The Longest Night Service of Light and Healing Prayer
The Longest Night Service of Light and Healing Prayer … Sunday, December 20th, 4:00pm on Zoom … This will be a virtual service of hope and healing for those who have lost loved ones; those with need for any kind of healing; caregivers; and all who are...Healing and Wholeness Service
St. James Lutheran Church invites you to a virtual Healing and Wholeness Service on Sunday, September 27th at 4:00pm via Zoom. There will be time for Scripture, silence, songs from the Taizé community and individual time for healing prayer with members of the healing...
Welcome from the Pastor
"We share God's inclusive and eternal love with everyone!" St. James Lutheran Church "In the City for Good" Welcome! From Pastor David: WELCOME TO ST. JAMES! This website serves as our “front door” to ministry in downtown Portland. We offer an array of options. We...
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St. James is an over 300 member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). As a Reconciling In Christ church, we celebrate and welcome all races, cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations and gender identities. We hope that you will take this...Upcoming Events
Mar
24
Mon
8:00 am
CDC Preschool
CDC Preschool
Mar 24 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The St. James Child Development Center, located at St. James Lutheran Church, has been certified by the state of Oregon since 1981. To inquire about openings, rates, or for more information, please contact the Child[...]
11:30 am
Feeding the Hungry
Feeding the Hungry
Mar 24 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
For several years now, St. James members have partnered with Pastor Bruce Arnold in distributing a meal to those in need. As we do what we can to help our unsheltered neighbors — we have[...]
Mar
25
Tue
8:00 am
CDC Preschool
CDC Preschool
Mar 25 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The St. James Child Development Center, located at St. James Lutheran Church, has been certified by the state of Oregon since 1981. To inquire about openings, rates, or for more information, please contact the Child[...]
11:30 am
Feeding the Hungry
Feeding the Hungry
Mar 25 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
For several years now, St. James members have partnered with Pastor Bruce Arnold in distributing a meal to those in need. As we do what we can to help our unsheltered neighbors — we have[...]
7:00 pm
St. James Book Group
St. James Book Group
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This month, Book Club will be reading Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather. According to GoodReads, this novel first published in 1927 is “an epic — almost mythic — story of a single[...]
Mar
26
Wed
8:00 am
CDC Preschool
CDC Preschool
Mar 26 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The St. James Child Development Center, located at St. James Lutheran Church, has been certified by the state of Oregon since 1981. To inquire about openings, rates, or for more information, please contact the Child[...]
8:30 am
Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer
Mar 26 @ 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Wednesday Centering Prayer — You are invited to join our community Centering Prayer Group, which gathers every Wednesday at 8:30am in the Pioneer Chapel. All are welcome.
11:30 am
Feeding the Hungry
Feeding the Hungry
Mar 26 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
For several years now, St. James members have partnered with Pastor Bruce Arnold in distributing a meal to those in need. As we do what we can to help our unsheltered neighbors — we have[...]
12:00 pm
Midweek Eucharist
Midweek Eucharist
Mar 26 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
NOTE: Midweek Eucharist begins again on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 — and continues every following Wednesday at 12:00 Noon through May. Pastor David will lead and Colin will be at the piano. In March, Pastor[...]
12:45 pm
Bible Study
Bible Study
Mar 26 @ 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
NOTE: Midweek Eucharist begins again on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 — and continues every following Wednesday at 12:00 Noon through May. Pastor David will lead and Colin will be at the piano. In March, Pastor[...]
Mar
27
Thu
8:00 am
CDC Preschool
CDC Preschool
Mar 27 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The St. James Child Development Center, located at St. James Lutheran Church, has been certified by the state of Oregon since 1981. To inquire about openings, rates, or for more information, please contact the Child[...]
11:30 am
Feeding the Hungry
Feeding the Hungry
Mar 27 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
For several years now, St. James members have partnered with Pastor Bruce Arnold in distributing a meal to those in need. As we do what we can to help our unsheltered neighbors — we have[...]
7:15 pm
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
Mar 27 @ 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
WELCOME BACK, CHOIR! Our St. James Sanctuary Choir has returned after a summer break. They will enhance our worship each Sunday under the direction of our Director of Music Ministry Colin Stave. NOTE: The St.[...]
Mar
28
Fri
8:00 am
CDC Preschool
CDC Preschool
Mar 28 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The St. James Child Development Center, located at St. James Lutheran Church, has been certified by the state of Oregon since 1981. To inquire about openings, rates, or for more information, please contact the Child[...]
11:30 am
Feeding the Hungry
Feeding the Hungry
Mar 28 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
For several years now, St. James members have partnered with Pastor Bruce Arnold in distributing a meal to those in need. As we do what we can to help our unsheltered neighbors — we have[...]
Mar
30
Sun
9:30 am
Sunday Eucharist
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Sunday Eucharist
@ St. James Lutheran Church
Mar 30 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sunday Morning Worship with Holy Communion WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT ST. JAMES — Join us for worship and fellowship on Sundays at 9:30am. St. James is pleased to provide these Sunday Worship options: 1.) Our[...]
10:30 am
Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour
Mar 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Coffee Hour Returns … Beginning Sunday, August 1st, 2021, you are invited to gather for our coffee hour immediately after worship in Pioneer Chapel. You may also sign up at church to host the gathering[...]
11:00 am
Open Space
Open Space
Mar 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Education hour at 11:00am — following the 9:30am service and coffee Sundays Year-Round, 11:00am-12:00pm Open Space takes place most Sunday mornings in the Main Sanctuary of St. James Lutheran Church. All are invited to attend[...]
11:00 am
Sunday School
Sunday School
Mar 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday School Returns: Sunday School and Open Space return beginning on Sunday, September 15th, 2024. Our childcare assistant, Adina Walls, will meet our younger children on the lower level during worship providing Biblical stories and[...]