Rev. Sam McGlothlin
Senior Pastor
Sam was appointed to Belle Meade UMC in July 2016 as Associate Pastor and became Senior Pastor in August 2020. Previously, Sam worked for Mountain T.O.P., a non-profit dedicated to rural life ministry in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee, where she served as the Program Manager of Recruiting and Public Awareness from 2008-2013. Sam has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Auburn University (08) and a Master’s of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School (16). Sam has a desire to make sure visitors feel welcomed and included in all areas of our church life. She is married to Mark and has two children, Lewis and Madeline. Sam loves to travel and spend time outdoors. Sam is a co-author of On Purpose: Finding God's Voice in Your Passion and author of Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2023 and The Sanctuary for Lent 2020.