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James Street Mennonite Church
323 W. James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603

(717) 397-6707
Fax: (717) 397-0829
Lead Pastor: Stan Shantz
Associate Pastor: Kathy Keener Shantz
Associate Pastor: Elizabeth Nissley
Sunday morning worship: 9:30 AM
Sunday school: 11:00 AM

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Mennonite Church USA
Lancaster Conference
Mennonite World Conference
James Street Improvement District
Parish Resource Center

Welcome to JSMC
Welcome to James Street Mennonite Church, (JSMC), the Internet Home for members and others. This site serves as the hub application for JSMC members. It provides online news, event and organizational information, along with interactive discussion forums. In a nutshell, everything needed to keep up-to-date.

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Directions
Coming west on 30: Take Route 23 (New Holland Ave) west, which merges into Walnut Street. At Mulberry Street take a right. At James Street take a left. The church is on the right side of James Street. Turn right onto Concord Street, parking is available just north of the building.
Coming east on 30: Take Harrisburg Avenue (Pike) southeast turn right onto Charlotte Street. Turn left onto James street. Turn left onto Concord Street, parking is available just north of the building.

Recent Documents
 TitleAuthorTypeLast Updated
That's Good, Pastor Stan Shantz, Feb 7 2010 soundmp32/7/2010
"Covenant Community:One Body, One Spirit" Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, January 31, 2010 soundmp31/31/2010
"God's People" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, January 24, 2010 soundmp31/24/2010
"Rich Generosity" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz soundMP31/17/2010
Observe Diligently. Remember...Love! Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley Jan. 10, 2010 soundmp31/10/2010
"Grateful Hearts" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, December 27, 2009 soundmp312/27/2009
Christmas Meditation, Pastor Stan Shantz soundmp312/20/2009
"Saved and Changed" Pastor Stan Shantz Dec. 13 2009 soundmp312/13/2009
"Prepare the Way" Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, December 6, 2009 soundmp312/6/2009
"Anxious Times Hopeful Times", Bishop Linford King, November 29 2009 soundmp311/29/2009
"Unbind and Let Go" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, November 22, 2009 soundmp311/22/2009
"The LORD your God Lives" Pastor Nissley Nov. 15 2009 soundmp311/15/2009
The Fool, The Listener and the Peacemaker Sermon by: Pastor Stan Shantz soundmp311/8/2009
"Seasons of Solace" poems by Janelle Hertzler soundmp311/1/2009
Personality, Power, OR?:, Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, October 25, 2009 soundmp310/25/2009
"A Range of Responses" Sermon by Stan Shantz soundMP310/18/2009
"The Blessings of Wisdom", Pastor Stan Shantz, Oct 11 2009 soundmp310/11/2009
"Creation Wisdom", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, Oct 4 2009 soundmp310/4/2009
A Good Name by Pastor Stan Shantz soundmps9/27/2009
"The Ideal Character" Sermon Stan Shantz Sept 20 2009 soundmp39/20/2009
"A Strong Appeal" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, September 13, 2009 soundmp39/13/2009
"Gain Wisdom and Understanding", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley and others soundMP39/6/2009
"Invite Everyone to the Banquet" Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, August 23, 2009 soundmp38/23/2009
"One More Day" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz August 17 2009 soundmp38/16/2009
"Two Ways" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz August 9 2009 soundmp38/9/2009
"Little Things Mean a Lot" Pastor Stan Shantz, Aug 2 2009 soundmp38/2/2009
"Finding Joy" Pastor Elizabeth Nissley July 26 2009 soundmp37/26/2009
"Scandalous Invitations", Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, July 19, 2009 soundmp37/19/2009
Mennonite Church USA Convention Report by Stan Shantz soundmp37/12/2009
"The Good Samaritan Revsited", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, July 5 2009 soundmp37/5/2009
Sermon "Finding Ourselves and Our Faith in the Prodigal Sons" Randall Justice soundMP36/28/2009
"Different Soils" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, June 21, 2009 soundmp36/21/2009
Our Stories Who Do You Say That I AM - Sharing with Terry Yoder, Cindi Reeser, Tim Yoder and Mark Sprunger soundmp36/14/2009
