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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
Tuesday 1 September – end of October
Losing Identity explores the silent grief and resilience of women fleeing Ethiopia and Eritrea across the Mediterranean Sea in unsafe, overcrowded boats.
The Sunday Forum is an open online group, that runs parallel to the coffee after the service, from 12.30pm to 1pm on a Sunday, open to all.
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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Friday 9 October 1.10pm
Displaying an artistry that “provides a space to breathe and take in the world around us,” (Culture is Free) Liberian-Norwegian pianist Kamilla Arku draws on her diverse background as inspiration for her work as a performer, scholar and educator.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
Support our Creative Programme
Whether £5 or any amount you’re able to give. Donations can be made in cash in the basket on your way out, or by tap donation at the machines at our exits. Your generosity helps support our cultural events and charitable services. Thank you.
Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou The Homeless Wanderer
Mel Bonis Desdemona
Ludovic Lamothe Danza No. 3
Marcelle de Manziarly Impressions de Mer – Une journée clair
Duke Ellington Single Petal of a Rose
Fred Onovwerosuoke Okoye Aye Dance no. 3
Kamilla Arku Run
Fela Sowande Pastourelle
Margaret Bonds Troubled Water
Artist Bio
Displaying an artistry that “provides a space to breathe and take in the world around us,” (Culture is Free) Liberian-Norwegian pianist Kamilla Arku draws on her diverse background as inspiration for her work as a performer, scholar and educator. Recent highlights include performances for Lyric Opera of Chicago, MoMA PS1, the Royal Opera House and National Sawdust, and her latest release is a collaboration with composer Dameun Strange out on Nonclassical. In the 2023-24 season, Kamilla also joined Madonna’s “Celebration Tour” as a piano coach and teacher, and she also appears on Madonna’s latest album, Confessions II.
With a creative practice that also includes improvisation, composition and writing, and nonprofit work, Kamilla is committed to promoting diversity in the arts through her performances and interdisciplinary collaborations with choreographers, filmmakers and visual artists. Along with her creative partner April Koyejo Audiger, she looks forward to an artistic residency at Britten Pears in 2027. Kamilla is also the founder and Director of Music for Liberia, a nonprofit which supports young people in Liberia.
Kamilla is a graduate of Yale University and the Royal Northern College of Music, and is currently a PhD candidate in Musicology at New York University. Her most recent publication is for Women & Music: A Journal of Gender & Culture and she looks forward to a publication in Cambridge University Press in 2027.
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