of 21 and is the current Pastor of Heritage Deaf Baptist Church, New York, where he has been since 2002. He and his wife Beverly Mack have been married for 10 years and have five precious children: Emmanuel, Cheyenna, Belvin, Abigail and Troy