St Barnabas Church
SW1W 8PF
A Church of England parish
Serving and Encouraging since 1850
A place of hospitality, prayer and nourishment
June 2025-June 2026 we are celebrating
175 years of serving and encouraging in this parish
Where are we? Belgravia, just off the Pimlico Road... between Victoria Coach Station and Sloane Square.
Whilst the historic name of the church is St Barnabas Pimlico we are in fact in Belgravia.
Join our weekly mailing 'News & Pews' by emailing your request to [email protected]
The Diocese of London has a link with the
Episcopal Diocese of New York
Our Link Parish is:
St Thomas Episcopal Church
www.saintthomasmmrk.org
St Barnabas is the home of the Melkite Church in London
who gather in church on Sundays at noon
https://www.melkite.uk/
SW1W 8PF
A Church of England parish
Serving and Encouraging since 1850
A place of hospitality, prayer and nourishment
June 2025-June 2026 we are celebrating
175 years of serving and encouraging in this parish
Where are we? Belgravia, just off the Pimlico Road... between Victoria Coach Station and Sloane Square.
Whilst the historic name of the church is St Barnabas Pimlico we are in fact in Belgravia.
Join our weekly mailing 'News & Pews' by emailing your request to [email protected]
The Diocese of London has a link with the
Episcopal Diocese of New York
Our Link Parish is:
St Thomas Episcopal Church
www.saintthomasmmrk.org
St Barnabas is the home of the Melkite Church in London
who gather in church on Sundays at noon
https://www.melkite.uk/
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What's on at St Barnabas?
We are not usually open to the public on Mondays & Tuesdays However, there are usually activities taking place in church 7 days a week. Come along... We are a place of hospitality, prayer and nourishment seeking to 'serve and encourage' all those we come into contact with. If you would like to know more about any of our activities or service please contact the Parish Priest Father John Pearson-Hicks. Saturday 7 February Closed all day TSSF (Franciscans) meeting in church all day Second Sunday before Lent | Sunday 8 February 10am Sung Mass Fr John preaching and presiding Monday 9 February Platinum in church (evening) Tuesday 10 February School in church (morning) Wednesday 11 February Church open 12-5 8:30 Morning Prayer 9:00 School Service 12:45 Said Mass 2-4 Community Sewing Bees 4:30 Evening Prayer Thursday 12 February Church open 3-5 + 8-9 3-4:30 Community Tea in church 5:00 Evening Prayer 8:30 Compline | Night Prayer Friday 13 February 9:15 Morning Prayer (online) Saturday 14 February 9:15 Morning Prayer (in person) Church open 9-12:30 Sunday Next before Lent | Sunday 15 February 10am Sung Mass Revd John presiding / Revd Ruwani preaching Ash Wednesday | Wednesday 18 February 12:45 Said Mass with Imposition of Ashes 6pm Said Mass with Imposition of Ashes Thursday 19 February Church open 3-5 + 8-9 3-4:30 Community Tea in church 5:00 Evening Prayer 8:30 Compline | Night Prayer Looking Ahead Shrove Tuesday | Tuesday 17 February Cheese & Wine Evening Ash Wednesday | Wednesday 18 February 12:45 Said Mass with Imposition of Ashes 6pm Said Mass with Imposition of Ashes St Barnabas Day | Thursday 11 June 2026 | 6pm Our visiting preacher will be The Rt Revd Dr Anderson Jeremiah, Bishop of Edmonton, representing the Bishop of London Westminster Greening Project - Green Tea Corner The parish is currently working with the garden designer Martin Finn www.igarden4u.com on a project to green the corner of St Barnabas Street and Ranelagh Grove. This project has been funded by the City of Westminster. The Barnabas Sewing Bees have also been allocated Ward Burget Funding to expand our community group in 2026. |
Welcome!
