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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
Sunday 3 May 6pm
Soul at Saint James is a Gospel music service with the incredible, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir.
Friday 15 May 7pm – 9pm
An open evening where the LGBTQIA+ community and allies can ask clergy honest questions about queer and trans identities in Christian faith.
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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Volunteering as Kitchen Lead at the Feast meal each Monday at St James’s Piccadilly, Oscar Fricke shares how cooking donated food into abundant meals for those experiencing hardship has become a grounding expression of faith, healing, and belonging within an inclusive church community.
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Ole Michael Toochukwu reflects on how finding community, purpose, and support through the asylum and refugee group at St James’s Church, Piccadilly transformed his journey from displacement and uncertainty into one of belonging, advocacy, and hope.
Steven Overman reflects on Ash Wednesday as an inconvenient but meaningful interruption, weaving memory, loss, and faith to show how ashes—like grief itself—can become a gateway to transformation and new life.
Frith Taylor reflects on standing in Whitechapel with faith and leftist activists against UKIP, exploring how Christian love, solidarity, and moral responsibility confront fascism while challenging both secular and religious discomfort with politically grounded faith.
Rosamin reflects on her journey from refugee to volunteer, and how food, faith, and generosity have shaped her sense of belonging and service at St James.
As he prepares to leave St James’s Piccadilly for ministry on the Isle of Man, Revd Daniel Norris reflects on vocation as pilgrimage, shaped by place, community, creation, and a shared hope in God’s ongoing call.
In a moving sermon by Revd. Daniel Norris, we were reminded that the Church is called to be a home for all: queer, trans, non-binary, questioning, women, children, the marginalized.
Tracy McKeever, who is a Deanery Synod Rep on the PCC, shares her experience of congregational life at St James’s
