St. James Episcopal Church

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• Name:St. James Episcopal Church
• Website URL:https://stjamesknox.org
• Summary:St. James welcomes a vibrant, multicultural community that proudly serves all races, orientations, and families through its longstanding Helping Hands food pantry, bi‑weekly on Saturdays, and a weekday Doorstep Ministry that delivers groceries, utility aid, and KARM cards. Worship blends ancient and contemporary: a 17th‑century‑style 8 am Eucharist with no music, a musically rich 10:30 am service, contemplative labyrinth walk‑throughs, and online Center Prayer and Soul Indian sessions, all followed by fellowship refreshments in the Parish Hall. The parish’s legacy stretches back to the 1920s, with a record of LGBTQ+ advocacy, anti‑racism work, and support for immigrants that continues today under Rector Rev. John Mark Wiggers—formerly a Southern Baptist—and openly gay priest‑associate Rev. RJ Powell, who also co‑chaplains at the university’s Episcopal/Lutheran Tyson House. Family‑oriented programs—children’s chapel, nursery, activity boxes, and adult groups such as “Sewing Group,” “Age of Miracles,” and “Doorstep” meetings—encourage multigenerational participation, while public prayer requests displayed for a month invite communal intercession and the church’s automatic email alerts keep everyone connected.
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