MORE THAN A CHURCH

Faithful Living

Greater Saint James Missionary Baptist Church welcomes all individuals seeking God’s love, and keep our doors open to every soul seeking to welcome Jesus into their hearts. We invite you to open your heart and allow His grace to penetrate into your soul.

Our church stands as a beacon of hope in Indianapolis. We are a place of acceptance, peace and joy to all who are moved to join us. Our church family is richly diverse, with people of different ages and backgrounds coming together to worship and serve together. Get in touch to find out more or join us for a service.

MISSION/VISION

Nurture Each Other in Faith

At Greater Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, we pursue the Glory of God through worship, ministry, giving and education. We strive to connect with Jesus Christ and to each other, in order to magnify His name. At the heart of everything we do is the understanding that we must love God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind, and to treat our neighbors as we wish to be treated ourselves.

OUR VALUES

The Soul of Greater Saint James Missionary Baptist Church

As devoted members of Greater Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, we are constantly pursuing the calling to be fully devoted followers of Christ. To build a true heaven on Earth, we live life based on the teachings of the Bible, are passionate about prayer and are grounded in spiritual accountability. If you are interested in joining our Church, please reach out. We would love for you to visit.

OUR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF

Here to Guide You

Pastor

Charlo D. Burrell Sr.

A veteran of the addictions field, Charlo began his career at Fairbanks as a Chemical Dependency Technician in
1998. His role within this position involved monitoring client status during medical detoxification to ensure patient
stability. Charlo was active in facilitating educational recovery groups. His success and drive within this role was
recognized in 2000 when he was promoted to Addiction Counselor within the inpatient unit at Fairbanks. As an
inpatient counselor, Charlo worked closely with patients going through medical detoxification along with their
families. Quickly recognized for his dependability and his ability to adapt to multiple environments, Charlo was
used within multiple clinical settings, including admissions, outpatient, and partial hospitalization, along with
working on both the men and women’s unit. Charlo’s primary role as an inpatient counselor involved facilitating
patient assessments, group therapy, conducting family educational groups, treatment planning, case management,
and discharge planning. Charlo is licensed as an addiction counselor and was one of the first individuals in the state
certified as a Recovery Coach through the Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
In addition to his work at Fairbanks, Charlo accepted his call to preach the Gospel in 2000 and was ordained as an
Outreach Minister in 2007 and excelled as an associate minister at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist church. His role as a
minister led him to multiple community-based volunteer opportunities. His professional experience has made him
uniquely qualified to work with individuals struggling to deal with situations such as addiction, incarceration, and
family discord. Over the years, Charlo has also been a volunteer at Pendleton Correctional Facility and
Wheeler/Lighthouse Mission for over 16 years. Charlo uses his spiritual, clinical, and experiential background to
help individuals turn their lives around in order to fully realize the potential that their lives can be. Within Indiana,
Charlo is considered to be one of the most recognized addiction professionals in the field, working with thousands
of individuals throughout his career. In January 2021 Rev Charlo D. Burrell Sr. accepted the call to Pastor Greater
Saint James MBC and was installed on March 28, 2021. Pastor Burrell considers this the greatest call of his life. So
on February 3, 2023 after 24 years, 6 months and 10 days Pastor Charlo D Burrell Sr. made the decision to retire
from Fairbanks so that he could focus one hundred percent on leading Greater Saint James to higher heights.