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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
Join St James’s for a Holy Week pilgrimage as we walk the way of the cross together from sorrow to Easter joy. Everyone is welcome at all of our events and services.
Saturday 18 April
The next Walking Boots outing will be a 10 mile circular walk in the Chilterns, starting and finishing in Tring.
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.
It costs £5,000 each day to keep the doors of St James’s open to all who already 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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Sun 22 Dec 8pm
Enjoy a candlelit concert in the run-up to Christmas with a selection from Handel’s masterpiece, The Messiah.
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 to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible.
Featuring The Piccadilly Sinfonietta Susan Parkes (Soprano) and other operatic soloist to be announced.
Programme
Handel – A selection of highlights from The Messiah
Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter
Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri at 8.30am, lasting 30 minutes.
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Tuesdays from 6pm
The Sanctuary service will be held at our partner church St Pancras, Euston Road.
Held each Wednesday morning from 8.30am-9am in the side chapel
Wednesday 8 April 1.10pm
Liana Storey is the Second Prizewinner of the 33rd (2026) BPSE Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition.
Thur and Fri at 12noon
A chance to gather, share some silence, share some reflections.
Held each Thursday from 1.10pm-1.40pm in church.
Friday 10 April 1.10pm
Young musicians from Junior Academy (Royal Academy of Music) play a varied programme of colourful repertoire for piano, cello and violin.
Thursday 10 April 7.30pm
New Virtuosi Gala Concert will present a programme of solo and ensemble works by Paganini, Wieniawski, Maurer, Dvorak, etc
Saturday 11 April 7.30pm
English Chamber Choir, Vache Baroque & exceptional soloists perform Handel’s Messiah in the Baroque splendour of St James’s Piccadilly.
Sundays at 11am
Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.
Sunday 12 April 11am
Author, Episcopal priest and prophetic leader The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers visits St James’s, to preach and help us reimagine the church’s future in an increasingly multicultural, nonreligious milieu.
Sunday 12 April 3pm
A reflective service using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer.
Monday 13 April 1.10pm
Hope Heaven has cultivated a concert moving through time. From Arie Antiche, to Lied and Melodie, and Songs from the shows, an afternoon to remember.
Wednesday 15 April 1.10pm
Cherry Ge is a pianist whose vivid artistry and imagination have been shaped by a rich and diverse musical journey.
Friday 17 April 1.10pm
The trio has taken part in the Piano Trio Society at Watford, where they received multiple masterclasses.
A walk in the Chilterns led by Ros
