Executive Board

Dr. Samuel Richardson, III,

Rev. Dr. Samuel Richardson III, DCC – Pastor, of Pee Dee Union Baptist Church of Cheraw, SC; Bereavement Coordinator of Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina, and founder of the Trinity Counseling Group, LLC.

Dr. Richardson is a lover of the Word of God. As a servant of the Most-High God, I’ve made it my goal to share all that the Lord has allowed me to see and experience. I believe that through sharing my experiences, many others will also recognize the Sovereign Power of our Lord and God, El-Shaddai.

Understanding the book of Mark, where we are told to “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature”, and the book of Romans where the question is asked, “…how shall they hear without a preacher?” But I am convinced that God did not just mean for man to preach to His people, but that His people be taught according to His Word.

God has shown me that the foundation of my ministry is found in the book of Matthew, the 28^th Chapter, verses 19 and 20: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you...” For what Jesus taught His disciples were the very principles that bring pleasure to God, His and our heavenly Father.

For me, it’s this passage of scripture that teaches us not only how to live according to the will of God, but how Jesus Himself, taught His disciples to go forth and teach others, making disciples so that they too could spread and share the all-powerful Word of God.

Credentials:

Twenty-four years as a Senior Pastor
Four years as the Bereavement Coordinator with the BEMCSC
Seven and a half years as a Bereavement Coordinator with a Hospice Agency
Two years as a Chaplain within the country’s third largest hospital – Christiana Care Health Systems
Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor – grief management, bereavement care, depression, marriage & family health, substance-abuse, and
Certified Temperament Counselor, working with those who have behavioral issues: youth &
Over thirty-three years of working within Church Administration Ministry

Education:

South Carolina Public Safety Chaplains Association – Chaplain, Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office
Andersonville Theological Seminary – Doctoral Studies – Christian Counseling (Doctorate)
- Summa Cum Laude
Palmer Theological Seminary – Philadelphia, PA (Master of Divinity)
K. Bailey’s International Expository Preaching Conference (Certificate of Ministerial Studies)
Springfield College – Wilmington Campus (Bachelor of Science – Human Services)
Philadelphia School of Bible, PA (Certificate – Children Ministry Leadership)
Manna Bible Institute, Chester, PA (Assoc. Degree – Ministry & Ministry Leadership)

Affiliations:

Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina
Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Association - Executive Board
South Carolina Public Safety Chaplains Association
National Christian Counseling Association – Member
Sarasota Academy of Christian Counselors – Member
A.A.C.P. Member
Interdenominational Ministers Alliance Council – Member

Author: “Help, I Don't Want To Feel Like This!”

Life Lesson: “Humble yourself before God, and He will show you great things within yourself.” (Jas.4:10)