| St. James' Church | |
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| The Parish Church of Saint James | |
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 St. James' Church | |
| Location | Madison Avenue and 71st Street New York City, New York |
| Country | U.S. |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1810 (1810) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of New York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Rev. Zachary Thompson |
St. James' Church is anEpiscopalparish church located at the intersection ofMadison Avenue and 71st Street on theUpper East Side ofManhattan,New York City.
Founded in May 1810 as asummer chapel for New Yorkers with country homes north of the then city, it has grown into one of the largest Episcopal churches in New York City. In addition to worship, it has programs for children and young families, youth and young adults, as well as a music program and a devotion to mission and service in the community.[1]
In 2021, it reported 1,559 members, average attendance of 165, and $2,749,445 in plate and pledge income.[2]
St. James' Church worships in a variety of styles within theAnglican tradition. Four services ofHoly Eucharist are celebrated every Sunday.[1]
In 2008–2009, the parish installed the St. James' Bicentennial Organ, built bySchoenstein & Co. Organbuilders (op. 156 & 157) in San Francisco. The organ contains a total of 5,538 pipes, with 4,407 pipes in thechancel organ and 1,131 pipes in the gallery. The new organ was dedicated in October 2010.[3]
In 1996 St. James' called asrector the Rev. Brenda G. Husson, the first woman chosen to lead a parish of such size and prominence in the diocese.[4][5] Under Husson's leadership, St. James' received a large private grant to establish thePartners in Mission program. The PIM grant currently supports ongoing partnerships with theAnglican Diocese of SouthernMalawi in Africa,[6] three Episcopal parishes inHaiti, as well as regular work with the Osborne Association's outreach to children with incarcerated parents in New York.[7]
Husson retired in 2023, after 27 years as rector.[8]
St. James' was invited to participate in theLilly Endowment's nationwide Transition into Ministry program for the mentoring of new clergy. The position of 'Lilly Fellow' was created in 2003 to train new priests in all aspects of parish life.[9]
St. James' celebrated its bicentennial year in 2010. The parish welcomedKatharine Jefferts Schori,Presiding Bishop of theEpiscopal Church, for a festive service marking the culmination of the bicentennial year on November 14, 2010.[10]
James Elliot Lindsley.A History of St. James' Church in the City of New York 1810–1960.
Francis J. Sypher, Jr.St. James' Church in the City of New York, 1810–2010. (New York: St. James' Church, 2010).
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