On March 14th, four pastors were installed at the Salem SDB Church (Salem, WV). What a joy to participate in this service focused on worship of God, His mission for the Salem SDB church, and God’s calling of a pastoral team. Here is an introduction to the pastors serving at Salem SDB!
Pastor Andy Samuels is a native of Jamaica in the West Indies who migrated to the United States almost 44 years ago as a diplomat attached to the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations in New York City. He is the Chief Executive Director of the Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society. He has served several SDB Churches as pastor and interim pastor, including the Miami SDB Church for 31 years. He has been married to Kay for almost 43 years, and they have two daughters, a son-in-law, a grandson and a granddaughter. To be serving with the Salem SDB family in this capacity is an immeasurable privilege and honor.
Pastor Johnmark Camenga has spent his career in residential care, hospital chaplaincy, and pastoral work. He completed his Master of Divinity in 2019 and has since done four units of Clinical Pastoral Education. He and his wife Cathy have been married for 25 years and they have three children—Cate, Eve, and Jonah.
Pastor Trevor Pullen is a native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Liberty University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies in 2012. He has lived in the town of Salem for the past ten years and has served as the pastor of Victory Baptist Church since 2021. Trevor has been married to his wife, Rayme, for fourteen years, and together they are blessed with two children: Ezra, age six, and Blythe, age two. He is honored by this opportunity to serve the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church and broader Salem community while raising his family.
Pastor Wil Bragg led Young Life at Clay Battelle High School for 4 years and in that time, he also graduated from WVU with a BS. He has lived in Doddridge County for the past 3 years and works at Doddridge County High School as a physical education teacher, where he and his wife Kylie currently lead Young Life. They have just been blessed with their first child, Virginia Belle. Wil is incredibly grateful and eager to serve the members of Salem SDB.
