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We offer daily services and a creative programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter
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. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
We aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
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 us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Open until 9pm on Friday 24 March. Join Creative Director Richard Parry and historian Raymond Crocker on the hour at 6pm and 7pm
A parakeet, a miniature portrait, and a very unusual pair of trousers – just some of the surprising discoveries made during HS2 excavations on the former St James’s Burial Ground near Euston. Explore the weird and wonderful stories behind these objects, told through the eyes of five real Londoners from the past.
Stories of St James’s Burial Ground is a new, free exhibition for all the family, featuring interactive sculptures. Hosted at the heart of the parish, the voices of past Londoners are brought back to life through a captivating audio experience. Visitors will also find out about the HS2 dig at Euston – one of the largest archaeological excavations of its kind ever undertaken in the UK.
Between 2017 and 2021, specialists from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) and Headland Archaeology, joined forces to record over 11,000 burials from St James’s Burial Ground as part of the HS2 archaeological works. The Burial Ground was in use by the parish of St James’s Church between 1789 and 1853. From dressmaker, Elizabeth Mercer, to luxury business owner, Charles Fortnum of Fortnum & Mason, the people buried here came from all walks of life and lived across the Capital.
While research into the findings from the excavations is still ongoing, the Stories of St James’s Burial Ground can now begin to be told.
As part of Art After Dark, the exhibition will open late, until 9pm on Friday 24 March. Join Creative Director Richard Parry and historian Raymond Crocker on the hour at 6pm and 7pm to hear more about the exhibition and the history of the church, its burial ground in Euston and past congregants from Georgian and Victorian London.
Richard Parry, St James’s Creative Director, introduces the exhibition in his blog post Listening to traces of history.
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Tue 11 Apr 10-11am talk, workshops from 11.15am-3.45pm
Sun 16 Apr 1.30-2.30pm Talk. 2.45-3.15 and 3.30-4pm Workshops
