Welcome to St. James Reformed Church
St. James is a church faithful to the Word of God as found in the Bible and to
the witness of Jesus Christ. We welcome all to worship with us. We are a
member church of the Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational
Christian Churches. We are located at the corner of College and Walnut
Streets. Use the MapQuest tool below for directions. We have Sunday School
for all ages at 10:00 and regular worship at 11:00 each Sunday. Our normal
weekly schedule of service includes:
| Sunday |
Sunday School classes for all ages |
10:00 AM |
| Sunday |
Regular worship service |
11:00 AM |
| Wednesday |
Choir practice |
7:30 PM |
Other activities include:
| Consistory meetings |
1st Sunday every month |
9:00 AM |
| Men's Fellowship |
4th Sunday every month |
8:00 AM |
| Women's Morning Circle |
2nd Thursday every month |
10:00 AM |
| Women's Evening Circle |
3rd Thursday every month |
7:00 PM |
All are welcome!
Thank you for visiting our online church!
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MISSION STATEMENT
To provide an environment for people to Worship the Lord;
To Share open Fellowship with each other;
To Communicate their goals and needs;
To Reach Out into the community helping others; and
To be proper Stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
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Points of Interest
Some Financial History
At the annual congregation meeting held on January 26, 2008, Fred Morrison
presented the membership with a very interesting piece of history. Brother
Fred did a little research over the last 46 years of our church during which
our major memorial funds were established and endowed. This report contains
great information for new members to learn more of the history of our church,
and for older members it brings back some names we don't hear as much any
longer. So take a moment to read
the historical report by Fred Morrison.
A New Creation
When writing his second letter to the people of the church in Corinth, Paul tried to explain the permanence of the next life that awaits us as compared to the fragility of this life on earth. He wants to assure them that even "if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens." (2 Corinthians 5:1) He wants to comfort them, to help them understand that no matter what happens in this life, that what is to come will be all new, not
formed by human hands, not subject to rot or decay or erosion. All we have to do is believe in Christ as our Savior and follow His commandment to love each other, and we will be recreated anew! We don't even have to wait for the next life, it happens as soon as we become one in Christ.
(Read more of The Power of His Word)
In the Beginning
One of the most well-known Bible verses is the first. It refers to the very beginning, before anything else. But the point is, God already existed, even before the "beginning". He was already here so that he could create the heavens and the earth...
(Read more of the Minute Devotional)
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God Still Speaks
(author unknown)
A young man had been to Wednesday Night Bible Study. The Pastor had shared
about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice. The young man couldn't
help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?"
After service, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they
discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had led
them in different ways.
It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in
his car, he just began to pray, "God... If you still speak to people, speak
to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought
to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, "God
is that you?" He didn't get a reply and started on toward home.
But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young man thought about
Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and how little Samuel
ran to Eli.
"Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk." It didn't seem like
too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped and
purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, "Turn Down that street."
This is crazy he thought, and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt
that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned
back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I
will."
He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He
pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial area
of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either.
The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the
people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house
across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it
looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He
started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat.
"Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they
are going to be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he felt like he should
go and give them the milk.
Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the
door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy
person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something,
but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here."
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise
inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then the
door opened before the young man could get away.
The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just
got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too
happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?"
The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to you."
The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then from down the hall
came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her
holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face.
The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had some
big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for
our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk."
His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I ask him to send an Angel with some.
Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on
him and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and
the tears were streaming down his face.
He knew that God still answers prayers.
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©2007, 2010 St. James Reformed Church
P. O. Box 447
Mt. Pleasant, NC 28124
704-436-6853
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