St. James Armenian Church
St. James Armenian Church is a Orthodox church at 834 Pepper Ave in Richmond, VA 23226-2707. It is one of 584 churches in Richmond.
This mission is fulfilled by welcoming God's people with warm hospitality; by drawing strength from our diverse backgrounds; by sowing seeds for continued growth and ever-increasing faith; and by participating actively in worship, education, service, cultural enrichment and fellowship.
St. James of Richmond brings together the faithful of Central Virginia to glorify Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Armenian Apostolic tradition.
834 Pepper Ave, Richmond, VA, 23226-2707Phone: (804) 282-3818 · Website: https://stjames.wildapricot.org/
St. James Armenian Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 54 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across Virginia — 2,336 across the United States on The Church Map.
Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.
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The community around St. James Armenian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 36.2%
- Depression: 24.1%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near St. James Armenian Church
- Westhampton United Methodist — 0.2 mi away
- Westhampton Church — 0.6 mi away
- St. Bede Catholic Church Williamsburg VA — 0.6 mi away
- Westwood Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Monument Heights Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Vietnamese Alliance Church Of Richmond — 0.7 mi away
- Saint Bridgets Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
- Saint Stephens Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away
- Christ United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Holy Comforter Episcopal Church — 0.8 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral — 2.2 mi away
- Saint Tikhon Orthodox Church — 4.2 mi away