Many of the original fixtures are still in use in the building, including the marble baptismal font and oak pews.

The church grew and thrived through the first half of the 20th century, and in 1956 added an educational annex, with space for classrooms and offices.

[2] The church was forced to remove the tower of the main building in 1951 due to structural deterioration.

[4] St. James is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and has unique programs and uses the traditional liturgy.

[5] In addition, it is home to a yearly series of concert vespers featuring the church cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach embedded into a worship service, as they were originally designed to be performed.