The Reverend Dr. Hugh B. Marriott is the Pastor of the Allen Temple AME Church, located in Mount Vernon, NY.  After completing his training at the AME ministerial Institute in the NY Annual Conference, Rev. 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.  Dr. Marriott serves tri-vocationally as Pastor of Allen Temple, Adjunct Professor of Managerial Sciences at the Long Island University (Brooklyn campus), and as 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 Theology and Missions, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Leadership in a Global Context.  He 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 in the New York Annual Conference, he serves as a member of the Board of Examiners, Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees, member of the Ministerial Efficiency Committee, as well as The Bishop’s Attendant. He also formerly served as the First Vice President of the AME Ministerial Alliance of NY and Vicinity.  

Dr. Marriott is a Silver Life member of the NAACP and serves on the Board of Trustees for The Westchester Medical Center Foundation, Inc., as Vice President of the African American Men of Westchester (AAMW) Inc., and is a member of the Mayor’s Committee on Judicial Selection for the City of Mount Vernon, NY.  Dr. Marriott has also received several 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 efforts following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Dr. Marriott resides in Westchester County with his wife, and they have a grown son and daughter-in-law, with three grandsons, and an adult daughter matriculating at Spelman College in Georgia.