Sam Windham

Elder Sam Windham (formerly Hawaiian guitarist for the famous Ward Singers of Phila.) was born in Heidelberg, Miss. on January 3, 1932, Migrated to Charleston, S.C. at the age of eleven, because of his mother's work during the war. Eventually, in 1943, he came to New York City, where he learned how to play the Hawaiian Guitar. Called to the gospel ministry in 1956, was ordained an Elder in the Church of God in Christ in 1958. He was Pastor of church, named Samuel's Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc. which is located at 75 East 125th Street. Mistakenly credited elsewhere as "Sam Winham" or "Sam Whinham"