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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
Saturday 23 May
A walk over spectacular Surrey heathland from Haslemere to Witley station – about 9 miles – with lunch surrounded by a paddock of horses.
Monday’s 1 June – 27 July, 6.30-7.30pm on Zoom
A new online weekly Bible series co-hosted by The Revd Lucy Winkett and The Revd Dr Ayla Lepine will explore stories of pilgrimage throughout Scripture.
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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Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. At St James’s Piccadilly, this is rooted in our commitment to faith, earth and social justice.
We are living through an unprecedented climate and ecological emergency, with impacts that are deepening with every passing day. Climate change and ecological breakdown are unjust, affecting communities unequally and contributing to accelerating rates of extinction among other species.
St James’s has decades of theological reflection and community engagement in environmental and social justice, and we recognise our responsibility and capacity to exercise meaningful leadership in response.
We have developed a Net Zero Plan and are working towards reaching net zero carbon by 2030. Our current emissions are approximately 40–55 tonnes of CO₂e annually from energy use alone, and significantly more when including goods and services, food, transport and other activities.
Staff and members of our community are engaging in Carbon Literacy training, and a Sustainability Group brings together staff and congregation to support and guide action across church life.
The Wren Project presents an important opportunity to help us achieve net zero while also exploring how we can live differently within the limits of the Earth’s finite systems. Our focus is on practical action, community engagement and theological reflection, working together to reduce our environmental impact and live more sustainably.
Robert Myers, St James’s Chelsea Show Garden designer, explains how prioritising sustainability throughout the projects lifecycle sets a new standard for ecologically-driven practices.
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