St. James the Greater Catholic Church moved into its beautiful stone building off Manor Avenue in Concord in 2004. The sanctuary seats 1,000 people. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
St. James the Greater Catholic Church moved into its beautiful stone building off Manor Avenue in Concord in 2004. The sanctuary seats 1,000 people. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
The main entrance to St. James is off Manor Avenue. There is also an entrance off Warren C. Colemean Boulevard. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
By Rev. Andy Langford/Special to the Independent Tribune
Two generations ago, Concord’s Roman Catholic Church was a mission congregation without a resident priest. Older Concord residents still remember when their Roman Catholic neighbors moved from their chapel in the countryside to a small sanctuary at the north end of Union Street.
St. James the Greater, the patron saint of the congregation, was one of the first twelve disciples of Jesus. This is a statue of the saint, which stands in a courtyard in front of the church. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
St. James the Greater Catholic Church moved into its beautiful stone building off Manor Avenue in Concord in 2004. The sanctuary seats 1,000 people. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
St. James the Greater Catholic Church moved into its beautiful stone building off Manor Avenue in Concord in 2004. The sanctuary seats 1,000 people. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
The main entrance to St. James is off Manor Avenue. There is also an entrance off Warren C. Colemean Boulevard. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
St. James the Greater, the patron saint of the congregation, was one of the first twelve disciples of Jesus. This is a statue of the saint, which stands in a courtyard in front of the church. Mark Plemmons/mplemmons@independenttribune.com
