Hello St. James family and friends. Hurricane Ian has come and gone for the state of Florida and left so much damage in its wake and we wanted to be sure to give you all a timely update. Here at St. James, our buildings are all whole, we have power, and we will continue with our plan for in person Sunday Service at 10am. 

We pray that each of you have come through without personal injury or property damage. If you are in an area without power and need to come by the church to recharge devices, use the microwave, etc., please email info@stjamestampa.org and we will make arrangements for someone to meet you there and let you into the building. If you are in need of assistance at your home due to Hurricane Ian, please also email info@stjamestampa.org with your name, address, phone number, and the nature of the assistance you need and we will be in contact with you as soon as we are able.

Please be sure to check in with church family, friends, and neighbors. If there’s a need that you cannot fill, please reach out to us and let us know how we can help you help them. If you'd like to help clean up debris around St. James, we will meet tomorrow morning at 8:30am and would love to have you.

While most of us locally have been spared any damage, our brothers and sisters in Southwest Florida and Central Florida have not been so lucky and are in desperate need of our prayers. Images flooding us via social media and news outlets are truly devastating in some areas and we all want to get in there and help, but please remember not to self-deploy to these areas right now. Give emergency crews time to assess the safety in these areas and time to assess their needs. As we learn more about ways we can help our brothers and sisters to the south and east of us, we will pass along that information to you.

God's blessings - you are loved,

St. James