St. James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake

Address: 1000 7th Ave., PO Box 680, Howard Lake

Phone number: (320) 543-2766 office, (320) 526-5002 parsonage

Web: www.stjameshl.org

Clergy: Pastor Michael Nirva, Deacon David Taylor

Established: 1875

Current number of members: 1,250

Regular schedule: Sunday morning worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school and Bible class between services at 9:15 a.m.; Wednesday worship at 7 p.m.

Church organizations: day school pre-kindergarten through eighth grade; Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, guilds, men’s and women’s Bible classes, choirs.

To join or for more information: Call the church office at (320) 543-2766 during regular business hours. After hours, call Pastor Nirva at (320) 526-5002.