Rev. Dr. Al Sampson - Pan African Global Ministry

Albert 'Al' Sampson was born, November 27, 1938. He is a Pan African activist, scholar and Minister of the Gospel.

Albert 'Al' Sampson was born in Everett, Massachusetts, he graduated from Everett High School in 1956, where he won the high school oratorical contest his senior year and “invited” down South to continue his education and Ministry.

While attending Shaw University, he formerly accepted the call to the ministry and received his B.A. in 1963. During that time, Sampson was president of the Shaw University Student Body and the NAACP campus, City and State chapters.

He was arrested during Raleigh's student sit-ins and was selected by his fellow students to introduce the first public accommodations bill in North Carolina history.

He became involved with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1962 and served as campaign manager for Leroy Johnson, Georgia's first Black state senator.

Sampson was ordained by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1966. He earned his master's in cultural studies from Governors State University in 1973 and his master's of divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1977.

He was Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's National Housing Director, traveling to Europe to examine Industrial Housing Systems.

Sampson is a former board member of the largest Black-owned bank in America and held the International Vice-President for Training Allied Workers International Union (the only Black independent union recognized by the US Labor Department.

Rev. Dr. Sampson worked with the Reverend James Bevel to help organize Resurrection City for King's Poor People's Campaign, Summer 1968.

He brought the first model affordable home to Chicago's West Side in a joint venture with the Amish Community of Nappanee, Indiana.

Reverend Sampson became pastor of Fernwood Methodist / Community Outreach Church in Chicago in 1975, where he continues today.

He played an essential role in the campaign of Mayor Harold Washington as a member of the Task Force for Black Political Empowerment.

Sampson served as President of the National Black Farmers Harvest and Business Trade Cooperative and serves on numerous boards and organizations that stress the economic development of the Black community.

He served as a scholar-consultant for the African Heritage Bible and served as the President of the Metropolitan Council of Black Churches in Chicago.

Fall 2024 Rev. Dr. Al Sampson traveled to Ghana West Africa and continues to serve as Chaplain Emeritus to the World Conference of Mayors, George Washington Carver FARMS, Tuskegee, AL

Happy Birthday, Rev. Dr Al Sampson - History Maker indeed…