New Hope for Marketview Heights, Inc., “NH4MVH”, is a community development corporation working in the Marketview Heights neighborhood in Rochester, NY since 2019. We are a public charity with 501(c)(3) designation.
About
New Hope for Marketview Heights, “NH4MVH”, was formed by members of New Hope Free Methodist Church (based just south of Marketview Heights). Starting in 2019, this group has worked to connect with folks in Marketview Heights to learn how we can come alongside them in the work of neighborhood revitalization. We’ve joined 5th Street Block Club for Clean Sweep and Community Cook-outs, met with the folks running the Lewis Street Neighborhood Center, and during the summer have been joining the volunteers at Marketview Heights Collective Action Project’s Community Garden on 1st St. All the while, we’re listening for what the stakeholders in the community tell us the needs are. At the end of 2021, we formally created the community development corporation (a non-profit), New Hope For Marketview Heights, Inc., to be a vehicle for future projects.
Board Members
President:
Rev. Dr. Earlando Thomas
As well serving as President on the founding board of NH4MVH, Earlando is Associate Pastor of Evangelism at New Hope Free Methodist Church. He is also an OB/GYN with a private practice in Greece, NY. He lives in Webster with his wife, Marjorie. They have two adult children.
Treasurer:
Amy Grillo
As well as serving as Treasurer of NH4MVH, Amy is a member of New Hope Free Methodist Church, active on the prayer committee. She works for Xerox, and lives in Rochester with her husband Lou.
Secretary:
Ben King
As well as serving as Secretary of NH4MVH, Ben has also taken on being our website creator and social media manager. He serves on the board of New Hope Free Methodist Church, and often serves on the worship team there. Ben works at LeChase Construction in Rochester, and and lives in Chili with his wife, Melanie, and their baby.
Board Member:
Linda Kvasnica
As well serving on the board of NH4MVH, Linda is a member of New Hope Free Methodist Church, active on the prayer committee and hospitality committee.
Board Member:
Rev. Lynn Turner
As well serving on the board of NH4MVH, Lynn is a member of New Hope Free Methodist Church. He is married to Patricia Turner and has three adult sons. He lives in the Rochester 19th ward area. He graduated Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. He was the Associate Pastor at Parsells Community Church(1984-89), Interim Pastor at Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church(1990-92), Pastor at Waring Baptist Church(1993-2004) and Pastor at New Hope Evangelical Church(2004-2014). As a bi-vocational pastor, Rev Lynn Turner worked full time at the following community agencies, Dad and Children Together Program(1986-89), Genesee Settlement House(1989-91), Urban League of Rochester(1991-98), Monroe #1 BOCES(1998-2017).
Board Member:
Rev. Scott Sittig
As well serving on the board of NH4MVH, Scott serves as the Lead Pastor of New Hope Free Methodist Church. He loves living in the historic Maplewood Park neighborhood of the City of Rochester. He's been happily married to the love of his life for 29 years and they have been blessed to have five children. They are also proud grandparents of one little bundle of joy. Rounding out their family are 1 dog and two cats (not counting the occasional bird or bat that flies around the attic). Scott has been involved in urban and youth ministry since his college days. He's a sports enthusiast who stays active coaching his two remaining boys at home in multiple programs. He loves to work out, hike, and kayak.
Photos courtesy of Rev. Marissa Mattox Heffernan