Samuel Farag is the pastor of Bethel Baptist Church of Gorham, New York, a missionary with Village Missions, and the founder of Expositing the Word Ministries.
Samuel spent the first 32 years of his life in the Coptic Orthodox Church. In the summer of 2017, the Lord graciously saved him when God opened his ears to hear the true gospel, and he surrendered his life to Christ in repentance and faith.
After his conversion, Samuel sensed God’s call to preach and teach the Word of God. He began his theological training at Liberty University and later earned a Master of Theological Studies degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree and, Lord willing, plans to pursue a PhD in Church History.
Samuel currently serves as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church of Gorham, NY, and as a missionary with Village Missions. He is also the founder of Expositing the Word Ministries, a teaching ministry devoted to the faithful exposition of Scripture and the clear proclamation of the biblical gospel.
His articles and sermons can be found at ExpositingTheWord.org, and his preaching ministry is also available through the podcast Expositing the Word with Samuel Farag.
Having come out of the Coptic Orthodox tradition himself, Samuel has a deep love and compassion for those who are in—or considering—the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches. He is committed to clearly proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ according to Scripture and to exposing theological errors that promote a different gospel that cannot save.
Samuel is married to his wife, Mercy, and they live in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York with their two daughters.
