Hello! I’m Rev. James McSavaney, and a big part of my calling is to be available to get to know you – your stories, your concerns, your history, your hopes. It’s a dream, decades in the making. I have lots of dreams for the churches I get to serve with. I think they’re the best way for connecting communities, bridging the divides we have as people, and overcoming the shortcomings we face day to day.

It has been an honor to lead congregations in their service to the community, outreach to all, and worship of God. I also have a heart for visiting and being present with people in crisis. I’ve seen how God’s presence can be felt even in the most challenging and painful circumstances. A lot of the lessons that I learned in seminary – first, while studying at Emory University in Atlanta and then finishing my studies at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC – have helped people just like you.

On a Sunday morning, you might hear stories in my sermons about my spouse, Amy. We met during a summer internship with a multiethnic church in downtown Philadelphia, leading a children’s day camp. The experience formed a lot of our Christian identity. We both care about the people we find ourselves with and want to do what we can to help everyone succeed. Amy is an attorney with the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, DC, where she works for equality and fairness for women around the country. We love our two children – Walker and Arthur. I tell our sons that Amy wants to make the world fair, and I want to make the world kind.

What do you want to make the world? Better? Gentler? Fairer? Maybe you can pray about it, because I’d love to hear more.

Until we see each other face to face, peace be with you +