Our Team
The Revd. Canon Joshua G. Ajayi
THE RECTOR
The Reverend Canon Joshua Gbenga Ajayi is an Anglican Priest, ordered a Deacon on June 20, 2003, and ordained Priest on July 6, 2004. Before moving to the United States to continue his pastoral ministry, he served in many parishes in the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. Fr. Joshua works with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes. He was an Assistant Priest at Lakewood Anglican Church, now St. Anselm Anglican Church, before his transfer to All Saints’ Anglican Church Rochester, New York, first as the Priest-in-Charge and now as the Rector.
Joshua is very passionate about acquiring helpful knowledge to develop himself and impact other lives. He has a Diploma in Business Administration and Management from Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo, Nigeria; a Diploma in Theology from Ezekiel College of Theology, Ekpoma, Nigeria; and a Diploma in Religious Studies from Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. He also bagged a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Nigeria, and a Master’s Degree in Religious Studies from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria with a particular interest in Christian Theology. In addition, Joshua is currently a Ph.D. student in Transformational and Urban Leadership at Bakke Graduate University, Texas.
He enrolled and completed Clinical Pastoral Education, where he earned 4 Units of CPE at the Main Campus of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The CPE has been a blessing to his pastoral care ministry. The CPE training widened his knowledge in providing clinical pastoral Care to the sick, the bereaved, the distressed, the addicted, and those nearing the end of life.
Canon. Joshua has prayer and prophetic ministry that continue to make him a blessing to his congregation. He is a good teacher of the word of God with signs and wonders following his ministry.
To the glory of God, he is happily married to a loving and ever-radiant wife, Mabel, and blessed with two boys and three girls. He loves traveling, reading, praying, playing soccer, and providing spiritual Care.
Haley Reynolds
ORGANIST
Haley Reynolds is the newly appointed organist at All Saints’. She is a musician with a background in organ performance, musicology, and a passion for clarinet and conducting. She has served in a variety of liturgical and ensemble settings, bringing a strong interest in sacred music traditions and historical performance practice to her work. She currently plays clarinet with the Roberts Wesleyan Wind Ensemble, and double bass and keyboards with the Roberts Symphony Orchestra. Haley also serves as a keyboardist and cantor for St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her performance experience, she has held roles in music libraries and academic settings, and has served as Wind Ensemble & Orchestra Librarian, Wind Ensemble President, PR Manager, and a piano instructor for Roberts Community Music School. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and historical re-enacting.
Patricia Knapp
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Patricia Knapp is the financial Secretary of the Parish. She has been working for years as bookkeeper/administrator for local churches and various not-for-profits. She has 3 wonderful children and 3 grand baby girls. In her free time, she loves to garden and watch NBA basketball.