About Pastor Sam
Sam Gallucci, Senior Pastor at Embrace Church
His Story:
Pastor Sam was born in New York, but has been serving as the Senior Pastor at Embrace since 2007. In addition to his work at the church, Pastor Sam also started and built four non-profit organizations to address many unmet needs in his community. They are The Kingdom Centers founded in 2009, Treasured Harvest founded in 2014, Before it Begins founded
in 2016 and Revive Academies founded in 2021. He's also authored three books.
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Before working at the church, he worked for IBM and helped develop the field of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Eventually, he realized that material wealth left him unfulfilled, so he left the business world and followed his passion of helping others, which led him to become an associate pastor at Calvary Community Church in 2006.
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When asked what he loves his job, Pastor Sam said he enjoys serving the people, and that Embrace is special because of the love of God in the church community and how God's Presence comes when everyone comes together to worship. The coolest thing God has done for him is let him pastor the people of Embrace, and his favorite Bible verse is 2 Timothy 4:7, which says, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
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Outside of work, Pastor sam enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife, Toni, their three sons, and their seven grandkids.