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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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‘May I know you more clearly, love you more dearly and follow you more nearly, day by day’ – St Richard of Chichester 1197-1253
Living life as a Christian is a spiritual adventure rooted in love, forgiveness, and a commitment to peace and reconciliation. It is not always easy or straightforward.
When questions of faith and spirituality stir, the Christian tradition suspects they are stirred by the Holy Spirit. That is, they are a response to the movement of the Spirit in the life of an individual. So if you are reading these pages, the chances are that you are curious enough to explore them.
The Christian tradition also values waiting, not knowing, silence and prayer. So give yourself time to wonder about God’s dream for the world, and the person you are being called to be within it.
Ponder the deepest questions of life and death, and put yourselves deliberately in the way of experiences that will evoke you to awe.
And then take action. Go further on, further in. Find ways to give your time or resources to help build just and faithful communities and serve others wherever you are.
We place great value on listening to stories of faith, and discerning the presence of God in our daily lives.
Watch short videos made by members of our community on topics such as Qi Gong, Joining in the Dance that is God and finding a Rhythm of Life.
Lucy interviews Mariama
Fiona on Faith in Action
Sherrill on St James’s
Lucy interviews Ben
Hazel on Rhythm of Life
Meg on Qi Gong
Felix on Joining in the Dance that is God
Lia on God with Us in Suffering
The word ‘camino’ means ‘path’ in Spanish, and can apply to any journey. But the Camino de Santiago is special. It’s a historic pilgrimage route through Europe to the north west corner of Spain, to the tomb believed to be that of St James, the apostle. Since medieval times, the pilgrimage route has been followed by foot, by horse, (and now increasingly by bicycle) by millions of people who want to make a journey with a purpose, perhaps to mark a transition in life, or to think something through.
How do we talk about God?
What is prayer?
What is the ultimate meaning of life?
What is the Eucharist?
talking about God by Alice Codner
What is Prayer?
St Ignatius’s Vision of Life
People can assume that there is just ‘one’ Christianity, one way of seeing it all and of living it out. But this is not so. There are different perspectives and approaches. As a church, we want to explore the spiritual mysteries of living: the mystery of God, of Christ, of Creation. God speaks – and is honoured – in the concrete realities of our lives. And those realities differ. In sharing and exploring them together we believe we help one another move towards a fuller understanding of the Gospels. And of one another.
