Missions at St. James
Following the model our Lord gave in Acts 1:8, St. James seeks to take the message and means of relief, regeneration, restoration, and redemption offered in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Where and How We Serve with Our Mission Partners
St. James seeks to impact persons with the Gospel in our immediate community, in our region, among the nearby marginalized, and to the ends of the earth where we discern God is calling us. We break that down in the following ways (click on the + to expand).
Our Local Missions
Local Missions encompasses the Five Points community roughly defined by us as the area bounded by Macon Highway to the south, Baxter Street to the north, East Campus Road/S Milledge Ave to the east and the Middle Oconee River to the west.
Outreach in this area includes:
- On church campus events such as Food Truck nights, outdoor concerts, block parties, and drive-thru prayer
- Access to our playground for community children throughout the week
- Classes/seminars that minister to the spiritual, physical, emotional, or psychological needs of individuals in our community.
The following two Mission Partners are located within our local mission area described above.
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SWAT
Wesley Foundation
Our Regional Mission Partners
Regional Missions encompasses the greater Athens area including Athens-Clark County and its five
contiguous counties of Barrow, Jackson, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Madison.
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Athens Pregnancy Center
Bethel Haven
Bigger Vision of Athens
City of Refuge Athens
Covenant Care Adoptions
Downtown Ministries
Mercy Health Center
Missionary Care Ministry
Missionary Care Ministry
The Sparrow's Nest
Missionary Care Ministry
Our Ends of the Earth Mission Partners
Ends of the Earth includes any location or area outside our defined Local and Regional Mission areas.
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AoG Tanzania
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FEBC Cambodia
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Stoneworks International
TMS Global
Village of Hope
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Global Impact Celebration (GIC)
The Global Impact Celebration or GIC is an annual event in our church we often refer to as "the most exciting 44 hours in the life of the church." On the weekend of the first Sunday of February each year, we bring in mission partners and potential partners for the purpose of learning what God is doing in the world through various types and places of ministry.
Additionally, we celebrate how God has allowed St. James to join Jesus in His mission and we commit funds to allow that partnership with Him to continue the next year.
Faith Promise
Faith Promise giving is a way of supporting missions at St. James by making a commitment to give a certain amount of money, trusting that God will provide the means to fulfill that commitment. Some key components of Faith Promise giving are:
- It is not a pledge, but an expression of faith and obedience.
- It is giving above or beyond tithes and offerings.
- The commitment is made each year at the Global Impact Celebration.
- The commitment is between the giver and God.
- No record of the commitment is kept by the church.
- If God does not provide, there is no obligation to give.
Faith Promise is the only means we use at St. James to finance our mission efforts locally, regionally, and around the world.
To make a 2025 Faith Promise Commitment, Click HERE.
(Note: Your commitment will be anonymous. We will only see the amount committed not your name or email.
We only need to know the amount for planning and budgeting purposes.)
Short-Term Mission Trips
Short-Term Mission trips and projects are not ends in themselves but vehicles by which St. James Church can spread the gospel in the world, provide meaningful service, disciple church members, and develop long-term relationships.
Specifically, Short-Term Missions trips:
- further advance the ministries of St. James supported missionaries and ministries.
- strengthen discipleship within the congregation.
- cultivate a heart for missions.
- change the lives of participants forever.
- influence the congregation in a positive manner.
- are a vital part in fulfilling the strategic goals of the world-wide church.
