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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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Any event held at St James Piccadilly is steeped in history, with easy access to the rest of the West End, Soho, and Mayfair.
St James’s Church Piccadilly is a beautiful and dramatic venue for concerts in London. The church has a rich cultural history including Mary Beale, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Haydn as well as music concerts by Adele, Bronski Beat, Biffy Clyro, Patti Smith, REM and Emeli Sandé more recently.
The church is a particularly special music concert location. Designed by Christopher Wren, the architecture is simple yet beautifully proportioned with clear glass windows that flood the space with dappled light. There are wooden galleries on three sides. At the back of the church, there is a magnificent organ. All of which makes for a beautiful and dramatic event space for hire.
William Blake was baptised here and the Church has historic musical associations with Handel, Purcell, Haydn, Mendelssohn, the pianist Therese Jansen and Leopold Stokowski.
Seated capacity of 450. The maximum capacity of the church is 500 (including performers, staff and audience). The concert performance area can comfortably accommodate 60 musicians; larger groups may also be possible. Venue hire bookings can be made up to two years in advance.
Prices start from £1,600
What audiences say:
Sharon Corr
Corinthian Orchestra
Biffy Clyro
Chaps Choir
Nicola Benedetti with Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Bao Lai Jian Shan Indigenous Youth Choir
