The Bible teaches us that there is only one God, who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is the almighty and loving Creator, Saviour and Judge who sustains and governs all things according to His sovereign will for His own glory.

God demonstrated his love for us by sending his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is both fully God and fully human. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life in obedience to the Father. He died on the cross for us, rose from the dead, and in his resurrected body ascended into heaven where he is exalted as ruler over all.

The Holy Spirit has been sent from heaven by the Father and the Son. He enables people to turn to God, to trust in Jesus and to grow in faith.

The Bible is God’s inspired and life-giving Word which is sufficient for our knowledge of God and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

This is entirely the gracious gift of God and cannot be earned or deserved. It is accomplished through the atoning death of our representative and substitute, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. By Christ’s death God’s anger is turned aside and we are redeemed from sin and death. This salvation is offered in the gospel and received by trusting in Jesus Christ.

St James is an Anglican church and is therefore governed by the Bible and the 39 Articles (an Anglican statement of beliefs). We believe the creeds, such as the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed, which show we are orthodox and Trinitarian in our beliefs.The people of St James have been proclaiming the love and grace of Jesus since 1908. Our purpose as a Christian Community is to be Following Jesus and Loving People which will Change Lives. Our vision is to be Growing Connected Communities which are Strong, Healthy and Vibrant. We express this by gathering together in a variety of worship services, LifeGroups and engaging in our communities of work, learning, play and living. We’d love to say ‘Hi’ in person and have a chat over a tea or coffee so please join with us and find out more about us at one of our St James community gatherings.

We value bringing honour to Christ.

We value the Bible as God’s Word.

We value the Spirit’s work in changing lives.

We value the rich diversity of God’s people, the body of Christ.

We value prayer and see it as the foundation of our church life + ministry.

We value the equipping and releasing of people into ministry + mission.

We value people being introduced to Jesus, both locally and worldwide.

We value meeting together and serving one another.

We value supporting people in their status + in godly living.