Standing Committee Announces Four Bishop Nominees PDF  | Print |  E-mail
The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Western New York is pleased to announced the names of four nominees for the 11th Bishop of WNY. They are:
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  • The Rev. Michael N. Ambler, Jr., rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Bath, in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine;
  • The Very Rev. Canon Michael A. Bamberger, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre, California, in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles;
  • The Rev. Dr. R. William Franklin, senior associate priest at St. Mark's Church, Philadelphia, PA, in the Episcopal Diocese of of Pennsylvania; and
  • The Very Rev. Canon Barbara J. Price, rector of St. Peter's Church in Eggertsville, NY, in the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York.
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New Diocesan Ministry Center to be Established PDF  | Print |  E-mail
On Monday, June 14, 2010, three canonical bodies of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, the Trustees, the Diocesan Council and the Standing Committee, met and agreed in principle to move the Diocesan Office from the current location at 1114 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo to a site located at 1064 Brighton Road in Tonawanda, NY. The decision was made with a certain heaviness of heart as many in the diocese have a great fondness for the building that has housed the diocesan offices since 1951.

"This move signals a shift in perspective and a new vision for our ministry in the 21st century," said the Rt. Rev. J. Michael Garrison.

At last evening's meeting three proposals detailing various degrees of renovation to the Tonawanda property were presented. Moving the diocesan office to the site of a functioning parish or simply remaining in the building on Delaware were also discussed, along with the option of selling the Tonawanda property. Clear consensus for renovating and moving to the Brighton Road site was reached. Diocesan trustees are now charged with adopting one of the three proposals and formulating a plan for total financing. Proceeds from the eventual sale of the existing diocesan office will be used to fund renovations at the new diocesan ministry center.
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