RESTORE, RENEW and REJOICE

Building the Future of St. James Together

$9M
Campus Improvement Plan

$3M
ALREADY SAVED

2,000+
PARISH FAMILIES

Building on Our Past.

Preparing for Our Future.

Since 1837, St. James has been a place of faith, fellowship, and community in Liberty. As our parish has grown, so has our campus. Guided by a master plan established in 2012, we've built a new worship space, chapel, parish hall, and offices. Now, it's time to renew our existing spaces and complete the vision we began.
Together, we can honor our past and build a stronger future.

A Growing Parish.
A Campus Ready for Renewal.

With more than 2,000 families, St. James continues to grow as Liberty's only Catholic parish.
Our RESTORE, RENEW AND REJOICE campaign will help us:

Enhance safety and security throughout our campus
Renew gathering spaces for fellowship and community
Prepare for the future of our parish and school.

These improvements will create safe, welcoming spaces where our community can gather, learn, worship and serve.

GATHER

LEARN

WORSHIP

SERVE

Restoring Our Campus.
Renewing Our Future.

Through RESTORE, RENEW AND REJOICE, we will revitalize essential parish and school spaces, creating a safer, more welcoming campus.
This is the third phase of a vision created in 2012. These efforts have resulted in a new Church Sanctuary, Chapel, parish hall and offices. Our current effort focuses on spaces originally built in 1981. After 45 years and tremendous growth as a community, these spaces will be re-envisioned to better suit our Church's current and future needs.

What We Will Renew

St. Gerard Event Space
Social Hall
Kitchen & Restrooms
Commercial Property Inspections
Narthex & Entrances
School Security Entrance
School Offices & Storage

VIEW THE VISION

Together, we can build a space where God's work can shine in Liberty.

Our Financial Plan

Through careful stewardship, St. James has already saved $3 million toward our $9 million campus improvement plan. Our regular Sunday giving sustains parish operations and ministries. These improvements require additional support through a dedicated capital campaign.
With prayerful generosity and a shared commitment to our future, we can make this vision a reality.
We have a Growing Parish.
Our Campus is Ready for Renewal.

A $9 Million Vision
for St. James

$6.1 Million — COMMUNITY SPACES

Renovations to St. Gerard Event Space, Social Hall, kitchen, restrooms, and narthex.

$1.9 MILLION — EDUCATION SPACES

Redesign school entrance, enhance security, renovated offices, and additional storage.

$1 MILLION — CONTINGENCY

Funds designated for inflation, diocesan tax, interest, and unforeseen project costs.

MAKE A PLEDGE

Together, We Can Make It Possible

In recent years, through the faith and generosity of parishioners, we have accomplished extraordinary things. We built a new church, chapel, parish hall, and more. Now, we have the opportunity to finish what we started.
Every gift matters. Every family is part of our future.
We invite you to prayerfully consider a gift that is meaningful to your family. Pledges may be fulfilled over three years or given as a one-time contribution.
Regular financial and construction updates will be publicly available on this website to ensure transparency.
With God’s grace and our shared commitment, we can do this together.

Have Questions?

We're here to help you learn more about the campaign, explore our projects, and find meaningful ways to participate.

St. James Parish Office
816-781-4343

MAKE A PLEDGE

These renovations will improve safety, bring our facilities up to current codes, preserve important parish spaces, and create welcoming, modern environments for fellowship, worship, education and service for many years to come.

Through good stewardship, St. James has already saved $3 million toward these important projects.

Our financial plan includes $3 million in parish savings, a $4–9 million capital campaign, and short-term financing as needed.

Our campaign goal is up to $9 million, enabling us to complete as much of the planned work as possible while maintaining the financial strength of our parish.

s the Catholic parish serving the growing Liberty area, our campus must continue to adapt to meet the needs of an ever-growing parish family.

With our church debt retired, parish savings in place, the urgent need for modern school security, and construction costs continuing to rise, delaying these improvements will increase costs and postpone their benefits to our parish.

Yes. Every gift to the campaign is a restricted gift and will be used only for the projects approved by parishioners.

As with previous campaigns, St. James is committed to transparency through regular financial and construction updates.

Parishioners may choose to give through:

• One-time gifts
• Three-year pledges
• Pledges with a down payment
• Stocks, bonds or other assets
• Bequests
• Combination gifts

Campaign commitments are intended to be over and above regular stewardship to our parish and Diocese.

Yes. Parishioners may consider appreciated stock or securities. Depending on individual circumstances, these gifts may offer tax advantages.

Those age 70½ or older may also wish to explore a Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA.

Please consult your financial or tax advisor to determine which option is right for you.