Our Senior Pastor, Samme Palermo has been involved in ministry, serving as Director of The Living Rock Ministries since 1985. His background includes a course in Berean Studies achieved through Bethel Christian Training Institute and Elim Bible College. He completed a three-year discipleship through a Calvary Chapel church in the Rochester, NY area and was ordained in 1993. He served in leadership of that church beginning in 1990, and as a full-time Assistant Pastor from 1993 until August of 2003.

Currently, Pastor Samme serves on the Advisory Board of Kingdom Bound Ministries; the Board of Directors for the Miracles Through Music Foundation; President/CEO of HeirChex Ministries; Director of the CRRC and is a long time member of the Gospel Music Association.

In addition, Pastor Samme has hosted a syndicated TV program and currently hosts a weekly Christian music radio show while providing spiritual oversight and counsel to several other radio programs, Christian musicians, bands and record labels.