In memoriam – Rev. James Capers

ALCM member Rev. Dr. James M. Capers died on January 23, 2025 at the age of 76. He served as interim pastor at Salem Lutheran Church In Indianapolis from December 2016 until he joined the Church Triumphant on January 23, 2025.

Pastor Capers is probably best known in Lutheran circles as the composer of setting II in This Far by Faith, an African American worship resource. Published in 1999 as a joint project of the ELCA and LCMS, This Far by Faith was conceived as a worship resource that would supplement the principal worship books in use at the time within those denominations as well as future resouces that might be developed. In addition to composing setting II, Pastor Capers served on the project’s music subcommittee.

The family shares these arrangements:
Viewing 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and Celebration of Life at 12:00 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The location will be Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Carmel, Indiana: 3650 West 106th Street.