S. S. Harris, Bishop of Michigan, visited the city and arranged for the commencement of Episcopal services.

The congregation continued growing, and soon the original church proved inadequate and plans were made to construct a new building.

[2] The current St. James' Episcopal Church was built in 1902-03 during a boom in canal building in Sault Ste Marie.

[2] St. James' Episcopal Church is a Late Gothic Revival structure built in a cruciform plan.

[3] The interior contains hammered ceiling beams and hand carved figures of the four Evangelists on the reredos.