St John's Waterloo

Here for you

October and November 2024

Exploring Spirit

Exploring Spirit is an interfaith series of talks and discussion for anyone looking to explore faith, the spiritual and God. Exploring Spirit will encourage you to contemplate your own spiritual life and to explore the spirituality of the world through many different topics and spaces.

Images of faith and divinity today

Open Call: Cloud of Witnesses

In partnership with Art + Christianity and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, we are running an artwork open call for an exhibition in March/April 2025. ``Cloud of Witnesses: Images of Faith and Divinity Today`` is inspired by the concepts of visual racial justice and inter-faith integrity, aiming for a more expansive approach to sacred art beyond traditional representations. Culminating in an exhibition of diverse faiths, this project is part of St John's Waterloo's 200th anniversary celebrations.

A new book by Canon Giles Goddard

Generous Faith

Generous Faith - published by Canterbury Press in July 2024 - is a book which tells the story of St John’s. Giles Goddard recounts St John’s struggles to be a place of welcome, for those of other faiths, street homeless, climate activists and more. He tells the story alongside his own story of encouraging the Church of England to be more inclusive, as a gay man and a priest.

Here for music and arts

St John's is a well-known music venue and runs the annual Waterloo Festival. Now we're building a year-round programme co-curated by artists and performers and involving our diverse local neighbourhood.

Here for worship

St John's broad-church approach to worship attracts a diverse congregation and we celebrate a growing reputation as one of the most inclusive churches in London. Everyone is welcome. Join us on Sundays or every day for Morning Prayer, in person or online.

Here for community

Find out what our congregation and our charity The Bridge at Waterloo does to help people experience homelessness and isolation, and those whose lives have been made even more challenging by the cost of living crisis.

Here for venue hire

Grade II* St John's is one of the most beautiful and flexible historic venues on the South Bank and we now have an exclusive catering partner, Bovingdons, for weddings, conferences, filming and private events. We also welcome bookings for concerts, performances and exhibitions, classes, meetings and workshops with special rates for charities and community groups.

Transformed by £5.5m restoration

Our historic Grade II* church reopened in October 2022 after being restored and transformed by Eric Parry Architects. As a magnificent place of worship and one of the best performance, event and meeting spaces on the South Bank, we can now fulfil our commitment to be here for everyone.

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