St. Gerard’s Church welcomes new owner

BUFFALO, N.Y.( (WIVB)- Keys to a historic church in the Queen City are being handed over.
Buffalo resident Ammar Shaibi, along with his two business partners, bought St. Gerard’s Church on Bailey and East Devalan Avenues from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.
The sale was officially approved by a State Supreme Court Justice Thursday.
“There is a big Muslim community here. And we wanted to be here, this is a good building,” Shaibi told News 4.
He intends to transform the chu