ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian church that resides in the area of the city of Milwaukee known as the Washington Heights neighborhood, and is currently in the membership of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. St. James originally began in 1916 as a mission church based in the general vicinity that the current church building resides in today. In 1917, the church was operating out of a small portable chapel located near the intersection of 54th and Pabst Avenue (currently known as Lloyd Street). Some time later, the mission was rellocated to the southwest corner of 60th and Lloyd, a location across from the Synod's Seminary. On May 20, 1921 the St. James congregation was officially organized. When the seminary rellocated, the church moved its chapel for a third time rellocated to the east side of the intersection, the location that the church rests in today. After this move, a 16 x 24 school room was added to the chapel in 1922 for the price of $1,204.44. Though the building was completed, the Christian day school wasn't officially opened until 1923.
On the day of October 19, 1924, the cornerstone was laid for the churches current sanctuary, the dedication not taking place until May 17, 1925. The churches original pipe organ was purchased in the December of the year 1927. The four-room, two-story school-house addition was added to the school and dedicated on the 22nd of May, 1938. However, only two of the four rooms were finished at that time; the other two were completed in 1939 and 1945.
Some of St. James' most extensive renovations include the roof renovation of 1965 (again renovated a few years ago), an extensive renovation of the sanctuary also took place that year, and the organ was rebuilt in 1968. In 2003 the organ was replaced with a hybrid digital / pipe organ. The latest addition, completed in 1988, includes a gymnasium, offices, and storage areas.