SAM COLLINSON - MY STORY

As a preacher, pastor, content creator and musician, I emphasise the need for revival—the work of the Holy Spirit to heal, save and deliver. My heart’s desire is to influence you towards deeper faith in Jesus Christ.

As a young man I had a powerful encounter with God. Once I was sceptical of such things as an anti-Christian in my teenage years.

Through reading the bible, I began to change my mind. In the summer of 2007, I finally said a huge ‘yes’ to Jesus at an event. After going through water baptism later that year, I understood that I was receiving the Spirit of God. I became passionate about learning Bible truth and being an ambassador for God. I could not keep this spiritual awakening to myself and so I naturally began sharing about Christ.

I soon began my preaching and worship ministry. When I could not answer a difficult question, I would step away to read and research - always finding answers. This rigorous study of the bible truly grounded me.

EVIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE

My ‘subjective’, ongoing experience of God’s power was very personal. However I also discovered a wealth of hard truths for the claims of faith.

I continued to grow in my love for science and apologetics. These subject areas helped me understand the astounding case for divine design found in the universe. As I studied subjects like DNA in my A-levels, I could see the undeniable hand of God. I also began to study the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and the other biblical events.

Time and time again, I would meet people who had profound stories of faith, including those who had near-death experiences, miraculous healings, and more. After a short missionary trip to Europe with an amazing group of people, I returned for ministry training at Regents Theological College, England. The more I stepped out in faith, I began to see God perform miracles before my own eyes - I have made some videos about these amazing stories.

Jesus promised that those who believe will see these signs as they share the Gospel. I’ve always taken the Bible at face value with such things. The Bible is a supernatural book and there is so much to experience if we really believe.

I met my wonderful wife - Hannah - whilst studying theology. She was equally as passionate for God. Since our 2013 we have served several churches whilst raising our family.

It was 5 years of in the workplace that I stepped into a pastoral ministry. This role as an Elim Minister in training began at a Pentecostal Church in 2018. During this season in Norfolk, I also began to connect with other like-minded evangelists. A new network was being formed around this vision of reaching the East of England - Highways Ministry.

RETURNING TO CAMBRIDGE

In 2023, after sensing God’s call, we moved back to Cambridge. In 2024, we connected with a ministry called Presence Revival who encouraged us to pursue our calling.

I have now ministered in various churches across and have now been part of several outreaches here in this region. The impact is maximised when the outreach clips go online,

SAM’S MINISTRY BIO

Sam was accepted as an Elim Minister in Training in 2018 and appointed to the team at One Church Norwich, taking over as senior minister there in January 2021.

He served in Norwich until February 2023 when he felt God calling him to pursue other areas of ministry and return to Cambridge with his family.

Sam currently serves on the pastoral team of a Higher Education College in Cambridge. He is also pioneering a worship & evangelistic ministry named ‘Highways Ministry UK’, reaching out to communities across the East of England. Sam’s credential transferred to Elim Network when he was accepted as an Elim Network Minister in 2025.