Saint James United Methodist church is a community of Christian faith, reaching out to all people, welcoming diversity, and celebrating life in God's kingdom.
We share God's gifts of grace, hope, and love through mission, Christian education, worship, fellowship, and service.

St. James United Methodist Church was founded in 1959. Our congregation consists of all age groups from Raleigh area. Our activities are designed to provide each member or visitor with every opportunity to grow in their faith and share their Spiritual Gifts among their families, congregation and our community.

The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ by proclaiming the good news of God’s grace and thus seeking the fulfillment of God’s reign and realm in the world.

The United Methodist Church affirms that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the Lord of all. We respect persons of all religious faiths and we defend religious freedom for all persons. Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:19–20 provide the Church with our mission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. This mission is our grace-filled response to the Reign of God in the world announced by Jesus.

God’s grace is active everywhere, at all times, carrying out this purpose as revealed in the Bible. It is expressed in God’s covenant with Abraham and Sarah, in the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, and in the ministry of the prophets. It is fully embodied in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is experienced in the ongoing creation of a new people by the Holy Spirit."

The heart of Christian ministry are diverse in locale, in interest, and in denominational accent, yet always catholic in spirit and outreach.