Our Team
The Revd. Canon Joshua G. Ajayi, PhD
THE RECTOR
The Reverend Canon Joshua Gbenga Ajayi is an Anglican priest, ordered a deacon on June 20, 2003, and a 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 served as an assistant priest at Lakewood Anglican Church, now St. Anselm Anglican Church, before his transfer to All Saints’ Anglican Church in Rochester, New York, first as Priest-in-Charge and now as Rector.
Joshua is deeply committed to acquiring practical knowledge to develop himself and to impact other people's lives. He holds a doctoral degree in Innovative Urban Leadership from Bakke Graduate University in Dallas, Texas, with a focus on Transformational Leadership. He also holds a master’s degree in Religious Studies from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria, with a particular focus on Christian theology. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Nigeria. He also holds a diploma in Theology from Ezekiel College of Theology, Ekpoma, Nigeria; a diploma in Religious Studies from Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Nigeria; and a diploma in Business Administration and Management from Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo, Nigeria.
He enrolled in and completed Clinical Pastoral Education, earning 4 CPE Units at the Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus in Ohio. The CPE has been a blessing to his pastoral care ministry. The CPE training broadened his knowledge of providing clinical pastoral care to the sick, the bereaved, the distressed, the addicted, and those nearing the end of life.
Canon Joshua has a prayer and prophetic ministry that continues 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, ever-radiant wife, Mabel, and their union is blessed with two boys and three girls. He loves traveling, reading, praying, playing soccer, and providing spiritual care.
The Rev. Canon Dr. Joshua Ajayi
The Rev. Canon Dr. Joshua & Mrs. Mabel Ajayi
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.