Sunday, September 7th – Noon at St. James What’s in store??? …Lots of fun, food and family activities! There will be outside games and fun for all! Bring a side or dessert for all to share (but if you forget or are unable to bring anything –...
The Property Team invites and encourages all members that are able to join in the Spring Work Day scheduled for Wednesday, March 26. There will be something for everyone. Spring Work Day is a great family service opportunity as there will be inside and outside...
Our youth group is partnering with Samaritan’s Purse to provide shoebox gifts which will be distributed to millions of children throughout the world who have never received a gift! Shoeboxes, instructions, including gift ideas, and labels are available in...
The focus of our Madison County Elementary Schools Ministry is to provide for the physical needs of children in our surrounding cities. This is accomplished by the generous donations of our congregation toward a clothing drive for coats/hats/mittens, hoodies,...
“Never Stop Learning” is a great slogan and a great reminder that we are always learning and growing in our faith. At St. James, we have tons of opportunity to learn! Men’s Bible Study Women’s Bible Study New Member Class Confirmation Class...
When: Every Sunday at 10:45 AM (after worship)Where: Downstairs — St James Lutheran Church, 146 N Main St, Glen Carbon, IL. Join us every Sunday at 10:45 AM, after worship service for Bible study in Fellowship Hall. Come early for fellowship and refreshments! If you...
One of the church's special celebrations is Palm Sunday. The question is why? On this day everybody gets Jesus wrong – the Jewish leaders, the crowd, even the disciples. In the Gospel of John they call Jesus "the King of Israel." But isn't that a...
"It is finished." With this cry, the debt of sin is paid in full, and the Law’s demands are satisfied. In this midweek Lenten service, we meditate on the final breaths of our Savior. Drawing from the lament of Psalm 39 and the "stumbling stone" of...
The level of damage a Christian leader’s moral failure causes is almost incalculable. Because much of a pastor’s ministry is explaining God’s Word to his congregation, his words necessarily begin to carry something of a divine weight, and as a result the Christian...
Life is a gift from God. The mere fact that we have breath in our lungs today is a biological miracle—but for the Christian, there is a miracle even more profound. In Romans 8, the Apostle Paul declares the most comforting words a sinner can hear: "There is...
In this service, we meditate on the profound irony of the Fifth Word from the cross: “I thirst.” Drawing from John 19:28–29, this message explores the genuine human agony of our Savior, who—though He is the very Source and Fountain of Living Water—endured a parched...
We are excited to launch Sisterhood Share, a series where women of St. James teach skills and share talents with one another. Our kickoff class, “Come Roll With Us,” is a fun evening of sushi and spring roll making! Rosie Ellington will guide us through...
In John 9, we encounter a man blind from birth and a question that still haunts us today: "Who sinned?" Jesus shatters the assumption that suffering is always a calculation of personal iniquity, revealing instead that this man’s life is a canvas for the works...
As Jesus hung upon the cross, fulfilling the Father’s will for the salvation of the world, He spoke a deeply personal word to His mother and the "disciple whom He loved." In this moment of unfathomable agony, our Lord’s heart remained focused on the care of...
Finding it difficult to believe in a God who orders the destruction of human life is not a new phenomenon. Many have found it hard to square what the Bible says about God’s love with what it says about His violence. But if we are intellectually honest, the question...
Here is a summary tailored for your website and social media descriptions, designed to be both welcoming to newcomers and theologically grounded for your congregation. Liturgist and Preacher: Pastor Bill Engfehr; Reader: Nic Schatte and Pastor Bill Engfehr Order of...
