Sam joined the SFBA staff on October 1, 2007.  He is originally from Houston and is a graduate of Texas A&M University (1978) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1985). Before coming to San Felipe, Sam pastored mission churches in Pennsylvania for ten years before returning to Texas to pastor at FBC Winona in the Tyler area and West Oaks Baptist Church in Houston.  Sam and his wife, Beth, have three grown children and two grandchildren.  In their spare time, they enjoy family trips to the Texas Hill Country.  Sam is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree with a missions leadership emphasis from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.