Samuel Rodriguez is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the world’s largest Hispanic Christian organization. Rodriguez has been featured on CNN, Fox News, Univision, PBS, Christianity Today, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Rodriguez was the first Latino to deliver the keynote address at the annual The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality. Pastor Sam has spoken before the U.S. Congress to advance immigration and criminal justice reform as well as religious freedom and pro-life initiatives. In April 2020, Rev. Rodriguez was appointed to the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission. Rodriguez is executive producer of the film “Breakthrough,” as well as “Flamin’ Hot,” a soon to be released film in partnership with Franklin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. He is the author of several books, including his latest, a devotional entitled “Power for Your Day.” He earned his Master’s Degree from Lehigh University and received Honorary Doctorates from Northwest University, William Jessup University and Baptist University of the Americas. Sammy and his wife, Eva, serve as senior pastors at New Season Church in Sacramento, California, and have three children.
