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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.
Thur 24 Oct 6.30pm
Fact, fiction, faith: AI in an uncertain world – a conversation with Jocelyn Burnham, and Dr Shauna Concannon.
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 cultural 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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Site opening hours
Monday 10 am–6 pm Tuesday 10 am–6 pm Wednesday 10 am–6 pm Thursday 10 am–6 pm Friday 10 am–6 pm Saturday 10 am–5 pm Sunday 10 am–6 pm
The church is open to visitors Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm
For more about:
Services at St James’s
Music and cultural events
Street Foodish Market
Monday 11 am–3pm Tuesday 11 am–3pm Wednesday 11 am–3pm Thursday 11 am–3 pm
St James’s food market operates waste separation and food waste recycling.
Redemption Roasters
St James’s partnered with Redemption Roasters in December 2022 because it’s a great fit for the church’s social justice values. The café’s purpose is to reduce reoffending rates for people who’ve been through the prison system, through its unique coffee business model. The roastery is in a prison, some of the staff in the cafes have been through the prison system, and the delicious coffee is a good way to support positive social transformation here in London and beyond.
Monday–Friday 7.30am–6pm Saturday–Sunday 9am–6pm
Accessibility
St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working on improving the accessibility of services and events at St James’s in the church building and online.
Step-free access
There is step-free access from Piccadilly into the courtyard, and from the courtyard into the church. The main body of the church is step-free with a wide central aisle. There are spaces for wheelchairs towards the front of the church.
There is step-free access available through from the Jermyn Street entrance. The church offices, including the church hall, reception and meeting rooms are not wheelchair accessible.
Redemption Roasters has one step from both the courtyard entrance and 2 steps from Jermyn Street entrance. A ramp can be requested from inside the café using a doorbell on the right side of the Jermyn Street café entrance.
The Southwood garden at present has limited access via six steps (without a handrail). Once in the garden, accessible paths and bench seating are available. Improvements to ensure step-free access are planned as part of The Wren Project.
Access for deaf or hard of hearing people
There is a loop system in the church and a PA system. The sound quality is best on the ground floor area of the church. The hearing loop works best in the centre of the nave and is a bit weaker elsewhere in the church. Our sound system is old but we do our best with it and are planning improvements.
There are screens in the gallery.
Printed material
There are large-print orders of service available for our Sunday Eucharist and Sanctuary Eucharist on Tuesdays, and we use QR codes for orders of service to be accessed online.
Toilets
There is a toilet for people with disabilities inside the church on the Jermyn Street side, which is accessible from the main church entrance.
Online
We broadcast many of our services and concerts on our YouTube channel. Many of our events take place on Zoom throughout the year, including services and courses.
If you require any further information or assistance about disabilities and accessibility at St James’s, please email Revd Dr Ayla Lepine, the Associate Rector: associaterector@sjp.org.uk
Take a 360° interactive virtual tour of St James’s Church with stimulating original commentary by our community, clergy and renowned experts.
St James’s Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
St James’s Church
St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
