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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
Under the theme ‘Imagine the World to be Different’, our garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show encourages visitors to cherish the earth and one another.
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 cultural 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 door open to all who need us
We know that spiritual sustenance comes in many forms: we hope you enjoy this one. £12 from the sale of each bottle will go directly to St James’s, Charity No. 1133048
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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‘If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.’ – William Blake
Blake Now is a film about the radical and visionary poet William Blake, his city of London and his city of the imagination. Blake was baptised at St James’s Church, Piccadilly in 1757 and lived most of his life in nearby Soho. Blake’s poem London is still as shocking and visceral as ever. First published in Songs of Innocence and Experience over 200 years ago, Blake’s anger and outrage infuses every word and every image. Having lived in the capital most of his life, and at a time of great political and social upheaval, his poem is a damning portrayal of eighteenth century London.
St James’s Church, in partnership with the Poetry Society, invited five contemporary poets – Sophie Herxheimer, Joseph Coelho, Ankita Saxena, Ruth Awolola and Natalie Linh Bolderston – to reflect on Blake and his relevance now.
St James’s Church, Piccadilly, is a space to reflect, debate and create in central London. We offer a cultural programme of talks, discussion, events and programmes that support the artists, creators and debaters of tomorrow.
