Fr. Lac Pham / Pastor
816-781-4343 x201
Fr. Lac Pham was appointed the pastor of St. James on July 1st, 2025./
John "Eddie" Baker - Chair
816-694-3083
Eddie and his wife Lisa have been parishioners here at St. James since 1996. They have 3 grown children and 1 finishing High School at Liberty. Eddie Baker Full Bio
Kevin Casel - Secretary
816-550-8392
Kevin Casel has called St James his church home since 2016.
He grew up in Dubuque, Iowa and graduated from Loras College.
Chris Fullinwider
Corrine Katzer
Corrine has been a part of St. James since she was born in 2001. Over the years she has enjoyed seeing St. James grow and move into a beautiful new church. Corrine attended Liberty Public Schools and graduated in 2019. Corrine Full Bio
Joan Peluso - Vice-Chair
Joan was born and raised in the Philadelphia, PA area. She married her husband, Michael, in 1976 and together they have three amazing sons. In 2000, her husband and youngest son moved to the Liberty area and joined St. James Church.
Sherri Porterfield
816-863-5557, choirdiva.porterfield@gmail.com
Originally from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Sherri considers her St. James family to be one of God’s greatest blessings for her life. For 36 years she taught choral music to middle school and high school students, taught teachers in workshops and directed honor choirs throughout the United States before retiring in 2016.
Jeff Ridder
Cindi Lamas
Scott Kollasch
Dee Rosenkrans
Uploaded Minutes
- 3-10-2025 Pastoral Council Minutes March 24, 2025ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025 Chairperson Joan Peluso called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council ...
- 2-10-2025 February 19, 2025ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 Chairperson Joan Peluso called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Council ...
- 1-13-25 Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes February 19, 2025ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 Chairperson Joan Peluso called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Council ...
- Pastoral Council Minutes 12-16-2024 December 20, 2024ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 Vice Chairperson, Kevin Casel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ...
- Pastoral Council Minutes 11-11-24 November 29, 2024ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2024 Chairperson, Joan Peluso called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following ...
- 9-9-24 Pastoral Council Minutes September 13, 2024ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 Chairperson, Joan Peluso called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The ...
- 8-12-24 Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes August 16, 2024ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 Chairperson, Joan Peluso called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The ...
- 05-13-24 Pastoral Council Meeting MInutes May 21, 2024ST. JAMES PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024 The May meeting of the St. James Pastoral Council was called ...