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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.
Revd Dr Ayla Lepine met with curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe for a conversation about justice, beauty and hope expressed in Che Lovelace’s paintings and Cugoano’s memorial.
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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Thursday 6 June 7.30pm
The famous Romántica Milonguera orchestra hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their music pays homage to Argentina’s traditional tango genres while also incorporating their own distinctive style.
Access
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. If you have special access requirements (e.g. wheelchair users) please contact concerts@sjp.org.uk
Romántica Milonguera’s music creates a cozy environment that transports the listener into a world of sensuality and love. Their audience is deeply connected to them through the use of intense instrumentation and moving lyrics, leaving them spellbound and speechless. The music of Romántica Milonguera is a celebration of the human spirit and the strength of love. They are true masters of their trade and great storytellers.
Their debut was in March 2016 at the Tango Orchestras Festival, and they quickly became famous in Buenos Aires. They became regulars at tango clubs and music halls. At the end of 2016, they recorded their first album and began filming several video clips with millions of viewers.
In February 2017, they were presented for the first time in Montevideo, Uruguay, at the Zitarrosa hall. In October 2017, they released the new format “Disco Tanda”
In April and May 2018, they toured Europe and Asia with a great impact.
Later in 2018, they were invited to play at the Tango Congress of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In February 2019, they performed at the “Valparatango” festival in Chile.
