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St James' Episcopal Church - Greenville, Mississippi

Welcome to the Episcopal Church in Greenville, Mississippi

We would love to have you visit our church. See the Service Schedule link for worship times. You will find our people friendly and welcoming, and we would be glad to have you join us and help us make a difference in Greenville and the Delta.

Our Mission

As a Christian Community, St. James mission is ministering in God's love to the spiritual and physical needs of all people in the name of Christ.

Music at St. James' is an integral part of the worship experience and parish life.  Congregational, choral and organ music at the 10:30 Sunday service and seasonal feast days supports the appointed liturgical and lectionary themes and is based in the traditional Episcopal/Anglican liturgical and classical styles, using Hymnal 1982 and Wonder, Love and Praise.

Dr. Mark Butler, organist and choirmaster at St. James' since 1989, plans the music for each service, rehearses and directs the Senior Choir, and plays the organ for the weekly 10:30 Eucharist, as well as playing for most weddings and funerals. Dr. Butler has been a church musician for over 30 years in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. A professor of music at Delta State University in Cleveland, Butler teaches courses in music education, music theory, horn and organ. He is a member of the Association of Anglican Musicians and the American Guild of Organists. He holds music degrees from the University of Mississippi and Arkansas State University. Butler also serves as the registrar and treasurer for the Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy, a national church music conference held yearly at the Gray Center in Canton, Mississippi.

The Senior Choir, comprised of adult parishioners who volunteer their time and talent, provides choral music of various styles in addition to leading in the singing of hymns and service music each Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service. Rehearsals are held weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. with a streamlined summer schedule. Membership is open to adults and older teens. Anyone interested in singing should contact the organist-choirmaster, Mark Butler, for more information about joining the choir and the responsibilities and expectations of membership. Regular rehearsal attendance is expected for full participation.

Other musical expressions such as popular and folk-based musical styles are on occasion integrated into or take the place of the traditional musical style. Outdoor services may use bluegrass, blues, and jazz styles exclusively, often performed by St. James’ members and area musicians. In addition, instrumental musicians are used at times to supplement the traditional service and choral music.

1026 S. Washington Ave, Greenville, Mississippi 38701
662-334-4582

Please visit us at: StJamesGreenville.com

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