Next Stated Presbytery Meeting 1/27/2026 via Zoom
Click here to watch the Letter of Lament and Anguish read by Presbytery leadership on YouTube
Click here to download/read the Letter of Lament and Anguish from Presbytery leadership
Written by Rev. Katelyn Nutter Dowling, Presbytery Moderator,
with the support and input of Commissioned Pastor Lisa Elkington,
and Rev. Abigail Trautmann, Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of WNY, January, 2026
Welcome to the Presbytery of Western New York!
Our Mission Statement: We are Christ's body, called together for discipleship, hospitality, and wholeness.
We are the regional governing body of a diverse group of 45 Presbyterian congregations, stretching across Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties. Our churches span from vibrant urban congregations in the heart of the city of Buffalo, to lively suburban congregations in areas surrounding the city, to joyful rural congregations in the farmlands that stretch out beyond Buffalo to the north, east, and south. From stately urban avenues and parkways, to the shores of Lake Erie and the Niagara River, to fields of grain and vineyards, our Presbyterian churches and their members can be found, worshiping and praising the Lord together, and working to carry out the ministry of Jesus Christ in our world. We are a member presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Synod of the Northeast.
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Practical Resources for Churches (consultants, webinars, workshops, resources)
