OFFICERS OF THE NETWORK OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
| President (2025): | Lou Bergner (Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Amherst)
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| First Vice President | Pastor Patricia Bufford (Centennial AME Zion)
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| Vice President for Program: | Mihal Shmuel-Lewis (Congregation Shir Shalom & Temple Beth Tzedek) |
| Vice President for Administration: | Raymond Herman (Westminster Presbyterian Church)
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| Vice President for Finance | Husna Fatima Raheem (MPAC) |
| Secretary: | Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lawrence (Church of Nativity UCC)
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| Treasurer: | Aaron Aisen (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
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NRC TRUSTEES A Committee of the Board of Governors responsible for the physical property and investments
| Dr. Bayram Arman (Muslim Public Affairs Council)
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| Joseph Glickman (Congregation Shir Shalom)
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| Howard Gondree (Episcopal Diocese WNY)
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| Raymond Herman (Westminster Presbyterian Church)
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| Azhar Hussain (Islamic Society of Niagara Frontier)
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| Bruce Strassburg (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
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NRC STAFF
| Dr. G. Stanford Bratton, Executive Director/CEO
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| Kelly Ann Kowalski, Director, NRC Hunger Programs
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| David Bonds, Bookkeeper, [email protected]
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| Robin Raphael, Archiving Project
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| Suzanne Flierl, Nutrition Outreach, Wyoming County
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| Tina McGhan, Nutrition Outreach, Genesee County
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| Deidra Emel, Nutrition Outreach, Erie County
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| Chris Barbara. Caretaker
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The Board of Governors is comprised of representatives of member organizations appointed by those organizations.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
| Denominations/Faith Coordinating Bodies: |
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| Ahmadiyya Muslim Community | www.alislam.org | |
| Baha’i Community | www.bahai.org | |
| Buffalo, Rochester District AME Zion Church |
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| Buffalo Pittsburgh Diocese Polish National Catholic Church | members.aol.com/bbenoblate/ | |
| Churches in Covenant: Disciples/UCC | ucc.org | |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | www.lds.org | |
| Diocese of Buffalo, Roman Catholic Church | www.buffalodiocese.org | |
| Episcopal Diocese of W.N.Y. | www.episcopalwny.org/ | |
| Episcopal District AME Church | www.1stdistrict-ame.com/ | |
| Hindu Cultural Center & Temple | www.hcswny.org | |
| Islamic Society of Niagara Frontier | rin.buffalo.edu/c_erie/comm/reli/agen-i/amhe_isnf.html |
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| Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo | www.jfedbflo.com | |
| Mennonite Church | www.mennonitechurchusa.org | |
| Niagara Frontier District United Methodist Church | http://wnyumc.org/event_detail.asp?PKValue=1324 | |
| Presbytery of W.N.Y. | www.pbywny.org | |
| Religious Society of Friends |
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| Sikh Societies of Niagara Frontier |
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| Unitarian Universalist Congregations | www.sld.uua.org | |
| Upstate New York Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church | www.unidial.com/~lmiller1 | |
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| Religious Organizations: |
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| African Methodist Ministers Alliance |
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| Buffalo Zen Dharma Community | www.buffalozen.org | |
| Muslim Public Affairs Council W.N.Y. | www.mpac.org | |
| Association of Hispanic Pastors W.N.Y. |
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| Buffalo Board of Rabbi |
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| Church Women United |
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| Council of Orthodox Christian Churches |
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| Lockport Area Clergy Association |
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| Interfaith Peace Network |
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| Sisters of Mercy | www.bflorsm.com | |
| Sisters of St. Francis (Stella Niagara) | www.franciscans-stella-niagara.org | |
| Youngstown/Lewiston Clergy |
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| Congregations Elected By General Assembly:
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| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
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| Calvary Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
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| Christian Church of East Aurora |
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| Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | www.holytrinitybuffalo.org | |
| Masjid Nu’Man |
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| Unity Church of Practical Christanity |
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| New Hope Baptist Church |
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| Pilgrim St. Luke United Church of Christ |
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| Ephesus Ministries |
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| St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
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| St. Philips Episcopal Church |
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| Temple Beth Zion | www.tbz.org | |
| Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Island | www.isledegrande.com/trinitynews.htm | |
| True Bethel Baptist Church |
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| Westminster Presbyterian Church | www.westminster-bflo.org | |
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