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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
Saturday 5 July, from 11am
Pride Party in the courtyard, garden and church. Street food, bar, drag DJ sets, face-painting and craft stall. And quiet space for contemplation in the church.
Sunday 13 July at 3pm in the Southwood Garden
Join St James’s Piccadilly Music Scholars for a summer afternoon of music and refreshment as they raise essential funds for their annual summer tour.
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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We have a number of on-site additional facilities and services. These can be hired, subject to availability, by those hiring one of our venues.
Commercial kitchen
We have an up-to-date compact commercial kitchen that can be hired when you hire a venue, subject to availability. The kitchen can be used for the preparation of cold or reheated food. It can also be used to prepare meals “from scratch” if you wish your own chefs to cook in our kitchen. However, proof of appropriate certification will be required.
Our kitchen is located in the basement, immediately adjacent to the Conference Room. Access to the church is only via stairs.
There is a double door immediately adjacent to the kitchen through which deliveries can be made. Access is via stairs from Church Place. However, Church Place is pedestrianised and drop-off needs to be on Piccadilly or Jermyn Street. There are no parking facilities.
In addition to the commercial kitchen, as a licensed premises, we can provide and staff a bar if relevant for your event.
Audio-visual equipment
St James’s has a range of audio-visual equipment when hiring a venue. Some of this can be rented on a self-operation basis, for example, flat screens.
We also have more sophisticated audio-visual equipment including a professional standard Yamaha sound desk, Panasonic multi-camera streaming rig, TF Rack Digital Mixer and Hollyland Wireless Video Transmission System enabling outdoor recording/streaming. Please note that is you wish to hire these for your event, they can only be operated by our team of experienced technicians. Thus there is a charge for technician time in addition to the rental fee. In rare cases we will agree to suitably experienced external technicians/operators to use them, but their use will still have to be overseen by one of our technical team.
Venue management
As a busy venue for concerts and all kinds of events, we have an experienced venue management team who can take care of all your technical and front-of-house needs. We also have an experienced security team who are used to managing events in a professional and respectful manner. The cost of this team is included in our standard pricing. (Additional costs will apply if your event requires more staffing). We require that our time manage all public-facing events. However, with private and corporate events, we are experienced in working with the client’s own staff.
Pricing
Please contact the Venue Hire Team on 020 7381 0441 or via the link below to discuss your additional facilities and services needs in order that we can provide an accurate quote. Please note that as a church, we do not charge VAT.
