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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
Sunday 13 July at 3pm in the Southwood Garden
Join St James’s Piccadilly Music Scholars for a summer afternoon of music and refreshment as they raise essential funds for their annual summer tour.
Friday 20 June 1.10pm
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the building of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
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 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.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who 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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27 -29 June
The fleeting ‘SWARM’ installation on the church railings draws attention to the many smaller species of birds and insects that regularly make huge journeys South to North across the globe
‘SWARM’ is on view from 27 to 29 June 2025
‘SWARM’ is a project created by the Earth Justice Group at St James’s
The Journey of the Painted Lady
The ‘SWARM’ installation on the church railings draws attention to the many smaller species of birds and insects that regularly make huge journeys, South to North, across the globe and the migration routes of which, and ability to survive, are already affected by climate change.
Every year, the Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) makes this migration in huge swarms, completing a round trip of 9,000 miles each season, more than 500m above our heads (that’s taller than the Shard which is 310m high).
A global citizen and neighbour to us all.
The journey takes several generations. Migrating butterflies have no direct knowledge of the route or experienced guides to follow.
The Painted Lady is the most widespread of all butterflies, descending to breed all over the UK from Lands End to the top of the Shetlands.
Painted Ladies feed and breed on over 300 host plant species – especially thistles.
This project was partly created in relation to ‘The Herds’.
What else you can do
Join the Big Butterfly Count 18 July-10 August. Many species of butterfly are in trouble. Citizen Science initiatives provide crucial data to support conservation. It took the observations of 60,000 citizens to work out the details of Painted Lady migration. For more detail on how to become involved, please contact ecochurch@sjp.org.uk.
