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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
Sunday 3 May 6pm
Soul at Saint James is a Gospel music service with the incredible, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir.
Friday 15 May 7pm – 9pm
An open evening where the LGBTQIA+ community and allies can ask clergy honest questions about queer and trans identities in Christian faith.
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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Documentary | 8 mins 17 secs | 2025 Director: Michelle Deignan
On Pride Day in London, St James’s Church, Piccadilly opens its doors to everyone, transforming into a vibrant space of celebration, reflection, and shared belonging.
A Pride at St James’s is a short documentary observing the Church of England parish of St James’s Piccadilly as it hosts its annual Pride celebration. On this day, the church becomes both sanctuary and gathering place, where celebration and theological reflection sit side by side.
Through moments of joy, conversation, and community, the film captures a collective effort to create an open, inclusive space rooted in care and welcome. Featuring Revd Lucy Winkett, Revd Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease, Verger Toks Mumuney, and members of the Pride of St James’s group, the film presents a woman-led church actively shaping a Christianity grounded in compassion, inclusion, and belonging.
When producer Ken Pratt first told me about St James’s annual Pride celebration, I was intrigued. As an atheist baptised into the Irish Catholic Church, I was drawn to explore where ideas of “pride” and “Pride” meet within a Church of England community.
This film began as an inquiry and became a portrait of shared presence. On the day of filming, the openness, care, and ease of inclusion were immediately apparent. Clergy, staff, and congregation spoke with clarity and generosity about why Pride—and pride—matter in building spaces of love, intention, and belonging.
Rather than seeking contradiction, the film holds attention on how faith and celebration can coexist, and how community is actively made in real time.
Kate FinlayThe Revd Lucy WinkettToks MumuneyBarbaraThe Revd Dr Mariama Ifode-BleaseHarrison KnightsBryony McIvor
Director, Second Camera & Editor: Michelle DeignanCinematographer: Iliya LatifiProducer: Ken Pratt
