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The Rev. Stephen J. Rhoades 
Rector (September 2013 - May 2022)






The Rev. Stephen J. Rhoades began his ministry as Rector of St. James Episcopal Church on September 1st, 2013.

Father Stephen was born and raised in the Chicago area. He received a B.A. in 1990 from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) where he double-majored in Political Science, Russian and East European Studies as an Illinois General Assembly Scholar. In 1993 he received a J.D. and a Certificate in International and Comparative Law from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he met his wife, Anna Notation-Rhoades. He practiced law for eleven years, concluding his law career as a law partner at Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West Ltd., a suburban Chicago land development law firm. In August of 2004, he began seminary studies at the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he received a Master of Divinity, optime merens, in May of 2007.

Following seminary, he served as Curate at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California. In November 2008, he accepted a call to serve at All Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park, Florida, where he served as Assistant Priest for Children, Youth, and Family Ministry. While in the Diocese of Central Florida he served on the Congregational Development Commission, the Diocesan Disciplinary Board, as an instructor at the Institute for Christian Studies, and as Chaplain to the Diocesan choir camp. Stephen and Anna have five children: Ian, Nate, Sarah, and the twins, Caleb and Edith.

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Service Times

SUNDAY SCHEDULE  
​8:00 a.m. Rite I 
10:30 a.m. Rite II 

The Sunday services at St. James will not be livestreamed during the summer months.
Please join us in person!

​WEDNESDAYS
6:30 p.m. Celtic Eucharist 
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Contact Us

301 Piney Mountain Road
Greenville, SC 29609
864.244.6358
​864.244.6359 (fax)
​admin@stjamesgreenville.org
  • Home
  • What We Believe
  • Welcome
    • Welcome Visitors >
      • St. James Online Visitor Card
    • Who We Are
    • The St. James Story
    • Leadership >
      • Ministry Staff
      • Office Staff
      • The Wardens, Vestry & Delegates
    • Baptism & Membership
  • Worship
    • What to Expect on Sunday
    • The Wednesday Celtic Evening Eucharist with Healing
    • Livestreamed Services
    • Serving in Worship
    • The Sacraments & Sacramental Rites >
      • Holy Baptism
      • The Holy Eucharist
      • Confirmation
      • The Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage
      • The Burial of the Dead (Resurrection Liturgy)
      • Reconciliation of a Penitent (Confession)
      • Ministration to the Sick (Holy Unction)
      • Ministration at the Time of Death (Last Rites)
      • Holy Orders (Ordination)
    • Special Services >
      • Holy Week and Easter Services
    • Music >
      • From the Music Director & Organist
      • Advent Lessons & Carols
      • St. James Organ
      • Organ Specifications
      • St. James Choral Scholars
    • Stained Glass Windows
    • Altar Flower Registration
    • Sanctuary Lamp Registration
  • Formation
    • Prayer and Spirituality
    • St. James Day School >
      • 2020 Day School Parent Contact Info
      • From the Day School Director
      • Pay Day School Tuition
      • Camp Fun
      • Weather Conditions and Closings
    • EYC: Episcopal Youth Community
    • Adult Christian Education
    • Adult Ministry >
      • The Gathering - A Senior Adult Ministry
      • St. James Small Group Ministry
      • St. James Men's Group
    • Children's Ministries >
      • Children's Sunday School
      • Easter Egg Hunt
  • Mission
    • St. James Outreach >
      • ECW Attic Sale
      • Blood Drive
      • Meal Packaging Event
      • United Thank Offering
      • Vivancos' Ministry in Ecuador
      • Prayer Shawl Ministry
      • KAIROS
    • Pastoral Care
    • Grief Ministry
    • Restoring Trinity Abbeville
    • Iglesia Episcopal San Francisco
  • Giving
    • St. James Stewardship
    • Online Giving
  • Resources
    • Parish-Wide Calendar
    • St. James Store
    • St. James Facebook Page
    • Servants in Worship Calendar
    • Forms & Documents
    • St. James Enote Archive
    • News Sites >
      • Anglican Communion News Service
      • Episcopal News Service
      • EDUSC News
    • The Anglican Communion
    • The Episcopal Church
    • Daughters of the King
    • Liturgical Resources >
      • The Daily Office
      • Book of Common Prayer Online
    • Galleries >
      • Photo Gallery >
        • Bishop Waldo 2020 Visit
        • Meal Packaging Event - Oct. 2019
        • Burning of the Greens 2019
        • 2018 All Parish and Friends Breakfast
        • Bishop Waldo Visits St. James (2017)
        • Stop Hunger Now Nov. 2016
        • 2016 Fall Festival
        • 2016 Blessing of the Animals
        • 2015 Annual Meeting
        • All Saints Day 2015 Baptisms
        • 2015 Fall Festival at St. James
        • Stop Hunger Now Photos
        • Faith Memorial 2015
        • Bishop's Visit 2015
        • Epiphany 2015
        • Christmas 2014
        • Easter 2014
      • Video Gallery
    • Recorded Sermons