St Giles-in-the-fields

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St Giles-in-the-fields A church of blessing, encouragement and praise
0207 240 2532
[email protected] You will find our congregation welcoming, supportive and friendly.

We express our mission of Christian hospitality by being open for prayer and quiet throughout the week, by offering hospitality to all who join our worship and by hosting community events and support groups. We also have unique historic spaces available for hire as concert, performance and meeting venues. In an age when many are looking for a disciplined way of spirituality and a more meditative style of worship, St Giles has much to offer. Through preaching and study we aim to present ancient Christian insight for a modern world, so that we may grow in faith and understanding. And for those times when we just need to talk and be heard, here too we can offer time to listen and a heart to reassure. Service details are available here: www.stgilesonline.org

13/09/2026

Fugue in C BWV 531 (J. S BACH 1685-1750)

✨ Michaelmas Choral Evensong at St Giles-in-the-Fields, London✨We warmly invite members of the Choral Evensong Appreciat...
10/09/2026

✨ Michaelmas Choral Evensong at St Giles-in-the-Fields, London✨

We warmly invite members of the Choral Evensong Appreciation Society and all lovers of Anglican choral music to join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields for a special Choral Evensong for Michaelmas.

📅 Sunday 27 September 2026
🕡 6.30pm
📍 St Giles-in-the-Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LG

Michaelmas is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels, celebrating the heavenly host and the worship of God in heaven and on earth. It is a particularly fitting feast for Evensong, with its rich tradition of music and prayer.

🎶 The Music

Hymns
Angel Voices, ever singing — NEH 336
Ye watchers and ye holy ones — NEH 478
Ye holy angels bright — NEH 475
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm: 124
Canticles: Stanford in C
Anthem: How Beauteous Are Their Feet — C. V. Stanford (1852–1924)
Voluntary: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 — J. S. Bach (1685–1750)

📖 Readings
Genesis 28.10–17
Revelation 5

The Preacher
The service will be officiated and preached by the Revd Major Tom Sander, Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields.

Tom has been Rector of St Giles since 2021, having previously served as Vicar of the benefice of Flamstead and Markyate Street in the Diocese of St Albans, where he was also Rural Dean. He studied theology at Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Cambridge, trained for the ministry at Westcott House. He was ordained in 2011.

Alongside his parish ministry, Tom is an Army Chaplain and Padre to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. His ministry at St Giles is particularly marked by a love of the Book of Common Prayer, traditional Anglican worship and the beauty of the Church's liturgical and musical tradition.

Come and hear the ancient story of Jacob's vision of heaven opened, and the vision in Revelation of the heavenly court gathered around the throne of God — accompanied by some of the finest music of the Anglican choral tradition.

All lovers of Choral Evensong are very warmly welcome.
For a reminder email, please RSVP using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/michaelmas-evensong-tickets-2000399022325?aff=oddtdtcreator

On Oak Apple Day, we commemorate the rescue of King Charles II in 1651, achieved by Richard Penderel, who hid the King i...
30/05/2026

On Oak Apple Day, we commemorate the rescue of King Charles II in 1651, achieved by Richard Penderel, who hid the King in the boughs of the Royal Oak in Boscobel Woods. What many may not realize is that Penderel himself is buried and memorialized in the churchyard of St Giles-in-the-Fields in central London.

This Sunday, immediately after our 11 AM Holy Communion, we will remember Penderel by placing a wreath of oak leaves on his tomb. Come join us to mark this special day - and don’t forget to wear a sprig of oak yourself!

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We had such a great talk this week with The St Giles Society, given by Dr Mary L. Shannon about her new book, ‘Billy Wat...
17/05/2026

We had such a great talk this week with The St Giles Society, given by Dr Mary L. Shannon about her new book, ‘Billy Waters is Dancing’. The book explores the life of the titular resident of the parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields, who gained both celebrity and (unfairly) infamy as one of London’s first-ever musical buskers. The talk provided some fascinating insights into the historical process of understanding the lives of marginalized people centuries after they lived, separating popular fiction from fact. Thank you to Dr Shannon for joining us!

To see details of our next St Giles Society event in June, check out the Eventbrite link in our bio.

Join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 13 May at 7 pm for the latest meeting of the St Giles Society, where we w...
12/05/2026

Join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 13 May at 7 pm for the latest meeting of the St Giles Society, where we will be joined by Dr Mary Shannon to discuss her new book, Billy Waters is Dancing: Or, How a Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency Britain.

This promises to be a fascinating talk- we hope you’ll join us! See our Eventbrite at the link in our bio to register, or come along on the evening.

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17/04/2026

It’s a spring evening in hectic central London, and you just found an unexpected oasis of calm at St Giles-in-the-Fields, just seconds away from Tottenham Court Road and Denmark Street. People are greeting the Rector outside as they leave Evensong. You can hear a blackbird singing musically somewhere in the garden while the red buses trundle past on the other side of the gate.

Come visit us and join us for one of our midweek services:

🙏 8:15 AM Morning Prayer, Tuesday - Friday
📖 1:15 PM Holy Communion, Thursdays
🕯️6:00 PM Compline, Thursdays

Plus, mark your calendars for a special Choral Evensong with at 6:30 on Thursday 14 May, marking Ascension Day.

Behind the scenes from Easter Sunday at St Giles-in-the-Fields last week (now that one of the Wardens has got the film b...
12/04/2026

Behind the scenes from Easter Sunday at St Giles-in-the-Fields last week (now that one of the Wardens has got the film back from Snappy Snaps). Plates polished, candles decorated, flowers arranged, etc etc etc…!

Grateful beyond measure to all those who give their time and effort to the church each week to help our worship and make a real community of friends here in central London.

Address

60 St Giles High Street
London
WC2H8

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10:30am - 12:30pm
6pm - 7:30pm

Telephone

+442072402532

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