Christian Community | St. James Church at Woonsocket

St. James Welcomes You!

At St. James Church we strive...

To model Christ-like behavior of acceptance, forgiveness, and love
To reach families in our community for Christ
To incorporate them into the life of the Church
To nurture them toward Christian maturity

You are invited to join us for services and fellowship.

We gather as a Christian community to praise our loving God, and to witness to others that Jesus Christ is alive in the world and active in our personal daily lives.

Outreach

St. James has many outreach ministries including the St. James Food Bank and Coat of Many Colors. Click on Ministries at top of this page for more detailed information about our ministries and how to volunteer.

Meet our Priest-in-Charge!

The Reverend Peter Tierney is the priest-in-charge of St. James, where he has served since 2015. He also pastored St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Woonsocket up until their recent closure, and previously ministered at St. Andrew's by-the-Sea in Little Compton, RI, and Christ Church in Needham, MA. He and his wife Veronica met when they were both preparing for ordained ministry and were married in 2007. Veronica has her Ph.D. in theology from Boston College and serves as priest-in-charge of S. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Providence, RI.

Peter is a native of the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, where he was very active in youth ministry and the Christian summer arts camp sponsored by his home parish. He received his B.A. from Hobart College, in Geneva, NY, and attended seminary at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, CT. He wrote his master’s thesis on the divine inspiration of the scriptures. He currently serves on the Diocesan Council for the Diocese of RI, the Board of Directors of Community Care Alliance in Woonsocket, and is active with ecumenical and community organizations in the Northern Rhode Island area.

Peter and his wife Veronica live in Pawtucket with their two Portuguese Water Dogs, Liza and Frazier.