Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon

Deputy General Secretary, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), The General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church

The Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon is the Deputy General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) of the General Board of Global Ministries, the United Methodist Church. In his role as deputy general secretary, he oversees programs that range in scope from international development and peace building to long-term disaster recovery and special ministries to marginalized people.

Rev. Dr. Dixon's 24 years in pastoral ministry and special assignments in the North Carolina Annual Conference led him to Global Ministries in 1998. In his first turn with UMCOR, he led the field operations unit (non-governmental organization), overseeing community-based health care, refugee resettlement, agricultural and small business development, micro-credit, opportunities fostering peace and reconciliation, and a youth house ministry for children and youth recovering from the traumatic experiences of war. He also served as head of the United Methodist Development Fund and most recently was deputy general secretary assigned to the Evangelization and Church Growth unit.

Rev. Dr. Dixon was educated at the University of North Carolina and Chicago Theological Seminary.

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