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We offer daily services and a creative programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
Thur 24 Oct 6.30pm
Fact, fiction, faith: AI in an uncertain world – a conversation with Jocelyn Burnham, and Dr Shauna Concannon.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
St James’s is a place to explore, reflect, pray, and support all who are in need. We are a Church of England parish in the Anglican Communion. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round cultural programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
We aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
We strive to be a Eucharist-centred, diverse and inclusive Christian community promoting life in abundance, wellbeing and dignity for all.
St James’s Piccadilly has been at the heart of its community since 1684. We invite you to play your part in securing this historic place for generations to come.
It costs us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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St James’s is a welcoming and inclusive Church of England church in the heart of London. It strives to be a place of imagination, courage and hope, together with all faiths and none. It is a place where everyone can reflect, belong, create, and debate. Join us for daily services and a varied a cultural programme.
St James’s create a weekly congregational email newsletter and a monthly What’s on about our Music, Arts & Ideas.
Weekdays at 8.30am
Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel each weekday at 8.30am, lasting 30 minutes.
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Mondays 6.30pm – 7.30pm on Zoom
A new drop-in Bible study series focusing on trees in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
Tues from 6pm
Join us in person or online for Sanctuary, a contemplative Eucharist with music, silence, and stories.
Wednesday 16 october 1.10pm
Concert pianist Bocheng Wang was born in Lanzhou, China. Currently studying piano with Professor Christopher Elton for his Bachelor’s degree (four years) at the Royal Academy of Music.
Wednesday 16 October 6.30pm
On the 40th anniversary of the Brighton bomb, Patrick Magee and Jo Berry will be in conversation with Marina Cantacuzino,founder of The Forgiveness Project.
Thur and Fri at 12noon
A chance to gather, share some silence, share some reflections.
Thur at 1.10pm
Simple Eucharist in the side chapel
The Julian Group meet fortnightly on Thursday evenings in the Rectory for c.40 minutes of silent prayer.
The ‘Joy & Devotion’ Festival brings the beauty of Polish sacred music to London audiences.
A centuries’ old, storied tradition is brought to life in the sublime acoustic of St James’s Piccadilly as some of the foremost British choirs perform timeless music to uplift and inspire. Having taken place each year since 2021, the fourth edition of the Festival is a special, expanded edition which, for the first time, features four choirs rather than three.
Each week, a member of the congregation, community or clergy writes on a contemporary topic that resonates with the mission and values of St James’s.
Coinciding with Black History month Ayla Lepine considers how art can act as a prompt for reapproaching contested histories in reflecting on racial justice and faith.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a creative programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
‘St James’s is not just a building, it’s an idea and an invitation. The idea is that creativity is in itself a language of the human spirit.’ The Revd Lucy Winkett
