Rev. Samuel Dale Celebration of Life Page

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We reflect on the life and ministry of Brother Samuel Dale, our beloved former pastor (1975-2024) of Spoken Word Church in Lula, Georgia. Born and raised in the nearby town of Gillsville, Brother Dale and his wife, Peggy Ann, celebrated a remarkable 66 years of marriage. God blessed their union with three children – Wade Dale who is our current pastor, and Terrence Dale who is a deacon serving the local assembly, and Anna Roberts. Their family also includes four cherished grandchildren.

Brother Dale’s journey into the ministry began in 1966 when he encountered the end-time message. This moment led him to leave the Baptist church in 1967 and embrace the teachings brought by God’s prophet, William Marrion Branham, fulfilling the prophecy of Malachi chapter four. By 1969, while at a small church in Athens, Georgia, he had received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, the new birth, and some two years later he began his pastoral calling.

On July 4th, 1971, the church was established by Brother Earnest Mote and Brother Dale, with Brother Mote as the pastor and Brother Dale as the assistant pastor. After Brother Mote’s resignation in 1975, Brother Dale assumed the role of pastor and led the congregation with devotion and faith.

Besides pastoring a wonderful group of people, by the help of the Lord he has been able to make seven trips to Jamaica, and one to Ireland to preach the gospel to others that are of the flock of God. Under Brother Dale’s ministry, the local church has been able to offer missionary support to some of the churches in Jamaica and India. There has been many testimonies of signs and wonders witnessed at the local assembly in Lula during the time he was pastor, it would take many books to testify of the glorious wonders and miracles the Lord has worked among the congregants. The third pull has definitely been with us and active among us.

Brother Dale believed in the five-fold ministry of the end time, and knowed for a surety that God was and is still working among the bride by the way of a five-fold ministry to bring a bride to perfection, which is completion or full age, and getting us ready for the change of the body and for rapture. He believed the end time message has all we need to be able to direct us though the rapture and on to the millennium and to the future home.

Brother Samuel Dale’s legacy is one of deep faith, unwavering service, and a profound impact on his congregation and beyond. His life and ministry has left an enduring mark on all who knew him.

No Law but Love, no Creed but Christ, no Book but the Bible.

In Remembrance of Brother Samuel Dale

In Loving Memory of Rev. Samuel Dale
Little & Davenport Funeral Home
355 Dawsonville Highway SW
Gainesville, GA 30501

Visitation:
Friday June 28th, 2024 2-4PM & 6-8PM
Saturday June 29th 12PM-1:45PM

Funeral Service:
Saturday, June 29th, 2024- 2:00PM
Interment at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery located at Emmanuel Community Church, 6079 Hwy 52, Gillsville.

With heavy hearts yet with eternal hope, we announce that our beloved Pastor Brother Samuel Dale, who faithfully served and preached the Gospel for over 50 years, has passed on to glory and received his heavenly reward. His unwavering dedication to his calling has been a beacon of light to many. While we mourn his absence, we rejoice in knowing he is now in eternity, rejoicing with the saints of God.

John 11:25 – I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Rev. Samuel Dale Obituary

Obituary published by Little & Davenport Funeral Home & Crematory on Jun. 26, 2024.

Reverend Samuel Wade Dale, Sr. of Gillsville, Ga. passed away on to Glory to receive his heavenly reward on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
His loving wife Peggy Cash Dale was at his side as he stepped into what he referred to as “that perfect place”.

He was born on April 16, 1940, the 13th child of Sam and Hannah Brock Dale.
Rev. Dale was the Pastor of Spoken Word Church in Lula for 52 years. He traveled to Canada, Jamacia, the Philippines, Brazil and Ireland preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His ministry has impacted the lives of many people all over the world.
He loved hunting, fishing and gardening, but above all he cherished having his family around him.

Rev. Dale is survived by his wife of 66 years, Peggy Cash Dale; sons, Rev. Wade (June Thomas) Dale; Terrence (Lisa Lance) Dale; a daughter, Anna Roberts (Richard), Grandchildren: Josh (Lia Kinigakis) Dale of Flowery Branch, Matt (Brittany Mathis) Dale of Martinez, Hannah Dale, Zackery (Anna Gailey) Dale, Abi Grace, Thomas and Lily Roberts. Great Grandchildren: Harrison Grissom and Deanna Dale, Ace and Ansley Dale, Hudson and Kambry Dale. His surviving brothers are, Reverend Marshall Dale and John Dale.

Preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Hannah Brock Dale, and his siblings, Omie, Mollie, Lorine, Margie, Eva Perdue, J.C. Dale, Nervie Turpin, Merle Sims, Mildred Lewallen and Jean Whitehead.
Funeral services will be held Saturday June 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home. Rev. Richard Wilson will officiate. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove Church Cemetery in Gillsville, Ga. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday June 28 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and again from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.