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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.
Revd Dr Ayla Lepine met with curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe for a conversation about justice, beauty and hope expressed in Che Lovelace’s paintings and Cugoano’s memorial.
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 question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… Jesus Christ, was an extremist for love, truth and goodness.’ – Martin Luther King Jr 1929-1968
Here are recordings of some sermons and you can find many more on our YouTube channel in the Sermons playlist.
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Sermon by the Revd Dr Ayla Lepine
Tenth Sunday after Trinity Sermon by the Revd Lucy Winkett
Nineth Sunday after Trinity Sermon
St James’s Day Sermon
Seventh Sunday after Trinity Sermon
Sixth Sunday after Trinity Sermon
Pride Sunday Sermon
Fourth Sunday after Trinity
250th anniversary of the baptism of Quobna Ottobah Cugoano when a new commemorative plaque was dedicated. Guest preacher, the Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Revd Rosemarie Mallett.
On Tuesday 7 June 2022, we held a special Sanctuary Eucharist to mark the re-launch of St James’s LGBTQ+ Group called ‘Pride of St James’s’.
On the Feast of Christ the King 2021, Jo spoke to us on the topic of the spirituality of giving.
On Trinity 20, our guest preacher was Rosemarie Davidson-Gotobed, the National Minority Ethnic Vocations Officer for the Church of England.
In June 2020, our online guest preacher was Azariah France-Williams, author of Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England.
