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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.
Thur 24 Oct 6.30pm
Fact, fiction, faith: AI in an uncertain world – a conversation with Jocelyn Burnham, and Dr Shauna Concannon.
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 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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The Music Scholars programme at St James’s started in the Autumn of 2021. Their musical talents and creativity will enhance the music of our services until the end of July 2022.
‘I’m so very excited to be taking up a scholarship at St James, just as I move to London. I have somewhat of a portfolio career and singing is just one of the many things I do.
My musical career started as a chorister in my local parish church, as well as picking up the cornet and playing for my local brass band. I was awarded a music scholarship to Dean Close school, Cheltenham where I was fortunate to work chorally with Benjamin Nicholas and Simon Bell. From school I was awarded a place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to study music performance with a focus on cornet and brass band studies, under Ian Porthouse.
I have always had a love for the theatre and played trumpet for many shows whilst growing up. After I transitioned, I decided to move into acting once I graduated. I have for the last 6 years been a professional actor and my credits include: EastEnders, All Together Now, Silent Witness, Relativity (BBC4) and various works for Audible as an audiobook narrator.
I am the artistic director of TVC, a theatre company dedicated to platforming the lack of trans, non binary and gender non confirming actors. From this autumn TVC will take up residency at The Turbine Theatre in Battersea. Therefore I have taken the decision to move into directing and producing to start to redress the balance of trans representation within these fields. Within my role at TVC I also lecture at drama schools on equality and diversity as well as consulting on TV and film scripts and with Equity.
I continue to teach trumpet, and music theory and well as conducting groups. I have just finished a year as the choral scholar at Tewkesbury Abbey. I am so looking forward to the year ahead, working with you all to create beautiful music for the glory of God.’
