St. James Episcopal Church - Lenoir, NC
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  • Home
    • Coronavirus Update
    • Holy Week at Home with Children
    • Stations of the Cross
    • Oertel Art
    • I'm New
  • About Us
    • History
    • Contact
    • Clergy & Staff
    • YOU ARE THERE! Newsletter
    • Vestry
    • Gallery
  • Worship
    • Weekly Services
    • Altar Guild
    • Eucharistic Visitors
    • Centering Prayer
    • Music & Choir
  • Get Involved
    • News & Events
    • CARE Outreach
    • Hands & Hearts/ Inreach
    • Knitting Group
    • Daughters of the King
  • Education
    • Adult Forum
    • Faith Formation during Pandemic
  • Most recent Worship

CARE Outreach


CARE is the outreach committee at St. James.  It is made up of people who have a passion for outreach in the community and in the world.  The mission of the CARE Committee is to connect the people of St. James with people in the community who are in need.  Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in all our ministries and to discover passions and interests of their own.  

Additionally, the
CARE committee makes decisions about managing funds that are directed to specific community agencies, such as Habitat for Humanity and the local shelters.


Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays.

CARE has three major monthly outreach programs. See below for more information about these.

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Community prayer service at Lenoir Square
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Backpack

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One of CARE's major ongoing outreach efforts is the Backpack program, led by Hank & Gloria Friberg. Through Backpack, our church collects and distributes nutritious food to children in need at our sponsored Caldwell County school once a month. Multiple churches sponsor a school to cover each weekend. Many of the children in our county receive their only meal at school each day, so our parish is working to ensure that those children have access to meals at home.

                             Parishioners packing food for Backpack

Room at the Table

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St. James began participating in Room at the Table in 2009 to cook and to serve a meal to anyone in need. Because our local soup kitchen was closed on the weekends, many men, women and children had no resource for a meal two days a week. Over the years Room has become a popular ministry at St. James, with over one hundred adults and youth participating as members of five teams. Each team takes turns serving a meal in the Hogan Room at 4:00 pm on the second Saturday of each month; four other area churches serve on the remaining Saturdays, including those months with five Saturdays.

         Team members preparing to serve for Room at the Table
Clothes Closet
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The Clothes Closet is organized by John & Christine Limbrunner. Parishioners and members of the community contribute shirts, pants, shoes and other items for those who need them. The Limbrunners organize the donations to be able to meet specific needs. The Closet is held at every Room at the Table, so that guests can shop and then eat. We are always taking donations, so gently used items are always appreciated and welcome.

                                     The Limbrunners pause for a photo while organizing donations

CARE also sponsors and participates in events that impact our local and global communities, often in partnership with other churches:
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St. James and St. Paul's AME partnered in 2017 for a global hunger awareness project
CARE painting at LEOS, Lenoir's homeless shelter
Parishioners working on a Habitat for Humanity build
St. James Episcopal Church
806 College Avenue, SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
828-754-3712

Sunday Services
8:00am - Holy Eucharist without music
9:10am- Adult Forum
10:30am - Holy Eucharist with music


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