saint james basilica

Diversity Management: "means the pursuing of an inclusive culture in which new comers feel welcome". The Basilica fails in this area. The Basilica itself is a beautiful piece of architecture and I guess worth looking at in that regard. However the "family" housed in this house of God are a poor excuse for religious leaders and congregational family. I have been Catholic my entire life. We moved here last year and were excited to join the Basilica but no one welcomed us, we even got dirty looks for congregation members as if to say "what are YOU doing here". The main Priest is only interested in families with money and will also treat people like outcasts unless they can offer some type of financial, social or political gain for him. We are by no means poor, my family actually comes from a decent amount of money, but here in Jamestown there are some living in the newly obtained extravagance of oil money and new business. These types have no idea how to show class and fall under the category of "new money" at its worst. It really makes the town feel cheep. I did not want to raise my child in this environment nor have her believe that this is how Christians act, so we changed to a Lutheran church in town and there, we are family as a congregation should be. The "Basilica group of Jamestown ND"...caused me to change my denomination. Only way I could praise God and tolerate living here.This elite group thinks they run the town but what they don't know is that the rest of the town...cant stand any of them.

The stain glass windows were just redone and they're just lovely. Everyone we met in the Basilica were so friendly and willing to answer questions.

It's on the main street with a parking lot in the rear. The interior is worth looking at. We took pictures of the outside and inside.

i'm not catholic so i wouldn't be attending mass there or anything, but it's a historic church and was beautifully built. it's special because for being a small town in north dakota, having a basilica is a big deal, as they are more rare.

Have gone by Jamestown, North Dakota many times on the interstate. This time we stopped by and looked at some of the sites in this town. St James Basilica is worth having a look at. They have a web site http://www.stjamesbasilica.org/. i