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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
Join St James’s for a Holy Week pilgrimage as we walk the way of the cross together from sorrow to Easter joy. Everyone is welcome at all of our events and services.
Saturday 18 April
The next Walking Boots outing will be a 10 mile circular walk in the Chilterns, starting and finishing in Tring.
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.
It costs £5,000 each day to keep the doors of St James’s open to all who already 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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The Wren Project is a comprehensive programme of restoration and renewal to protect the fabric of St James’s Church Piccadilly and ensure it can serve future generations.
From early January until May 2025, the first phase in our much larger Wren Project was completed. One of the key pieces of work undertaken was the re-creation of the church’s South Door onto Jermyn Street, reintegrating an important element of Sir Christopher Wren’s original design back into the fabric of St James’s, but also significantly improving the church’s step-free access.
Other equally important work completed was the first stage of restoration of the historically significant organ, the careful repositioning of memorials within the church necessitated by the construction of the South Door, and the integration of memorials (ledger stones) removed to storage during the HS2 construction from what had been St James’s Burial Ground since the 18th century (near today’s Euston Station) within the curtilage of the church.
This project was made possible through the generous support of organisations and individuals including:
During the works of the first phase of The Wren Project the Revd Dr Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St James’s, recorded conversations with people involved in this exciting transformation project in different ways. These have been published on our YouTube channel in a special playlist.
The works undertaken in phase one of the Wren Project were complex and required specialist expertise. St James’s is delighted to have worked with highly respected professionals to achieve this:
Be part of this inspiring vision, not just for the church but for the society we serve. Every single pound counts. We know that not everyone will be able to make large donations so we encourage you to give whatever you can.
