LEADERSHIP TEAM

Father Ward has served as the Rector of St. Bartholomew's since 1998. He received his B.A. in History from SUNY at Buffalo; a M.A. in Practical Theology from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA; and a M. Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA.

Fr. Ward and his wife Kathleen have two adult children, Arthur and Alyssa. 

Father Jacob serves as the Associate Rector of St. Bartholomew's.  He graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 2001 with a B.S. in Mathematics, and received his M. Div. from Northeastern Seminary. 

He met his wife, Alana, at SUNY Fredonia, and were married shortly after graduation. They have six children: Emily, Autumn, Malachi, Hadassah, Ephraim and Eden. Malachi went home to be with Jesus in 2011.

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Deacon Wisniewski was ordained in 2014 and works part time in ministry here at St. Bartholomew's

Deacon Gary met his wife, Elaine, at St. Bartholomew's and they were married in 2015.

Liz Burkett started serving as the Director of Christian Education in January of 2018 and has been working as a Children and Youth Director for almost 10 years in the WNY area. She received her B.A. in Family Life Education, with a concentration in Youth Ministry, from Concordia University.

Liz and her husband Laird Joshua were married in 2014 and enjoy cooking and traveling together.

James is a lifelong member of St. Bartholomew's and has been on staff since 2012. He currently oversees building and media operations as well as the contemporary music ministry. James and his wife Kristie met through campus ministry at the University at Buffalo and have two beautiful children, Khloe and Eli.

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St. Bart's is blessed to have an amazing team of secretaries to answer your calls and assist you during office hours (M-F, 9am-3pm).