About Saint James Lutheran Church
Saint James Lutheran Church is a Lutheran parish located at 14450 ASHTON ROAD, Detroit, MI, 48223. Saint James Lutheran Church was founded in 1847. The Saint James Lutheran Church parish office answers at +13138383600.
Patron saint of Saint James Lutheran Church
Other parishes named after Saint James
5 other churches named in honor of Saint James are indexed in Churches List. The most-reviewed of those appear below.
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Catholic · Dallas, TX
Saint James
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Catholic · Savannah, GA
Saint James Catholic Church
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Catholic · Philadelphia, PA
Saint James Catholic Church
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Catholic · Columbus, OH
Saint James Less Roman Catholic Church
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Catholic · Kearney, NE
St. James
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With almost 1.7 million members as of 2024, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States, behind the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). In 2025, Pew Research Center estimated that 1.1 percent of US adults, approximately 2.9 million people, identified with the LCMS and evangelical Lutheranism in contrast with 2 percent, or approximately 5.2 million people, who identified with the ELCA and mainline Lutheranism. The LCMS was organized in 1847 at a mee...
Where is Saint James Lutheran Church located?
Saint James Lutheran Church is located at 14450 ASHTON ROAD, Detroit, MI, 48223. The building sits at coordinates 42.39336, -83.21886, placing it in Detroit, MI 48223.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
- Public parking 787 ft
- Public parking 928 ft
- Public parking 978 ft
- Southfield / Lyndon (SB) 161 ft
- Stop Position 177 ft
- Stop Position 430 ft
- Southfield / Lyndon (NB) 446 ft
- Stop Position 696 ft
Nearby places drawn from OpenStreetMap, Apr 28, 2026.
The neighborhood around Saint James Lutheran Church
The ZIP code 48223 area around Saint James Lutheran Church is home to 25,747 residents with a median household income of $41,587 and a median age of 33.5 years, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
What to expect at a service at Saint James Lutheran Church
Lutheran services hold to the historic liturgy Luther preserved, with deep hymn tradition and clear preaching.
- About an hour long. Order includes confession, absolution, hymns, Scripture, sermon, creed, and the Eucharist.
- Communion practice varies by synod — some "close communion" to baptized Lutherans, others welcome all Christians.
Generalized notes for first-time visitors. Individual parishes vary — when in doubt, ask a greeter at the door.
Churches founded the same year as Saint James Lutheran Church
5 other churches with a documented founding year of 1847 are indexed in Churches List.
- St John Neumann Shrine Philadelphia, PA
- Saint Matthew Lutheran Church York, PA
- Grace Lutheran Church Houston, TX
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Springfield, IL
- Ebenezer Lutheran Church Chicago, IL
Your Sunday at Saint James Lutheran Church
Saint James Lutheran Church by the numbers
Questions and answers about Saint James Lutheran Church
- What denomination is Saint James Lutheran Church?
- This parish is part of the Lutheran tradition.
- Where is Saint James Lutheran Church located?
- The parish is located at 14450 ASHTON ROAD, Detroit, MI, 48223.
- When was Saint James Lutheran Church founded?
- Founded in 1847.
- Who is the patron saint of Saint James Lutheran Church?
- Saint James (James the Greater, Apostle). Feast day: Jul 25.
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