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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.
Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter
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 creative 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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Wednesday 9 February 2022
6.30pm – 8pm
St James’s Church
Getting here
We are at 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, about 200 yards from Piccadilly Circus.
Other information
St James’s always follows the government’s current guidance on Covid protocols. All visitors should wear face coverings when inside the church, and use the hand sanitizer available.
Following on from our popular Queer Theology panel discussion last year, and as part of St James’s response to the Church of England’s consultation on human sexuality Living in Love & Faith, we’re delighted to welcome 5 panellists to explore topics of trans and non-binary gender identity as people of faith.
Our panellists are: Alex Clare-Young, Minister of the United Reformed Church Chrissie Chevasutt, Author, Advocate, & Facilitator of Transgender Church Harrison Knights, Artistic Director & Creative Jules Cunningham, Artist Nicolete Burbach, Social Justice Lead at London Jesuit Centre
Chaired by Venetia Iga of our Living in Love & Faith Planning Group
Doors open at 6.30pm
This in-person event will be recorded (not live-streamed), with a video available on our YouTube channel in due course.
The event is free and we encourage you to book below. Currently we have a capacity of at least 100 visitors (offering a mixture of social-distanced and non social-distanced seating) but we may need to reduce our seating capacity if Covid restrictions are increased.
In 2021, St James’s hosted an ecumenical panel discussion on the topic of Queer Theology, which you can watch on YouTube here.