Sermon: "Jesus' Hands, Our Hands" - Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, June 7 2009 soundmp36/7/2009
"My Joy Made Complete" Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, May 24, 2009 soundmp35/24/2009
"Commanded to Love" Sermon Paster Stan Shantz soundmp35/17/2009
Sermon April 26, 2009 soundmp35/10/2009
Sermon " Tend to Our Connection", Pastor Stan Shantz, May 10 2009 soundmp35/10/2009
Sermon "Love Generously" Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, May 3 2009 soundMp35/5/2009
"Sent Out" by Pastor Stan Shantz April 19 2009 soundmp34/19/2009
"We Are Witnesses" sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley Easter 2009 sound mp34/12/2009
Sermon "Humble Courage", Pastor Stan Shantz - April 5 2009 soundmp34/5/2009
Just in time Grace - Pastor Elizabeth Nissley soundmp33/29/2009
"The Gift" Sermon by Stan Shantz, March 22, 2009 sound mp33/22/2009
"No Idols" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz soundmp33/15/2009
Sermon "As Good As Dead" by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley March 08, 2009 sound mp33/8/2009
Sermon "Repent and Believe", Pastoral Intern Lora Steiner, March 1 2009 soundmp33/1/2009
"What Mission? God's Call Upon Our Lives", Sermon by Ann King Grosh, February 22, 2009 sound mp32/22/2009
"The Richness of Diversity" sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz Feb. 15, 2009 sound mp32/15/2009
"Imitate The Love" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, February 08, 2009 sound mp32/8/2009
"Dimly, Through a Mirror", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, February 1, 2009 soundmp32/1/2009
"Settling Problems" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, January 25, 2009 sound mp31/25/2009
"The Right Attitude" Pastor Stan Shantz January 18 2009 soundmp31/18/2009
"United in Mind and Person" sermon Pastor Elizabeth Nissley Jan. 11, 2009 sound mp31/11/2009
"The Light has come", Pastor Stan Shantz, January 4 2009 soundmp31/4/2009
"Timing" Sermon by Bishop Linford King, December 28, 2008 sound mp312/28/2008
"The Indwelling Face of God" Pastor Elizabeth Nissley December 21 2008 soundMP312/21/2008
"A Reversal of Fortune" sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz Dec 14 2008 sound mp312/14/2008
"Glory to God in the Highest" presented by The Children of James Street Mennonite Church sound mp312/14/2008
"A Testimony of God's Grace and Comfort", George Reno, December 7 2008 soundmp312/7/2008
The hidden face of God, by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, November 30,2008 sound MP311/30/2008
Thanksgiving choir service, November 23, 2008 sound mp311/23/2008
Thanksgiving meditation, by Pastor Stan Shantz, November 23,2008 sound mp311/23/2008
"The Church of the Holy Comforter" Lora Steiner November 16 2008 soundmp311/16/2008
Witness and Wonder sermon Pastor Stan Shantz 11/9/08 sound mp311/9/2008
"Lift Up Your Eyes" Pastor Elizabeth Nissley sound mp311/2/2008
Sermon Significant Learning Pastor Stan Shantz Oct 26, 2008 sound mp310/26/2008
"Tending the flock of God" by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley October 19 2008 soundmp310/19/2008
"If you choose to accept this assignment" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, October 12,2008 sound mp310/12/2008
Sermon - Juan Conzales, October 5, 2008 soundMp310/5/2008
"Let Your Hands Be Strong" Sermon, Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, September 28, 2008 sound mp39/28/2008
"The Job of the Community" Pastor Stan Shantz Sept. 21 2008 soundmp39/21/2008
"Inconsequential Worship" sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz, Sept 14 2008 soundmp39/14/2008
"Making Things Right" sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, Sept 7, 2008 sound mp39/7/2008
"Get on with the work" Sermon, Pastor Stan Shantz, August 31, 2008 sound mp38/31/2008
"From Now On" Sermon, Pastor Stan Shantz, August 24, 2008 sound mp38/24/2008
"Living in a War Zone" soundMP38/17/2008
"Beyond Professional Christianity" Sermon by Teresa Hershberger, Summer Intern August 10, 2008 sound mp38/10/2008
"Visions of Peace" - Jerry Grosh, August 3, 2008 soundmp38/3/2008
"Grow Up In Christ" Paster Elizabeth Nissley, Sermon, July 27, 2008 sound mp37/27/2008
Stories From New Orleans sound mp37/20/2008
"Brave Actions" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz July 13, 2008 sound mp37/13/2008
"Hospitality Extended" Sermon Stan Shantz July 6 2008 soundmp37/6/2008
