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We offer daily services and a cultural programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate
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.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word.
We offer hospitality to people going through homelessness and speak out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
St James’s strives to advocate for earth justice and to develop deeper connections with nature.
We aim to be a place where you can belong. We have a unique history, and the beauty of our building is widely known. Our community commits to faith in action: social and environmental justice; creativity. and the arts
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.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us.
A reimagined St James’s realised. A redesigned garden, courtyard and new building capacity—all fully accessible— will provide beautiful spaces for all as well as improving our environmental performance.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Petra reflects on Peace with Creation as restoration of broken relationships, grounding this in practical action in support of the Climate and Nature Bill.
September is the Season of Creation in the worldwide church: https://seasonofcreation.org/
The guide to the 2025 Season reminds us that peace with creation is more than just the absence of war; that in the Hebrew Bible, shalom represents a far deeper concept—one that extends beyond the absence of conflict to the full restoration of broken relationships, as illustrated in Isaiah’s vision. This restoration encompasses our relationship with God, ourselves, the human family, and the rest of Creation. The hope behind the Season of Creation is that “Creation Will Find Peace When Justice Is Restored”. This reflects the assurance in Isaiah 32:16 that “Then justice will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.”
St James’s involvement
This year at St James’s our main focus during the Season of Creation is taking action in support of this restoration of right relationships with the earth and all its inhabitants, and with our fellow humans many of whom are experiencing the adverse impact of changes to our climate, the loss of biodiversity and reduced soil quality.
As part of this commitment we are joining the Climate Coalition’s campaign to get a Parliamentary hearing for the Climate and Nature bill. The Bill has cross party support and many scientists and civic society organisations including St James’s are backing it.
In July, over 5,000 people came together in Westminster for the biggest climate and nature lobby this decade. Together, we sent MPs a powerful message: communities across the UK are ready for bold, practical action. Recognising the strength of the July lobby, the Government immediately introduced an annual Statement on the State of the Climate and Nature, made by Ed Milliband, Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. We now need to keep up the pressure for implementation of measures to address the full extent of the nature and climate crises.
During the 13-20 September Lobby Week people all over the UK are meeting their MPs in their own communities to follow up on July’s lobby and call for a healthier, fairer, safer future. The Climate and Nature Bill provides a comprehensive framework to help ensure that Governments meet the commitments the UK has made to arrive at Net Zero by 2050 and to protect nature and biodiversity. It provides for Citizens’ Assemblies to ensure that the UK moves forward in ways that are supported by many in the population. It also emphasises the necessity for a just transition to a future that takes the planet’s needs into account. The aim is to ensure that deprived communities are protected in the transition.
DO JOIN US IN THIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE CLIMATE AND FOR NATURE!
Here is the link to the lobby materials provided by the Climate Coalition, and details of how to contact your MP (using materials provided if you prefer): https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/act-now-change-forever
You will be able to join a local meeting that activist groups in your constituency have arranged with your MP (if they agree to meet). If you don’t want to speak yourself, you can provide numerical support to your local campaign groups.
We are pleased to hear that Rachel Blake, the MP who represents St James’s, has taken the initiative to organise a meeting locally, which Penn, Jo and others will attend.
At St James’s we have an Earth Justice Campaigns WhatsApp group to support one another in campaigning. Do use our email address to contact us: ecochurch@sjp.org.uk. We will join you up to the WhatsApp group if you give us your mobile number, or stay in touch by email.
It’s so important for us to take the action that is within our power to do, rather than feeling powerless in the face of so many unwelcome developments in our world! This is also an opportunity for relationship building with the many groups local to you who are also working for a sustainable and more just world.
