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If you’re searching for a community of faith to call home, you are welcome at Saint James. We are a mix of talents, ideas, ages, and backgrounds. We offer many worship, service, learning, and fellowship opportunities for all ages.
We believe in the importance of living the example of Jesus, by responding to his call to take care of the other people in our world.
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Our Sunday Worship Service is in person in our sanctuary and also streamed live on YouTube. If you would like to receive a worship guide, just click on the link below or send us an email.
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Vacation Bible School 2025 was a Big Success!
7/7/25 – 7/11/25
A fun-filled week of games, story-telling and crafts. Preschoolers (3-year-old) through 5th grade attended.
Kids took on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where the northern lights shine over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and sparkling glaciers. As they treked the tundra, they discovered how easy it is to lose sight of what’s true in our wild world today. Guiding them towards Jesus, True North VBS revealed that He is a faithful friend we can always trust. He’s our True North!
Kids fostered a deeper connection with our faithful friend, Jesus, while discovering the great Alaskan frontier. As kids treked through the tundra of Alaska and experienced what it means to trust in Jesus.
Bonnie Inkman Living Legacy Scholarship Winners have Been Selected!
The Saint James United Methodist Church Scholarship Ministry is delighted to announce this year’s recipients of the Bonnie Inkman Living Legacy Scholarship.
Go to our Scholarship Program page to learn more…
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Lessons On the Way: Be Free
SCRIPTURE: JER 1:1-4; PS 71:1-6; Luke 13:10-17
The theme of rescue runs through today’s scriptures. In Luke, Jesus rescues a woman from an infirmity that has afflicted her for 18 years. In a world full of peril, rebellion, and decay, God sets us free and offers us a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
8:30 am – Chapel in the Woods
9:15 am – Friendship Time
10:00 am – Live and Online Worship in the Sanctuary
- Rev. Patricia Abell, Pastor
- Kelli Young, Director of Music Ministry
- Clarice Snyder, Organist/Pianist
- Jan Petrosh, Liturgist
Next Week’s Worship Service
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Lessons On the Way: Be Seated and Caring
SCRIPTURE: HEB 13:1-8,15-16; Luke 14:1,7-14; Jeremiah 2: 4-13 (NRSVue)
Today’s scriptures depict the pathos of a God who only wants good things for God’s people. Time and again, we forsake living water for cracked cisterns that hold no water. We defile the very land God has given us for our fulfillment. Our religious leaders do not know the laws of life, and our rulers transgress against the Lord. We seek the seats of honor rather than looking to the needs of others. How long will we neglect to show hospitality to strangers? How many times will we fail to see the angels in our midst who seek to bless us? God’s pathos flows from these passages. Will we listen? Will we hear? Will we honor the One who seeks our welfare?
8:30 am – Chapel in the Woods
9:15 am – Friendship Time
10:00 am – Live and Online Worship in the Sanctuary
- Rev. Patricia Abell, Pastor
- Kelli Young, Director of Music Ministry
- Clarice Snyder, Organist/Pianist
- Barbara Cook, Liturgist
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