In the basement of the church founded by the Rev. Samuel McCree Jr. is a large hall where more than 10,000 free breakfasts were served last year.
Just down the street from Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church is the Southwest Area Development Corp., an economic-growth agency.
McCree was the visionary founder of those and about a dozen other ministries in southwest Rochester. His impact in the neighborhood was so great that after he died a decade ago at age 52, the street where Zion Hill is located was renamed from Bronson Avenue to Dr. Samuel McCree Way.
That rare honor was indicative of the impact the Alabama-born McCree made and continues to make, say longtime friends and associates.
"He was one in a million, believe me," said Dolores Johnson of Frost Avenue, a member of Zion Hill who knew McCree almost since he arrived in Rochester in 1969 to attend what is now known as Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. He graduated in 1971.
Source: RocNow | Alan Morrell
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