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About Us

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Rev. Dr. Sandra L. DeMott Hasenauer
Executive Minister
Sandra has served as the associate executive director of American Baptist Women's Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA, since 2002. Receiving her M.Div. from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and ordained at the First Baptist Church of Macedon, NY, Sandy served as associate pastor and interim minister at several churches prior to joining the national ABCUSA staff. She received a Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership Degree at Boston University of Theology, with a focus on the practical implications in an organization of truly embracing a core vision of beloved community. Sandy has been married to Chris Hasenauer for 31 years and has two young adult children. ​

Executive Board

Officers / Church:
Sarah Culp, President - Greece Baptist Church, Rochester, NY
Fred Dean, Vice President - Ogden Baptist Church, Spencerport, NY
​Helen Hoffman, Clerk - Hilton Baptist Church,    Hilton, NY
Scott McClellan, Treasurer - First Baptist Church, Rochester, NY

Board Members / Church Location​:
Linda Clark – Genesee Baptist Church, Rochester, NY
Simon Kui – Lake Avenue Baptist Church / Myanmar Baptist Fellowship, Rochester, NY
Terisa Walker – Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rochester, NY
Steve Gretz – Greece Baptist Church, Rochester, NY
Ron Duttweiler – Trinity Baptist Church, Nunda, NY
Andrew Wymer – Christ Congregational, Princeton, NJ
Carolyn O’Neill – Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Rochester, NY
Steve Brotzman – First Baptist Church, Penfield, NY
 Laura Tubbs – Lake Avenue Baptist Church, Rochester, NY
Erica Saunders – Peace Community Church, Oberlin, OH
Tanya Simmons Spencer – Good Shepherd Community of Faith, Buffalo, NY

Representative Members
(Ex-officio—these are not elected positions but serve as voting members
​of the ABCRGR board as representatives of their organizations as per our bylaws)

Beth Short – Immediate Past President (one year)
Paul Vick – International Ministries
Mary Ann Henry – American Baptist Women’s Ministries
Rev. Cliff Matthews—Board of General Ministries


Our Ministry Partners

Cameron Community Ministries
Cameron Community Ministries is an Urban Outreach Community Center in the Lyell-Otis Neighborhood of Rochester, NY.  98% of residents in this neighborhood live in poverty. Our mission is to provide hope to our community through emergency services, engagement, education and empowerment. We offer many programs including youth after-school and summer programs, a free hot meal program that serves lunch daily, an emergency food pantry, and a clothing house that serves community members in need of clothing and housewares.
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Camp Vick and Pathfinder Lodge
Camp Vick and Pathfinder Lodge are an American Baptist Camp and Conference program ministering to the larger Christian community. We have two primary sites: Camp Vick, located in Sandusky, NY and Pathfinder Lodge, located in Cooperstown, NY. We are a mission organization that relies on guest usage and mission support from individuals and churches. Providing a uniquely personal and individualized level of care for seniors and their families. 

Fairport Baptist Homes

From senior options for independence to senior living to personalized rehabilitation, Fairport Baptist Homes create a  lifestyle that is unlike any other senior living community. Fairport Baptist Homes is everything long-term care should be,  centered around not  what's best for the caregivers, but what's best for those being cared for - and their families. 

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
The Rochester Theological Seminary was formed in 1850 at the founding of the University of Rochester by a group from Colgate Theological Seminary in Hamilton, NY who wished to move to an urban setting. By 1928, the remainder of the Hamilton seminary moved to Rochester. In 1961, the school was joined by the Baptist Missionary Training School, a woman's school from Chicago. Again in 1970 the school merged, this time with Crozer Theological Seminary, the Baptist School from Upland, PA where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. studied. 

2018 Annual Report ​


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​ABC/RGR Staff
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As the staff of ABCRGR, we strive to create an inviting, comfortable, even fun atmosphere in which anyone feels welcome.
We hold ourselves to high standards of confidentiality, accountability, accuracy, transparency, and trustworthiness.
​We are here to resource and serve the region. If we don’t know the answer to your question, we’ll do our best to help you find it! 
​We are here for: 
- Churches 
- Clergy 
- Lay leaders 
- Any member of the region who has questions or who wants a cup of coffee and great snacks! 

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Tarra
Adopted Wednesday, December 18, 2019 
Tarra Hartmann, Office Administrator 
Sandy Hasenauer, Executive Minister 
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