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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
Tuesday 1 September – end of October
Losing Identity explores the silent grief and resilience of women fleeing Ethiopia and Eritrea across the Mediterranean Sea in unsafe, overcrowded boats.
The Sunday Forum is an open online group, that runs parallel to the coffee after the service, from 12.30pm to 1pm on a Sunday, open to all.
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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In the second part of his series on sanctuary, Brian Curnew reflects on the enduring power of the Christian faith, drawing on Ghana’s history of slavery and the message of the cross to ask how Jesus sees each of us.
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As part of the Season of Creation, Zoe Cuckow explores the hidden environmental cost of our everyday digital habits and a more mindful, gentler approach.
Brian Curnew reflects on the meaning of welcome, hospitality and loving the stranger, drawing on his own experience of arriving unexpectedly in Ghana and on the Christian and Jewish traditions that shape our understanding of welcome.
Penelope Turton reflects on hope, globally and personally, and joy in enough in an era of water bankruptcy.
Deborah reflects on a new feast day for churches worldwide as the Season of Creation (1st Sept to 4th Oct) gets underway.
Caroline Grace reflects on finding community, belonging and a deeper sense of faith at St James’s, and on her hopes for Sanctuary as a quiet, inclusive space where everyone can pause, feel welcomed and encounter God.
Martha reflects on walking 290km of the Camino Frances, exploring solitude, simplicity, community and the rhythms of pilgrimage as she takes the first step towards a long-held dream of reaching Santiago de Compostela.
Alicia reflects on photographing trees in her neighbourhood as a form of prayer and paying attention the environment.
