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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
Mon 13 Oct to Weds 12 Nov
An exhibition of new work by Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo, part of the Art in the Side Chapel series at St James’s.
Sun 23 Nov 7pm
Join your host, Barbara, for an evening of laughter, games, prizes, and festive fun — all in aid of the Christmas for All campaign at St James’s Church, Piccadilly.
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.
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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The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, speaks boldly and personally about being gay in the Church of England and the love of God for all LGBTQ+ people.
On Sunday 26 October, the Dean of Southwark Cathedral, The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley, preached a sermon in response to the Church of England’s recent decision to end the Living in Love and Faith process and to not make progress regarding blessing, honouring, and supporting same-sex couples and the LGBTQ+ communities within and beyond the Church.
St James’s Piccadilly is a place in which we hope and believe that LGBTQ+ people can find and experience true belonging, hospitality, and authentic inclusion which is at the heart of the Gospel, within the love of God, and within the life and faith of Christians, as well as people of all faiths and none.
Inspired by Mark’s sermon, and its resonances with many people’s lives and experiences at St James’s, the Dean of Southwark’s words are our Thought for the Week.
He speaks about what it was like to come out to his grandmother when he was 18, how the pain of homophobia persists in the Church and in our world, and how Scripture does and will always accompany us in the paths of justice and love. As Mark describes it:
‘During my life and my ministry in the Church, there have been those who would have preferred if I’d stayed silent or gone into hiding. There have been times when that would have been the easiest thing to do. I came to see that my grandmother’s response was the response of love and that therefore it is also the response of God. God wants us to share with him who we really are and to know that God’s love only overflows and never diminishes when we dare to do this because integrity matters on the pathway of a Christian disciple.’
You can watch Mark’s sermon here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM_J8YH8Fk
If you would like to learn more and get involved in LGBTQ+ events, services and activities at St James’s, details are here on our website:
Pride of St James’s LGBTQ+ Group – St James’s Church Piccadilly
