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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
Saturday 17 January 12.30pm
A special collaboration between two of London’s finest jazz musicians, Harry Christelis and Maria Chiara Argirò.
Wednesday 4 – 7 February 7.30pm
Baroque and roll meets gospel and soul in a funny, heart breaking and ultimately joyous new musical about two musical icons.
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.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Joan Ishibashi explains how moral injury arises from moral violations and betrayal, shaping trauma in war, healthcare, climate injustice, and political life.
Moral Injury is a type of trauma that results from experiencing a moral violation. It was first articulated by Dr. Jonathan Shay who spent years working with Vietnam veterans in Boston, U.S.A. He basically defined moral injury as a betrayal of what is right, by someone who holds legitimate authority in a high stakes situation. Moral injury involves a transgression that goes against a person’s moral and ethical code of conduct. The person may be a perpetrator themselves or a victim of the transgression. Perhaps they had to kill innocent children during a military conflict. Or deny medical treatment to someone because A & E was overwhelmed. Or feel that their own government is denying them their basic human rights.
We see moral injury in many areas of life. Last year we had a session at St. James’s Church on moral injury and the climate crisis, as our anxiety deepens over our complicity in the crisis and our anger grows toward the corporations and governments that continue to drag their feet. We see it in the NHS. And now we are seeing it in the growing discontent amongst many who feel betrayed by successive governments.
On 1 February, theologian Rita Nakashima Brock will be with us to speak on “The Rise of Far Right Nationalism: Moral Injury and Religion”. We will explore this topic and how we can respond in a positive way with a faith that is not based on fear.
Joan Ishibashi
