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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
Thursday 22 May 7pm
The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation present the world premiere performances of three new works by Lucy Walker, Millicent B James and Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade.
World cuisine, served fresh – Every weekday lunchtime
From local and traditional specialities, to international delights, our market proudly showcases a distinct selection of the capital’s small businesses offering the finest street food.
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 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.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who 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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From early January until May 2025, the first phase in our much larger Wren Project was completed. One of the key pieces of work undertaken was the re-creation of the church’s South Door onto Jermyn Street, reintegrating an important element of Sir Christopher Wren’s original design back into the fabric of St James’s, but also significantly improving the church’s step-free access.
Other equally important work completed was the first stage of restoration of the historically significant organ, the careful repositioning of memorials within the church necessitated by the construction of the South Door, and the integration of memorials (ledger stones) removed to storage during the HS2 construction from what had been St James’s Burial Ground since the 18th century near today’s Euston Station within the curtilage of the church.
This work was the first stage in the Wren Project that will transform the entire St James’s site in the coming years. The Wren Project is a £20million project of restoration, transformation and placemaking that will equip St James’s with a sustainable infrastructure better suited to the contemporary needs of the church and its works in the community.
The Wren Project is made possible through funding from the Heritage Fund, substantial donations from philanthropists and foundations, and the generous donations of individuals and local stakeholders who value St James’s and the importance of this work to enable it to do even more in the future.
We are close to reaching our target for the full project and aim to raise the remaining funding by late 2025.
To learn more about the Wren Project, or to help us realise the project through a donation, please visit the Wren Project page.
This project was made possible through the generous support of organisations and individuals including:
During phase one of the Wren Project the Revd Dr Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St James’s talked to people involved in this exciting transformation project in different ways. To hear some of these conversations with those undertaking the work, visit our YouTube page.
Latest drawing of the South Door
Construction of closed box where the south door will be reinstated
Removal of memorials
Removal of cherubs to replaced by memorials
Work begins to knock through the exteral wall on Jermyn Street
Reinstalling memorials
Scaffolding going up around the organ
Discover more about the four key areas of works completed during phase one of the Wren Project, why they are were undertaken, what they involved and the historic background that makes them so important to the Wren Project via the link below.
The works undertaken in phase one of the Wren Project were complex and required specialist expertise. St James’s is delighted to have worked with highly respected professionals to achieve this:
