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| In 2004, Rev. Jim Crowley, Senior Pastor at New Testament Christian Church in Greece, NY, together with the church elders and congregant Don Buongiorne, identified a significant need in Rochester for housing for men returning from prison. Through Elim Fellowship, Jim Crowley met Rev. Terry King, founder and Executive Director of Saving Grace Ministries, Inc. in Buffalo, and invited him to come and preach at his NTCC. Reverend King’s passion and anointing were evident and touched the hearts of everyone present. Soon afterwards, a meeting was set up to explore the possibility of bringing the “Grace House” Buffalo model to Rochester. After three years of planning and preparation, a building on Amherst Street, near Monroe Ave. was purchased to become the first “Grace House” Rochester. Today the program includes three facilities with 36 beds. |
SGMR Fall
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Rev. Terry King, Chairman of the Board |
Rev. Terry King is the founder and Executive Director
of Saving Grace Ministries, Inc. (SGM). After being released from
incarceration in Jan, 1999, Rev. King realized that there was no single
point for case management and other ser-vices to assist men on parole.
He founded Saving Grace Ministries to assist men who have demonstrated a
sincere commitment to change in the process of re-entering society.
Rev. King is an Ordained Pastor with Elim Fellowship and has developed and taught a number of Christian curricu-lums that are presently being taught in prisons. He has written several books, and his life story “Redeeming Grace” has been published and is being distributed nationwide. He has appeared on TCT Television as well as Public Televi-sion, sharing the impact of The “Grace House” Transitional Residence Program. In addition to overseeing the “Grace House” Program in Buffalo, New York, Rev. King is also Chairman of the Board for “Grace House” Rochester, New York. Rev. King oversees all aspects of the agency and facilitates community and church interaction. He serves on the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Buffalo Area Region V Advisory Board. He presently represents Saving Grace Ministries as a member of the Erie County Criminal Justice/Behavioral Health Con-sortium and as a member of the Erie County Re-Entry Task Force, sponsored in part by the New York State Depart-ment of Criminal Justice. He is co-chair of the Task Force’s Housing Sub-Committee. |
 Rev. Jim Crowley, Interim Executive Director, Board of Directors |
Jim Crowley was born and raised in Rochester, NY. After working at Eastman Kodak Company for nine and a half years the Lord called him to full time ministry. The church Jim was attending in Brockport, NY sent him out to estab-lish a new church in the Town of Greece. New Testament Christian Church was birthed in the spring of 1981. Jim was later ordained through Elim Fellowship of Lima, NY. He is a dynamic communicator with a passion for helping peo-ple to fulfill their destiny by stepping out into their ministry calling. The strength of his preaching style is to simplify the truths of Scripture and apply them to everyday life. His love for other men of God has opened doors for Jim to be invited to work with local church pastors in establishing strong and healthy congregations. |
 Pastor Don Buongiorne, Director of Care Coordination, Board of Directors |
At the age of 35, addicted to drugs and convicted of drug-elated offenses,
Don received Jesus in his heart in prison. The truth of the Gospel opened
Don's heart and eyes to what can be accomplished in a man's life and he started
put-ting his life in the hands of God. Today, Don is actively serving the Lord
is various capacities. In April of 2007 Don was ordained a Pastor at New
Testament Christian Church in Greece, NY and in July of 2010 he was ordained and
licensed by Elim Bible Institute.
Don is the Director of Care Coordination for "Grace House” of Rochester, assisting men recently released from a correctional facility and helping them to transition back into community life. He was a volunteer as a Prison Counselor through the Good News Prison Ministry and now supports their work. |
 Diane Perry, Program Case Manager |
Dianne Perry joined Saving Grace
Ministries of Rochester, Inc in March 2011 as Case Manager for Grace
House Rochester’s two men and one woman’s facilities. In this role
Dianne’s responsibilities include: establishment of in-house programs;
community Referrals services; DSS application processing; Resident
liaison where applicable; after care Housing; Life Coach Planning and
tracking. Dianne brings to SGM extensive professional and personal experience. Prior to coming to SGMR Dianne established and managed for six years a grass root recovery/reentry agency in Rochester, New York. Her client base consisted of 25 to 30 clients. She is a firm believer in evident based, personal ownership and empowerment practices. Dianne has established and maintains strong ties within Monroe, Erie and Kings County DOC and Reentry Service Providers. Freed from Alcohol and Drug Addiction for nineteen years, Dianne understands and accepts the Grace of God in her life to serve him and his people. |
 Gregory Lozier, Caretaker |
 Jeff Willis, Caretaker |
 Marie Hickey, Caretaker |
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 Robin Herrington Caretaker |
Amherst Street |
Norton Street |
Jones Avenue |
Baird Street Acquired in 2011, aftercare housing |
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