We are a lively community of faith striving to serve God as “Doers of the Word and not hearers only.” We hope you will find at St. James’s a church where God is present, where God’s love is active, and where God’s Spirit is always calling us to follow Christ. There is much to be thankful for in this life and there is so much to be done. Come and join with us as we share in the life of faith and work together to be the body of Christ.

St. James’s was the third Episcopal church to be established in Richmond. In 1831 a group of Episcopalians living on Shockoe Hill, in what was then the western edge of the city, petitioned Bishop Richard Channing Moore seeking permission to start a new church on Shockoe Hill. In 1835 a small lot at the corner of Fifth and Marshall streets was acquired and a small Sunday school building was erected on the property. In 1837 the Reverend Adam Empie, president of the College of William and Mary, was called to be rector. The first service was held in November, 1837 in the Sunday school building and the cornerstone was laid on April 2, 1838. Consecration services were held on June 23, 1839.

From earliest times the people of God have expressed in music those feelings that cannot be fully expressed in words. St. James's Music Program seeks to provide a place for everyone to lift their voice to God in song.

The Archive section on our web site contains links to most sermons given over the past several years, as well as various lectures and musical performances.

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Saint James's Episcopal Church
1205 W. Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220

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