Brother Sam Harton, Pastor - Good Hope UMC
Brother Samuel C. Harton
Sam is originally from North Carolina . He came to Alabama in 1970 and , with God’s guidance, made North Alabama his home. Sam relieved his License To Preach in 1984 and has been in the Ministry since 1983, having served a number of Churches in the North Alabama United Methodist Conference
Currently serving as Lead Pastor of GoodHope United Methodist Church of Columbiana Alabama
A Vietnam Veteran of the United States Marine Corpe
A Graduate of Candler School of Theology, Course of Study-, Emory University
Served as a Part time Local Pastor 1984-1996
Served as a Full time Local Pastor 1997—Present
Former President Local Pastors Fellowship North Alabama Conference
Member North Alabama Emmaus Community
Married to Dana: Wife, Mother, Grandmother, & School Lunch room worker!!!
The father of seven children
· Steven – married and gainfully employed
· Art – - married and gainfully employed
· Samuel jr. Graduate UAB and – and gainfully employed
· Tammy – married and gainfully employed
· Betty – gainfully employed
· Beverly – gainfully employed
· Amiee – Stay at home Mom
The Grandfather of Fourteen beautiful Grandchildren:
1. Angela (Mother Tammy)
2. Dale (Mother Tammy)
3. Corie (Mother Tammy)
4. Donnell (Mother Tammy)
5. Nick (Mother Betty)
6. Jessie (Mother Betty)
7. Levie (Dad Steven)
8. Haley (Dad Steven)
9. R. J. (Mother Beverly)
10. Stella ( Mother Beverly)
11. Clowie (Mother Beverly)
12. Leigh (Mother Amiee)
13. Kayla ( Dad Art )
14. Deven ( Dad Art )
* The Proud owner of Queen and Duke the Church Dogs
* His Favortie Movie: “An Angle in My Pocket”
* His Favorite Book (Besides the Bible): “To Kill A Mocking Bird”
* His Favorite Quotes: (Biblical)
“The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16 )
“See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are.” (1 John 3:1)
“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. (John 15:13-15)
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17)
“Those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
* His Favorite Quotes: (Non-Biblical)
I’m not going bald, I’m just getting taller than my hair.
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” Groucho Marx
“There comes a time in every person’s life, and I’ve seen plenty of them.” Casey Stengel
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
“You can’t walk on water if you don’t get out of the boat.”
A fan of the Star Trek
