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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
From Sun 6 to 27 April
Breastplate will be displayed behind the altar of the Side Chapel and lit from below so that it glows from within, thereby revealing its feather-filled fragility and the talismanic contents of its pockets.
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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We are incredibly grateful to all who support the music scholarship programme at St James’s.
Our scholars sing on Sundays, perform three concerts a year, perform additional recitals and undertake a summer tour. For further information about supporting a scholar, please contact Anna Auchter.
Singing Scholars
Burt Family Scholarship – Talia Lieberman (soprano)
Burt Family Scholarship – Martha Campbell (alto)
Quito Clothier (tenor)
Robert Nicholas (bass)
Instrumental Scholars
St James’s Piccadilly Charity Scholar – Dominic Stokes (viola)
Fleur De Lys Organ Scholar – Ashley Chow (organ)
Conducting Scholar and Choral Associate
Harrison Knights
Upon Your Heart – A Passiontide Concert
Sunday 6 April 6.30pm at St Pancras Church, Euston Road
Join the music scholars of St James’s, Piccadilly as they celebrate women composers throughout the ages, such as Amy Beach, Eleanor Daley, Sarah Macdonald and Stevie Nicks and featuring Kerensa Briggs’ Requiem, perfect for Passiontide.
This concert is a fundraiser concert for the scholars’ summer tour to the South of England.
St James’s has a long tradition of music, both religious and secular, and the support of benefactors has made our scholarship programme possible. We are delighted to offer musicians at an early stage in their careers an opportunity to train and perform together in the marvellous acoustic of the church while in receipt of scholarships worth £2,750 (singing) and £1,375 (instrumental) for the academic year.
The Instrumental Scholars play in church once or twice a month to enhance the music at our Sunday morning services. The Singing Scholars sing every week on Sunday morning and sing at all the church festivals and at a monthly Choral Evensong on Sunday afternoon. They also take it in turns to act as Cantor on Sunday mornings and to be the solo singer for our contemplative Tuesday evening Sanctuary services.
We aim for our scholars to reflect a wide range of musical backgrounds and encourage them to present two or three concerts a year in the church. It is also anticipated that there will be a scholars summer tour.
We encourage scholars to take the opportunity to give a recital as part of our lunchtime series, and Singing Scholars are invited to sing at special events organised by our Development Team.
It is important to St James’s that we are representative of people and communities across society. We actively welcome applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community, including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.
