Rev. Dr. Hugh B. Marriot
The Reverend Dr. Hugh B. Marriott is the Pastor of the Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, located in Mount Vernon, New York, and 1st Vice-President of AME Ministerial Alliance of NY and Vicinity. After completing his training at the NY Annual Conference AME Ministerial Institute, Dr. Marriott was appointed by Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram to the pastorate in June 2013. There he hopes to encourage the faith of the congregation by telling them to "Just Believe!" as he engages them to be more missional in the neighborhood and across the world.
As a former executive at one of the nation's largest telecommunications service providers, Dr. Marriott left after a successful 16 year career to pursue active ministry. In his first two years at Allen Temple, he spearheaded the growth of the church from 8 persons to over 200 and it is still growing and evolving. Dr. Marriott serves tri-vocationally as Pastor, Adjunct Professor in the department of Managerial Sciences at the Long Island University (Brooklyn campus), and as a Staff Chaplain at the Westchester Medical Health Center in Valhalla, NY.
His educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Management, a Master of Divinity degree in Bible & Theology, a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Leadership in a Global Context is also a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). With his vast corporate experience, Dr. Marriott conducts leadership workshops across the connectional AME Church in an effort to help strengthen and educate local congregations on the merits of having disciplined principles and processes. His ministry reach is international with annual pilgrimages to Guatemala, South America, and his thought provoking, convicting, and inspiring message has even been featured nationally on The Joe Madison Show on SiriusXM Radio. Ministerially, he serves as the Assistant Secretary on the Board of Trustees of the NY Annual Conference, a member of the NY Conference Board of Examiners and also serves as Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Sr’s attendant in the NY Annual Conference.
Dr. Marriott is a Silver Life member of the NAACP, serves on the Board of Directors for the Westchester County Homeowner’s Coalition Inc., The Westchester County Crimestoppers Inc., and is a member of the executive committee of the African American Men of Westchester (AAMW) Inc. He is also a member of the Mayor’s Committee on Judicial Selection for the City of Mount Vernon. Dr. Marriott is a recipient of numerous awards including the 2004 Harlem YMCA Black Achiever in Industry Award (BAI), and the 2003 Verizon Excellence Award (VEA), for his contributions to the recovery effort from the September 11, 2001 terrorist disaster.
Dr. Marriott resides in Westchester County with his wife, and they have one grown son and daughter-in-law, one teenager daughter, and three grandsons.
