Our dioceses are on a journey to discover how collaborating can help us transform our congregations and communities through the power of Jesus Christ. In our churches, everyone is welcome, without exception.
We invite and welcome you to find a place of peace or a community working toward a vision God may have for justice and transformational love. We have been called to a ministry of creativity, innovation, and sharing of resource in the region on the south shores of Lake Erie. We welcome you to find your place and share your hearts in one of our communities of faith.
The Rev. Luke Fodor, WNY President
The Rev. Canon Stacey Fussell, NWPA President
In 2018, our dioceses pledged themselves to an unprecedented collaboration because we believe that God is calling us to embrace new ways of working on behalf of the Gospel here along the southeastern shores of Lake Erie. We are 90 congregations, spread across 20 counties, but we are one church, united by faith and dedicated to serving our communities and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. Here in this part of the country that many have forgotten, we believe that we have the potential to lead the church into a new season of growth.
It isn’t always easy to find our way to God. The disciples we encounter on the road to Emmaus were heading in the wrong direction! They didn’t even recognize Jesus, whom they had followed for years—until he broke bread with them. Our church finder was created to make your search a little easier. Use it to locate congregations, ministry centers and church-related organizations across the region. You don’t have to be a member to attend our services, get involved in our work, or find solace and sustenance through our ministries.
As he concluded his day-to-day ministry as bishop of the Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe sat for a farewell interview with Jim Naughton of Canticle Communications. JN: Are you finding it difficult to leave? Obviously you’re not leaving Erie physically, but you are detaching from a job you’ve…
The partnership staff is taking on a new configuration this month as Bishop Sean prepares to step away from day-to-day responsibilities in order to take up his new role as presiding bishop and Vanessa Butler, canon for administration, leaves her current position to serve with him in the Office of the Presiding Bishop. Here is…
The Very Rev. Tony Pompa’s new job comes with a lengthy title: diocesan partnership minister for administration, coordination, and ministry support. Put more simply, after Bishop Sean’s departure, he will be overseeing the day-to-day operations of the partnership dioceses until the conventions make significant decisions about their future next year. “My role is to be…
A regional confirmation will be held on May 18, 2025 with The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton (Retired Bishop of Maryland) presiding.
