St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, named for our Lord's disciple, James the Less, came into existence early in 1981, when the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and St. Paul Lutheran Church of Green Bay expelled Pastor Robert Christman and two hundred members of the congregation who counted his rejection their own.  Among them were three parochial school teachers.

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St. James is involved with the loosely organized Protes'tant Conference of the Wisconsin Synod.  The Conference, in spite of its name, is not recognized by the Synod, since it too was born out of controversy and rejection dating back to the 1920s.

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The nub of the problem at that time and to this day is a brilliant theology within the parameters of orthodox Lutheranism that developed out of a unique immigrant history.  The groundwork was being laid as early as the 1840s, but the remarkable theological position came to fruition in the first three decades of the 20th century.  Essentially nothing new, it calls for a distinctly honest, selfless devotion to the grace and truth of our Saviour Jesus Christ, with no deference to human pride or fleshly aspirations.

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As our heritage is a product of our history, we have learned to appreciate other unique blessings supplied to the Church over the centuries.  This is noticeable in our worship, where Reformation-age chorales and sermonizing are set in the even older Common (liturgical) Service.

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St. James Lutheran Evangelical Church worships at the historic Moravian Church at Heritage Hill State Park located at 2640 S. Webster Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301.