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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.
We are delighted to announce that from 6 Jan until early Apr 2025, work will take place to reinstate the church’s South Door onto Jermyn Street, part of Sir Christopher Wren’s original design.
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.
New walkways, a restored courtyard and re-landscaped gardens will provide fully accessible, beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy as well as improving our environmental performance.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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We had a wonderful week at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show welcoming thousands of visitors to our ‘Imagine the World to be Different’ garden, sharing the story of St James’s and the important social outreach work that we do.
Here are just some of the people who came to say hello – you might spot some familiar faces.
Robert Myers, Revd Lucy Winkett and HM King Charles
Monty Don with Dame Judi Dench
Revd Lucy Winkett with Adjoa Andoh and David Olusoga
Caitlin Moran
Katherine Jenkins
Harriet Walter
Kate Humble
Ben and Annie Shepherd
Anthea Turner
Jo Brand
Sophie Raworth
Robert Myers and Clare Balding
Gaby Roslin
Vanessa Feltz and Adjoa Andoh
Angela Hartnett
Ruth Gemmell and Mariama Ifode-Blease
Our RHS Chelsea garden was sponsored by Project Giving Back in support of our campaign to raise £20m for The Wren Project which will rejuvenate St James’s church and restore our garden, creating an accessible green space in central London for everyone to enjoy and helping amplify all our social outreach work. Any amount you can give would be greatly appreciated, you can donate here. Thank you for your support.
An established firm favourite in the St James’s calendar, this year’s Christmas Gala Concert lived up to its reputation as a hallmark event to launch the Christmas season.
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Sonia Lee reflects on her enriching experience as an ambassador for St James’s Piccadilly Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, highlighting the garden’s Gold Award, the enthusiastic public reception.
Find out about the special, handmade birdhouse featured in St James’s RHS Chelsea garden this year, as seen on the BBC.
The Sixteen and St James’s Piccadilly reveal new composition by Will Todd in celebration of Chelsea Flower Show.
Lucy Winkett reflects on the power of birdsong to bring hope, even in the middle of a city.
Discover how St James’s show garden ‘Imagine the World to be Different’ has been created with this short film by our sponsor Project Giving Back.
D.R. Harris & Co has developed an exclusive new fragrance to celebrate St James’s participation in RHS Chelsea Flower Show to raise funds for The Wren Project.
Luke has created this special edition print for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to raise funds for The Wren Project.
Lucy reflects on Maytime traditions, the politics of being English and the origins of the Spring Show in west London that has become RHS Chelsea
From the initial ground-breaking to the final flourish of blossoms, see our RHS garden come to life with this timelapse of the installation on the main avenue at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Online coverage of the Imagine the World to be Different garden designed by Robert Myers for St James’s and sponsored by Project Giving Back.
Robert Myers, St James’s Chelsea Show Garden designer, explains how prioritising sustainability throughout the projects lifecycle sets a new standard for ecologically-driven practices.
Landscape architect for St James’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden 2024, Robert Myers, talks about the importance of trees in our show garden design.
Award-winning landscape architect Robert Myers will create a pioneering vision of change in our show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, sponsored by grant-making charity Project Giving Back.
After the war of 1939–45 Viscount Southwood provided money for the ‘green’ churchyard to be made into a garden of remembrance ‘to commemorate the courage and fortitude of the people of London’.
