Rev. Dr. Don Sampson, Col USMCR (Ret.) was commissioned in 1982 and served 14 years on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps until answering God’s call to resign his commission and enter vocational ministry as a pastor. Don thoroughly enjoyed his active duty career in the Marines while assigned to three squadrons as a CH-46 helicopter pilot and as the Air Officer for two infantry battalions. His designations included Flight Leader, Aviation Safety Officer, Weapons & Tactics Instructor and Forward Air Controller. He is a graduate of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School. Don’s overseas deployments brought him to Okinawa (Japan), the Republic of Korea, the Mediterranean Sea, and Somalia.

After resigning from active duty as a major, Don entered the Marine Corps Reserve. His tours as a Reservist included Battalion Air Officer, Regimental Air Officer, and staff officer at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Don led the effort to plant Crossroads Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Woodbridge, Virginia and served as its pastor from 2002 until 2020. Since then, he has been serving as an Associate Endorser for the Presbyterian & Reformed Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel (PRCC). He is also a certified gospel coach with Church Multiplication Ministries and enjoys serving on the Board of Advisors for Tun Tavern Fellowship. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Association for Christian Conferences, Training and Service (ACCTS).

A graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego, Don also earned a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois in 2019. Don has been very happily married to the former Nancy Lueking of Springfield, Virginia since 1983. The Sampsons are blessed with two grown daughters and one son-in-law.