Church profile
St. James Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Apostolic Church · Citrus Heights, CA
Armenian Apostolic Church in Citrus Heights
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About this church
St. James Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Divine Liturgy Sundays from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worshipers are encouraged to prepare through prayer, Scripture, meditation, and quiet reflection. Sunday School begins at 10:30 from September through May; children are escorted into church for Communion and then return to class. Coffee and pastries follow in the hall. Eastern Armenian Language School meets Saturdays during the same school-year season. Families arranging weddings, baptisms, hokehankisd memorial prayers, or hokejash meals are directed to the parish office.
Armenian worship in Sacramento traces to 1929, when ten women organized a Ladies Aid Society and helped sustain monthly services. The present campus includes the sanctuary, Sunday and Armenian school rooms, social hall, offices, and kitchen. St. James identifies itself with the one, holy, universal, and apostolic church and sees its first mission as spiritually nourishing the community through the gospel and its message of salvation. Young people may train as altar and candle servers through introductory sessions with the parish priest. Youth ministries offer leadership, creativity, service, relationships, and connection to Armenian Christian life. The site clearly gives liturgy length, children’s seasonal rhythm, language education, fellowship, and sacramental contacts, but not parking, accessibility, hearing support, nursery care, safe-environment procedures, customary clothing, livestreaming, or Communion guidance for visitors.
Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official Sunday-services page, liturgy time, Sunday School, Communion transition · Official worship page, preparation through prayer, Scripture, reflection, Divine · Official faith-and-mission page, Armenian Apostolic identity, universal church, · Official history page, 1929 Ladies Aid beginning, monthly worship, parish develo
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Ministries and visitor notes
- Coffee and Pastries — After Sunday Services
- Eastern Armenian Language School — Saturdays, September–May
Location
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7600 Old Auburn Rd
Sunday hospitality: about 9:30 AM
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