Michaux House Kitchen
Youth Cooking Class
Cooking Class for 6th to 12th graders
Chef-taught, Spirit-led, benefiting Taste of St. James’s
Gardening with God
by Fontaine Williamson, Stewards of the Earth Committee The earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it.” Psalm 24:1 I love to dig in the dirt! “Playing” in the dirt draws me closer to God. We live in…
Advent Retreat – Windows to the Soul: Praying with Icons
Valentine Hall and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Exploring God’s Creation Nature Walk
REAL Advocacy Team
Recovering from Everyday Addictive Lifestyles Program is the Richmond City Justice Center’s (RCJC) premiere program. REAL’s purpose is reducing recidivism through ensuring residents (inmates) are prepared for re-entry into society. The REAL team assists individuals impacted by incarceration, or homelessness,…
Voices Beyond The Wall Richmond Premiere
The Chimes
Next time you find yourself next to the exterior of the sanctuary, take a look at how precisely and tightly the bricks of our steeple still fit together, and how truly straight and clear-cut the dimensions and angles of the…
Safe Harbor Shelter
This mission is to create an environment where services and support for survivors is readily available, and healthy relationships are modeled and encouraged. Volunteers provide support and encouragement while providing services such as helping with cleaning shelter space, providing lawn…
Children’s Ministry Roles
Hands On Bible Volunteers for this ministry serve with a combined class of two and three year old pre-schoolers. A team of four of five share the roles of leading and assisting in lessons. Each volunteer is asked to be…
Sanctuary Nave
Majestic If I could pick one word to describe our Nave/Sanctuary, it would be majestic. By definition, that means impressive or dignified. It is that, but so much more. Large, yes; imposing, definitely no. It is impossible to enter without…
Valentine Hall
When we moved into Michaux House several years ago, we were greeted by a beautiful gathering space, fittingly named Valentine Hall in honor of Henry and Peggy Valentine. With this month’s Chimes theme about Servant Sunday, it could not be…
Memorial Garden
One of the most sacred spaces at St. James’s is the Memorial Garden. Sometimes, we casually walk through it, not even thinking about the significance of the space. Other times, though, we pause, perhaps take a seat, and spend a…
Choir Room
Propter chorum (for the good of the choir) Drive down West Franklin St. past St. James’s on Wednesday or Thursday night. You’ll see lights burning brightly on the 2nd floor of Gibson Hall — the choir room.From the street you’ll…
The Chapel
Have you been in the Chapel for a service? An evening prayer? A wedding? Eucharist? If the answer is ‘Yes’, you understand the closeness of community when seated or when gathered at the Altar rail. Behind is the Alpha /…
The Narthex
The entry way to the church is called the narthex, a word that comes from the Greek for “small case.” Originally the enclosed vestibule or porch to a basilica, where penitents and catechumans stood during a service. St. James’s narthex…
Michaux House Parlors
You walk past them every Sunday on your way to coffee hour or for a Wednesday night dinner or for a celebration in Valentine Hall. You may even stop and sit to reflect on the day or just have a quiet moment before becoming completely engaged in an activity in the Michaux House.
Volunteers Needed for Fall project:HOMES
Fighting Hunger with the Food Force
The St. James’s Food Force and Men’s Cooking Team comprised of some 45 volunteers serve as outreach ministry providing healthy home cooked meals to our community’s homeless individuals and working poor families. We partner this ministry with the Salvation Army…