The people of St. James are a community of faith rooted in God’s unconditional love, seeking to express that love to one another, our neighbors and the world.
Organizing for Mission
Diocesan Convention Receives gifts from Organizing for Mission
This year, eight congregations in the Diocese of Spokane raised $100000 for the alleviation of extreme poverty in global and local outreach. St. James raised over $12000, of which half was presented at our Diocesan Convention this fall. The remaining funds are being delivered to the Moscow Food Bank, Pullman Child Welfare, and the Council on Aging feeding programs. During Lent, Dianne Lowe, Sandra Ristow, Jim Reece, Stephen Ulman, and Kari Alice Olsen presented information on the Millennium Development Goals, on the school and orphanage at El Hogar in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and on local outreach programs. They also shared their own stories about hunger – for food, for connection, and for meaning as they encouraged parishioners to contribute 7/10 percent of their income to the cause.