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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.
SAINT JAMES UMC IS STREAMING LIVE!
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, October 5, 2025
Setting the Table
SCRIPTURE: John 14: 2; Luke 17: 5-10
This series focuses on Holy Communion and the biblical theme of shared meals. When we break bread together, whether at the family dinner table or at the Lord’s table, we share in fellowship and love with God and with one another. Over these four weeks, we move from setting the table to inviting guests, blessing the meal and extending the table.
The first Sunday of this series focuses on the first parts of the Great Thanksgiving prayer. Like a family getting ready for a big meal, we all help set the table… “The Lord be with you!” “And also with you!” This prayer is something we do together as community. It is the Creator who first “set the table” of abundant gifts of which we partake. It is the Creator’s hand that guides, guards and directs us now, as always throughout history.
9:30 am – Live and Online Worship in the Sanctuary
10:30 am – Friendship Time
- Rev. Patricia Abell, Pastor
- Kelli Young, Director of Music Ministry
- Clarice Snyder, Organist/Pianist
- Nancy Janson, Liturgist
- Saint James Chancel Choir
- Donna Benson, Children’s Message
Next Week’s Worship Service
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Invitation to the Table
SCRIPTURE: Luke 17: 11-19; Luke 14: 15 (NRSVue)
This series focuses on Holy Communion and the biblical theme of shared meals. When we break bread together, whether at the family dinner table or at the Lord’s table, we share in fellowship and love with God and with one another. Over these four weeks, we move from setting the table to inviting guests, blessing the meal and extending the table.
The second Sunday of this series focuses on the next section of thanksgiving in the ancient and ecumenical prayer, “Blessed are you and blessed is your son, Jesus!” The prayer continues, reciting for us again how Jesus invited all to the table of love — especially those considered outsiders by many. He healed the sick, fed the hungry, touched the “untouchable” and encouraged us to have similar “table manners” — connecting the food we eat together at this table to the call to create a better world for all people.
9:30 am – Live and Online Worship in the Sanctuary
10:30 am – Friendship Time
- Rev. Patricia Abell, Pastor
- Kelli Young, Director of Music Ministry
- Clarice Snyder, Organist/Pianist
- Jan Petrosh, Liturgist
- Saint James Chancel Choir
- Jelinda Blum, Children’s Message
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