An excited crowd gathered outside St. James Lutheran Church on Union Street June 13, 1943 as the congregation burned the bank note, signifying the loan was paid for construction of the building. The headline in the The Concord Tribune said, "All Debt on Church Has Been Paid; President of Synod Present." St. James was founded in 1843 and is celebrating its 175th Anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Joseph Beasley
The bells of St. James Lutheran Church are displayed before they were installed at the Downtown Concord church. For decades the bells have chimed on the hour and half hour. Photo courtesy of Joseph Beasley/St. James Lutheran
Photo courtesy of Joseph Beasley/St. James Lutheran
CONCORD - Nearly eighty volunteers from St. James Lutheran and Calvary Lutheran churches in Concord packed 15,120 individual meals for the world’s hungry people earlier this month.
An excited crowd gathered outside St. James Lutheran Church on Union Street June 13, 1943 as the congregation burned the bank note, signifying the loan was paid for construction of the building. The headline in the The Concord Tribune said, "All Debt on Church Has Been Paid; President of Synod Present." St. James was founded in 1843 and is celebrating its 175th Anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of Joseph Beasley
The bells of St. James Lutheran Church are displayed before they were installed at the Downtown Concord church. For decades the bells have chimed on the hour and half hour. Photo courtesy of Joseph Beasley/St. James Lutheran
Photo courtesy of Joseph Beasley/St. James Lutheran
