Deacons

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Who are deacons?

Deacons are members in good standing in the Free Methodist Church. They are persons of good reputation, wisdom and the Spirit, whose spiritual gifts from God have been confirmed by their local churches. In response to God's call on their lives, deacons offer servant-leadership in particular areas of congregational life, according to the gifts and graces God has given and they have developed. Complementing the work of elders, deacons serve the local church by assisting and leading the membership to carry out its ministries to one another and the world.

Deacons tend to lead in areas of:

  • care and mercy
  • worship and music
  • administration and organization
  • spiritual nurture and council
  • outreach and service
  • as well as many others

At New Hope, the deacon team organizes or is highly involved in:

  • a fund to bless the community in emergency situations
  • a directory to help people find various social service ministries and programs
  • An emergency food pantry to help those with immediate hunger issues 
  • the website and technical aspects of worship 
  • childcare
  • small groups 

 If you need the help of the deacon team contact us at deacons@newhopefree.org

Lay Speakers
M. Andre Primus
M. Andre Primus

Andre Primus is Founder and Director of RocShare, an organization that serves to help encourage the growth of the sharing economy in Rochester, New York which helps to connect people, businesses and community groups to promote and participate with each other in making Rochester a sharing town. They also organize events as a way of instigating and advertising the adoption of sharing systems.

He is a native Rochesterian who has studied urban planning, geography, and dance, and has a habit of nerding out over a long list of subjects.

Among other community projects RocShare is currently developing a sharing guide for faith based organizations and groups.

Kaela Sittig
Kaela Sittig
Eric Logan
Eric Logan
New Hope Church
New Hope Church

Sometimes, we as a church have a service that does not have a specific speaker. This can happen for a few reasons. Sometimes we have technical difficulties, sometimes God just tells us to do stuff, sometimes we have had a lost that we as a church not just the pastors need to express.

Current staffDavid Rybka