St. James Church Welcomes New Senior Pastor (Newport Beach, CA)

St. James Church Welcomes New Senior Pastor

St. James Anglican Church has announced that Rev. Canon Brian Schulz will be instituted as their Rector (Senior Pastor) by Bishop Right Rev. Dr. Keith Andrews at a special service held at 10 am on Sunday December 9. The Service of Institution will take place at St. James Anglican Church located at 2995-A Airway Avenue in Costa Mesa. Senior Warden Dr. Margie Armstrong indicated there was a nation-wide search for the new leader a process that began earlier in the year. According to Dr. Armstrong Pastor Brian Schulz is an experienced leader in the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) and in church planting in Southern California. He will bring a bright new energy to Costa Mesa in order to draw more people to Christ and St. James. We are looking forward to Pastor Brian and his family s arrival at St. James in early December. Pastor Brian Schulz joined the Peace Corps after college and worked as an English teacher in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He returned to the U.S. and started a career in marketing. Eventually he began theological studies at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. While in seminary he began working with a group of people who with him formed Christ s Church in Yucaipa. Pastor Brian comes to St. James with over ten years experience as a Senior Pastor in Yucaipa. Pastor Brian says St. James is a wonderful church of Spirit-filled Christians who vibrantly emanate the love and joy of the Lord. I want to see St. James fulfill the call Jesus himself gave to the church to make disciples who love and serve the community we live in. St. James Anglican Church was established in 1946 and is affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America. St. James is a member of the Diocese of Western Anglicans. For the last four years the church facilities have been located on 2995-A Airway Avenue in Costa Mesa. Contact Francisco Mesquita Director for Church Operations 949.999.3900 fmesquita(at)stjamesnb.org 2995-A Airway Costa Mesa CA 92626