- 1002 6th AVENUE
- COLUMBUS, GA 31901
- 706-322-8043 Tel
- 706-322-6489 Fax
706-322-8043
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Welcome to St. James African Methodist Epsicopal Church, the second oldest church of its denomination in the state of Georgia.
Pastor Richard Allen Washington, Sr. and the entire St. James A.M.E. Church family extend a heartfelt invitiation to all to join us for a moving and inspiring worship experience as we praise God in the beauty of His Holiness.
Church School -- Sunday -- 9:30 AM
Worship Service -- Sunday -- 11:00 AM
Bible Study -- Wednesday -- 6:00 PM
** Our church van service is available to anyone needing transportation. Please call the church office for more information and to arrange for pickup.
Our Mission
The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ's liberating gospel through word and deed. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the AME Church evolved: that is, to seek out and save the lost, and serve the needy.
Vision Statement of Excellence
Based upon its mission and values, St. James A.M.E. church commits itself in worship, education, service, and growth on behalf of the people and community it serves.
As a family of God, our devotion is to the purpose called excellence. For our church, excellence is an 'individual moving beyond personal ambition, submitting to God through Christ Jesus, and serving humainity to the best of one's ability."
The Scripture for the month of March is Ephesians 4:11-16 -- And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (KJV)