Missionary, Pastor, evangelist: A native of North Carolina, Sam ended up traveling the world sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He spent fourteen years in Berlin, Germany during the Cold War. He was one of five staff Pastors of the Berlin Christian Center during that time. He made many missions trips into the former communist countries of Eastern Europe, caring and encouraging several churches there. He was in Berlin the weekend the Wall came down.
Sam first studied at Montreat-Anderson College near Asheville, NC. During his first year he made a commitment to Jesus Christ. He came under the influence of many well know Christian Leaders from
Ruth Bell Graham to Adger McKay. From there he attended the Melodyland School of the Bible in Anaheim, California. At that time he took a brief internship in Germany.
Later he would return to Germany and end up with a continent wide ministry. Eventually he would speak in many countries around the world, from every nation in Germany to Israel, Sir Lanka to Ecuador.
He had no supporting missionary agency. He traveled as the Lord provided the financing.
For many years he would bring groups of people from Europe and share with them the American Experience. From a Log Cabin in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. and Disneyland in California.
Sam was in Berlin during the liberation from the Communist dictatorship in East Germany and East Berlin.
After returning to the United States in 1990, he first moved to California then to Alaska. He became the associate Pastor of the Eagle River Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. He also served as a substitute school teacher in the Anchorage High School system, specializing in German and American History.
He died unexpected in February while house sitting on a mountain above Anchorage. He was found kneeling by his bed reading the Bible. He had a sudden heart attack. The Bible was open to Psalms 116. Only one verse was underlined on those pages, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints".
Sam had a tremendous impact on everyone he would meet. He was a natural evangelist and powerful worship leader.
After his premature death, five memorial services were held three across Europe, one in Alaska, and a final memorial with family and friends in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a memorial statement in the Alaska State Legislature by Sen. Dyson.
Rev. Fields is survived by his mother, Lavie Fields; his sisters, Malinda Fields, Constance Williams and Wanda Fields; his brothers, Verlie Fields and Davie Fields; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Only eternity will tell the impact of his life in his brief time in the world.
Sam first studied at Montreat-Anderson College near Asheville, NC. During his first year he made a commitment to Jesus Christ. He came under the influence of many well know Christian Leaders from
Ruth Bell Graham to Adger McKay. From there he attended the Melodyland School of the Bible in Anaheim, California. At that time he took a brief internship in Germany.
Later he would return to Germany and end up with a continent wide ministry. Eventually he would speak in many countries around the world, from every nation in Germany to Israel, Sir Lanka to Ecuador.
He had no supporting missionary agency. He traveled as the Lord provided the financing.
For many years he would bring groups of people from Europe and share with them the American Experience. From a Log Cabin in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. and Disneyland in California.
Sam was in Berlin during the liberation from the Communist dictatorship in East Germany and East Berlin.
After returning to the United States in 1990, he first moved to California then to Alaska. He became the associate Pastor of the Eagle River Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. He also served as a substitute school teacher in the Anchorage High School system, specializing in German and American History.
He died unexpected in February while house sitting on a mountain above Anchorage. He was found kneeling by his bed reading the Bible. He had a sudden heart attack. The Bible was open to Psalms 116. Only one verse was underlined on those pages, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints".
Sam had a tremendous impact on everyone he would meet. He was a natural evangelist and powerful worship leader.
After his premature death, five memorial services were held three across Europe, one in Alaska, and a final memorial with family and friends in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a memorial statement in the Alaska State Legislature by Sen. Dyson.
Rev. Fields is survived by his mother, Lavie Fields; his sisters, Malinda Fields, Constance Williams and Wanda Fields; his brothers, Verlie Fields and Davie Fields; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Only eternity will tell the impact of his life in his brief time in the world.
Missionary, Pastor, evangelist: A native of North Carolina, Sam ended up traveling the world sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He spent fourteen years in Berlin, Germany during the Cold War. He was one of five staff Pastors of the Berlin Christian Center during that time. He made many missions trips into the former communist countries of Eastern Europe, caring and encouraging several churches there. He was in Berlin the weekend the Wall came down.
Sam first studied at Montreat-Anderson College near Asheville, NC. During his first year he made a commitment to Jesus Christ. He came under the influence of many well know Christian Leaders from
Ruth Bell Graham to Adger McKay. From there he attended the Melodyland School of the Bible in Anaheim, California. At that time he took a brief internship in Germany.
Later he would return to Germany and end up with a continent wide ministry. Eventually he would speak in many countries around the world, from every nation in Germany to Israel, Sir Lanka to Ecuador.
He had no supporting missionary agency. He traveled as the Lord provided the financing.
For many years he would bring groups of people from Europe and share with them the American Experience. From a Log Cabin in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. and Disneyland in California.
Sam was in Berlin during the liberation from the Communist dictatorship in East Germany and East Berlin.
After returning to the United States in 1990, he first moved to California then to Alaska. He became the associate Pastor of the Eagle River Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. He also served as a substitute school teacher in the Anchorage High School system, specializing in German and American History.
He died unexpected in February while house sitting on a mountain above Anchorage. He was found kneeling by his bed reading the Bible. He had a sudden heart attack. The Bible was open to Psalms 116. Only one verse was underlined on those pages, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints".
Sam had a tremendous impact on everyone he would meet. He was a natural evangelist and powerful worship leader.
After his premature death, five memorial services were held three across Europe, one in Alaska, and a final memorial with family and friends in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a memorial statement in the Alaska State Legislature by Sen. Dyson.
Rev. Fields is survived by his mother, Lavie Fields; his sisters, Malinda Fields, Constance Williams and Wanda Fields; his brothers, Verlie Fields and Davie Fields; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Only eternity will tell the impact of his life in his brief time in the world.
Sam first studied at Montreat-Anderson College near Asheville, NC. During his first year he made a commitment to Jesus Christ. He came under the influence of many well know Christian Leaders from
Ruth Bell Graham to Adger McKay. From there he attended the Melodyland School of the Bible in Anaheim, California. At that time he took a brief internship in Germany.
Later he would return to Germany and end up with a continent wide ministry. Eventually he would speak in many countries around the world, from every nation in Germany to Israel, Sir Lanka to Ecuador.
He had no supporting missionary agency. He traveled as the Lord provided the financing.
For many years he would bring groups of people from Europe and share with them the American Experience. From a Log Cabin in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. and Disneyland in California.
Sam was in Berlin during the liberation from the Communist dictatorship in East Germany and East Berlin.
After returning to the United States in 1990, he first moved to California then to Alaska. He became the associate Pastor of the Eagle River Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. He also served as a substitute school teacher in the Anchorage High School system, specializing in German and American History.
He died unexpected in February while house sitting on a mountain above Anchorage. He was found kneeling by his bed reading the Bible. He had a sudden heart attack. The Bible was open to Psalms 116. Only one verse was underlined on those pages, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints".
Sam had a tremendous impact on everyone he would meet. He was a natural evangelist and powerful worship leader.
After his premature death, five memorial services were held three across Europe, one in Alaska, and a final memorial with family and friends in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a memorial statement in the Alaska State Legislature by Sen. Dyson.
Rev. Fields is survived by his mother, Lavie Fields; his sisters, Malinda Fields, Constance Williams and Wanda Fields; his brothers, Verlie Fields and Davie Fields; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Only eternity will tell the impact of his life in his brief time in the world.
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