Its a beautiful old church in a run-down area of Buffalo. Used to be home to a lot of Germans and Poles, who are long-gone. think Detroit. It has been closed for at least a year, so its condition certainly is not improving with time.
It needs a lot of money for updates and the local Diocese doesn’t want to spend the money for what is now a small congregation. There was debate if they could raise the restoration money themselves, but I highly doubt it.
I don’t think any group has expressed interest to have St. Annes There was another closed church deep in the heart of the now Yemeni part of town, and I was surprised (and I suppose relieved) to see that as soon as it closed, the local Diocese had it taken down and the site completely cleared.
There are YEMENIS in BUFFALO? I would have been relieved too - better than having it become a mosque.
Thank you.