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Sts. Cyril & Methody Macedonian Orthodox Church, Blasdell, New York

1969 establishments in New York (state)Eastern Orthodox churches in New York (state)Macedonian Orthodox churches in the United States

Sts. Cyril and Methody is a Macedonian Orthodox church located in Blasdell, New York, just outside of Buffalo. The church serves a community of approximately 4,000 Macedonian-Americans within Western New York as well as portions of Western Pennsylvania (shared by the St. Nicholas Parish in Green, OH). It is the host to the oldest Macedonian Orthodox Church festival every second weekend of July, beginning in 1991.

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Sts. Cyril & Methody Macedonian Orthodox Church, Blasdell, New York
Lake Avenue, Buffalo

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14219 Buffalo
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