HISTORY GALLERY
This is an archive of St. James Episcopal church! St James was built in 1892 during a time when the Episcopal Church was building many gorgeous little English Negothic style churches throughout the US frontier in what was known as the Northwest Territory of Montana, Idaho and Utah. You can read more about the adventures of Bishop Tuttle and his experience in the Wild Wild West of Idaho in his book "Reminiscences of a Missionary Bishop: Tuttle, Daniel Sylvester". His book is a surprisingly good read, with a writing style that is captivating and straightforward, filled with all the dangers of that time.
Acolytes of St. James
Taken Holy Saturday 1959, ten years after construction of the Parish Hall by Bill Brown. Rector: Fred L. Packatt
Jim Christian
Del Christian
Jeff Shurtleff
Mike Stanton
Lon Christian
Brig Edwards
Mitch Stanton
(Contact Us to make a name correction or provide more information if you were there!)
Sanctuary
Unknown Date
1903
This is our only photo of St James before Sidewalks and Streets were in place and before the Parish Hall was Constructed. We imagine more can be found at the Payette Museum. Please contact us if you have more information on this and similiar photos.
Entrance to Church
Note the boardwalk in front of the church to keep the street mud out of the church. Everything else about the building is basically unchanged except for the lack of handrails along the edges of the front steps.
Early 1900s
St James in Winter - Note the coal chimney and stairs leading to the sacristy (now a ramp).
Confirmation Sunday
1927, Name Unknown. Appears to be taken in front of her house in Payette.
Decorations!
Date unknown. Folks got a little carried away with decore at the alter!
St James Pipe Organ
Date unknown. Note the original pipe organ on the left and the pulpit to the right (we recently recovered that pulpit from the undercroft of the chapel). We guess the good people of St. James decided that talking down to the congregation did not align with modern values so they replaced it with a simple lecturn.
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