Sam was born and raised in Mohawk, Tennessee, helping on the family's dairy farm. He was a member Fairview Baptist Church where he had several leadership roles including Bible Drills and co-leading the youth group from 2007-2011. Sam finished his B.S. in 2011 and then went on to receive his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Belmont University in 2014, He currently co-owns BenchMark Physical Therapy in Greeneville, TN.

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It was during Sam's time in Nashville that he felt God's calling to take a more active role in the church, specifically feeling the call to be 'the right hand man' to his life long friend Jesse Bible. This was truly a work of God as Sam was feeling this call at the same time that Jesse was getting the call into the ministry.

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Sam married his wife Kassie in 2012. They welcomed their first child, Adler, in November of 2016 and their second child, Jed in July of 2020. They currently reside in Mohawk, TN.