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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
We’re marking Black History Month with a very special concert series, offering a curated journey across genres, from classical and Latin music to spoken word.
Tuesday 27 October 7pm
World renowned choir The Sixteen perform some of the finest choral music of the Portuguese and English Renaissance.
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.
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St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Tuesday 13 October 6pm
Experience the beauty and stillness of Choral Evensong as Genesis Sixteen alumni return to St James’s Piccadilly for an evening of exceptional choral music.
St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible.
Bringing together singers from the renowned Genesis Sixteen programme, this special service features music by Charles Villiers Stanford, Lucy Walker and Joanna Forbes-L’Estrange, conducted by Olivia Tait with Michael Haslam on organ.
The programme includes Stanford’s Evening Service in C, Lucy Walker’s Lighten Our Darkness and O Sing to the Lord, alongside responses by Joanna Forbes-L’Estrange.
A chance to hear outstanding young choral voices in the beautiful surroundings of St James’s, Piccadilly, this Choral Evensong is open to all and forms part of the church’s ongoing relationship with The Sixteen and its commitment to celebrating and nurturing the next generation of choral musicians.
This service will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast on 28 October 2026.
Performers: Genesis Sixteen alumni Olivia Tait, conductor Michael Haslam, organ
