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[Buffalo News] 20 Nov 2008--Members of the area’s largest Episcopal congregation have established a new religious corporation and purchased a former synagogue in the Town of Tonawanda, as they move ahead with plans to split from the Diocese of Western New York.
The purchase of the former Temple Beth El complex at 2368 Eggert Road was finalized Friday.
St. Bartholomew’s Christian Church paid $750,000 for the 37,000-square-foot facility and expects to make another $125,000 in changes and improvements, said the Rev. Arthur W. Ward Jr., longtime rector of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church.
The congregation is joining hundreds of parishes around the country that have abandoned the liberal-leaning Episcopal Church over such issues as interpretation and authority of scripture, the path to salvation and acceptance of same-sex marriages.
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