About St James Convergence School of Ministry
Saint James Convergence School of Ministry is a non-profit Christian education ministry of the United Christian Communion (U.C.C.), a non-profit Religious organization 501 (c) 3, specifically designed to prepare Christians for effective ministry within the Church, those who are divinely called for Holy Orders (ordination), and to provide ongoing training for the Christian Clergy. St James provides preparation for Christian Ministry through in-depth Biblical study, critical thinking, and theological and practical training. Our President, Board of Trustees, and Faculty are faithfully committed to the God-breathed inspiration and divine authority of the Bible, the historic creeds, the sacraments (as they were reformed to reflect biblical fidelity), the historic episcopate, the Great Commandments, and the Great Commission to foster unity in the Body of Christ and to advance God's Kingdom. We are called St James in honor of the Apostle who wrote the Epistle of James, the first Bishop of the Church at Jerusalem. The Apostle James was the first leader in the Church to take two seemingly opposing factions and converge them in Christ through the application of biblical truth without compromise, for the sake of unity and oneness in Christ (Acts 15:12-29).
Saint James Convergence School of Ministry is a non-profit Christian education ministry of the United Christian Communion (U.C.C.), a non-profit Religious organization 501 (c) 3, specifically designed to prepare Christians for effective ministry within the Church, those who are divinely called for Holy Orders (ordination), and to provide ongoing training for the Christian Clergy. St James provides preparation for Christian Ministry through in-depth Biblical study, critical thinking, and theological and practical training. Our President, Board of Trustees, and Faculty are faithfully committed to the God-breathed inspiration and divine authority of the Bible, the historic creeds, the sacraments (as they were reformed to reflect biblical fidelity), the historic episcopate, the Great Commandments, and the Great Commission to foster unity in the Body of Christ and to advance God's Kingdom. We are called St James in honor of the Apostle who wrote the Epistle of James, the first Bishop of the Church at Jerusalem. The Apostle James was the first leader in the Church to take two seemingly opposing factions and converge them in Christ through the application of biblical truth without compromise, for the sake of unity and oneness in Christ (Acts 15:12-29).
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- To Provide Christian formation for believers to worship Christ and serve His Church.
- To prepare Christians who are called by God for Holy Orders (Ordination).
- To train laity for education, administration, and leadership in the local church.
- To Equip Christians to plant, nurture, and grow healthy churches in the 21st century context.
- To provide ongoing development and education for Christian Clergy.
- To Foster the convergence of the biblical elements within the 3 major streams of Christianity: Apostolic/Evangelical -Sacramental/Liturgical - Charismatic/Pentecostal into the mighty flowing river of oneness in Jesus Christ, for invigorating edification of the saints, and Holy Spirit empowered evangelization of the world.