"Knowing When to Walk Away" sermon Ahmed and Martha Haile, June 29 2008 sound mp36/29/2008
"Restoring Relationships and the Land" sermon Ann King-Grosh, June 22 2008 sound mp36/22/2008
"A Solid Foundation" Pastor Stan Shantz, June 15, 2008 soundMp36/15/2008
"A Map for Peacemaking", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, June 8 2008 soundMp36/8/2008
"Welcome Friends and Enemies" sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz June 1, 2008 sound mp36/1/2008
"Grace be with You" Pastor Elizabeth Nissley - Sermon May 25 2008 sound mp35/25/2008
"A New Way" Paster Stan Shantz, Sermon May 18, 2008 sound mp35/18/2008
Pentecost: Vision and Power for Peacemaking, Sermon Titus Peachy, May 11, 2008 soundmp35/11/2008
"Be What You Are," Pastor Stan Shantz, May 4 2008 sound MP35/4/2008
"Examine: What will you do when the end comes?" by Elizabeth Nissley September 23 2007 sound mp35/4/2008
"The Grand Canyon" sermon Joe Manickam April 27,2008 sound mp34/27/2008
Sermon "Be still and know that I am God" soundmp34/20/2008
Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness - Dr. David Commins editormp34/14/2008
"Jesus Holds it All Together" Paster Stan Shantz - April 13,2008 sound mp34/13/2008
"We Beg to Differ", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley - April 6, 2008 soundmp34/6/2008
"An Alternative Vision" Pastor Stan Shantz March 30, 2008 sound mp33/30/2008
"Forever Changed" Easter Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz March 23, 2008 sound mp33/23/2008
"A Strange Hope - a Cross?" Sermon by Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, March 16, 2008 sound mp33/16/2008
"We Will Live" Pastor Stan Shantz March 9 2008 soundmp33/9/2008
"Sight Restored!", sermon, Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, March 2, 2008 soundMp33/2/2008
"A Scandalous Conversation" Sermon Pastor Elizabeth Nissley Feb 24, 2008 sound mp32/24/2008
"A Step of Faith" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz February 17 2008 soundMP32/17/2008
"DeadlyDistractions" Sermon by Pastor Stan Shantz February 10 2008 sound mp32/10/2008
"It's About Me" Sermon Pastor Elizabeth Nissley Feb. 3, 2008 sound mp32/3/2008
"God Provides" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz January 27, 2008 sound mp31/27/2008
"It's about Purpose" Sermon by James Martin , Lancaster Mennonite Conference Minister of Stewardship, January 20, 2008 soundmp31/20/2008
God's Stuff Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz January 13 2008 soundmp31/13/2008
"No Good Ones", Pastor Stan Shantz, October 7, 2007 soundmp31/6/2008
"By Another Way", Pastor Elizabeth Nissley, sermon 1-6-2008 soundmp31/6/2008
"It All Began in Bethlehem" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz December 30, 2007 soundmp312/30/2007
2007 Sermon Titles & Pastors editor12/28/2007
"No Mere Figure" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz Dec. 23 2007 soundmp312/23/2007
"A Message of Hope in a Junk Mail World" Pastor Stan Shantz December 16 2007 soundmp312/16/2007
"An Unlikely Investment" Pastor Stan Shantz November 18, 2007 soundmp312/9/2007
"Take Heart - God has no un-favorites!" Sermon Pastor Elizabeth Nissley soundmp312/9/2007
"What Time Is It?" - Sermon, December 12, 2007 - Pastor Stan Shantz sound 12/2/2007
Restorded at Last! sermon by pastor Stan Shantz November 25, 2007 soundmp311/25/2007
"Responding to God's Mercy" Sermon Pastor Elizabeth Nissley Nov. 11, 2007 soundmp311/11/2007
Sermon "But I Can't Sing Those Songs" by Conrad Kanagy Nov. 4, 2007 soundmp311/4/2007
"Potter and the Clay" Sermon Pastor Elizabeth Nissley soundmp310/28/2007
"Hope Prevails" Sermon Pastor Stan Shantz Oct 28 2007 soundmp310/28/2007
Sermon Oct 14 "Driven to Prayer" by Stan Shantz soundmp310/14/2007
"So Much Pain" Sermon by Pastor Shan Shantz Sept 30 2007 soundmp3`9/30/2007
"Total Despair - Almost" by Stan Shantz September 16 2007 soundmp39/16/2007

Events
Learning In Fellowship Together
02/09 9:00 AM
Grief Committee
02/09 Noon
Ministry Team
02/10 6:30 PM
Morning Prayer
02/11 6:00 AM
Mother's Support-Special Needs
02/12 7:00 PM
Oversight Board
02/13 6:30 AM
Pastors' reception
02/14 10:30 AM
Youth Serving at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church
02/15 5:00 PM
Learning In Fellowship Together
02/16 9:00 AM
Wednesday Connection
02/17 5:30 PM
Morning Prayer
02/18 6:00 AM
Learning In Fellowship Together
02/23 9:00 AM
Morning Prayer
02/25 6:00 AM
Sr. Jubilee sings in Worship
02/28 9:30 AM

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