We are a parish which seeks to serve and encourage all God's people. Church and Church Hall Bookings For more information & booking forms contact Daren Email: [email protected] Church Office 020 3158 1339 Website: Updated on Fridays Our Church Hall is available for bookings: Monday - Friday each week and Saturday & Sunday afternoons. Who's Who at St Barnabas The Revd John Pearson-Hicks, Priest-in-Charge (vicar) The Revd Ruwani Gunawardene, Assistant Curate (priest) The Revd Dr Linda Ulrich, Assistant Curate (deacon) Mr David Aprahamian Liddle, Director of Music / Organist Mr Selwyn Leamy, Church Warden Mr David McDowell, Church Warden The Revd Dr Linda Ulrich, Parish Safegaurding Officer Mrs Kate McCarthy, Children's Champion Miss Laura Connie's-Laing, PCC Secretary Mr Daren Pearson-Hicks, Administrator Archimandrite Shafiq Abouzayd, Melkite Priest in Charge The Melkite Congregation in London has been based at St Barnabas since 1990 and Fr Shafiq has been their parish priest since they arrived. Fr Shafiq and Fr John work together on weddings, funerals and Holy Days. Melkite Church Services please see https://www.melkite.uk/ 
Welcome to St Barnabas Church, off Pimlico Road
(between Victoria Coach Station and Sloane Square). contact details and map here St Barnabas Church is an Anglican Church which is welcoming to all: come and join us! We have a number of services and events each week. We are usually 30-40 of us in church on Sunday morning and we would consider ourselves to be a welcoming inclusive church community. Hospitality is at the core of our service to and encouragement of one another: the visitor, the regular, the occasional, the questioner and the doubter. Our parish has been ‘serving and encouraging’ people living, working and passing through the area since 1850. It is a beautiful Grade 1 listed church - and well worth a visit. We are actively involved in our parish school and with the local and wider community in Pimlico and Belgravia. Our Parish Priest (Priest-in-Charge / like a Vicar) is Fr John Pearson-Hicks who joined St Barnabas in September 2015 and became our ‘full-time’ parish priest (Sept 2017). We are a parish which seeks to serve and encourage all God's people. If you would like to find out more about baptisms, weddings, and funerals or if you would just like to have a conversation about what we are doing, please contact Fr John directly [email protected] to arrange a time to talk. Fr John Pearson-Hicks writes... We hope that you find what you need when looking around our website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. How would I describe St Barnabas Church? A place of encouragement and service. A genuinely friendly and welcoming community where people can be as involved as they feel called to be. Women and men play an active part in all aspects of parish life. The Revd Ruwani Gunawardene joined St Barnabas in June 2025. Revd Ruwani is a self-supporting minister which means she works during the week and is in church on Sundays and some weekday evenings During the week Revd Ruwani works for the Diocese of London as an administrator. The Revd Dr Linda Ulrich is a deacon in the church having previously been a member of the congregation. She works half time in the parish and also works as a teacher. The Revd Theodora is a self-supporting assistant priest working in a variety of secular contexts both in London and further afield since 2022 A little about the parish... There are a small number of families with children in the congregation, and they take part in various aspects in the service on Sundays. We have a wonderful parish primary school which welcomes children of all faiths and of none. Whilst the word 'inclusive' can be used in different ways and for different reasons, I would say we are 'inclusive' because Jesus calls us to welcome everybody. We are a dog friendly parish too! A number of the congregation bring their dogs to services on a regular basis. Feel free to contact me directly by phone, or email, if you would like to know more about parish life or faith matters. If you would like to find out more about baptisms, confirmations, weddings or funerals or if you would like to have a conversation about what we do, please contact me directly using my email address [email protected] Church Office Number: 020 3158 1339 Fr John aims to update our website each Friday. If you would like to receive our weekly mailing 'News & Pews' email Fr John [email protected] |
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Platinum Consort
have been working/rehearsing in St Barnabas for many years (Mondays and Fridays). The perform regularly - for more information see https://www.platinumconsort.com/ Chelsea Canines are accepting bookings for puppy training. See here for details on their website https://chelseacanines.co.uk/ West London Area TSSF (Franciscans) The Third Order Society of St Francis have been regularly holding their meetings at St Barnabas since 2018. For more information please look at their website www.tssf.org.uk Weekly activities usually include: School Service There is a school service most Wednesdays at 9am in Church (term-time only). Parents, carers and members of the school community are most welcome to come along. Barnabas Sewing Bees Buzzing on Wednesdays 2-4pm in church A social gathering of knitters, stitchers and sewers - Anyone welcome - bring your own kit - tea/coffee/biscuits. T@3 Thursdays 3pm-4:30pm in church This is a community group. It's social. Tea/coffee/cake! This group started meeting in September 2017. Compline / Night Prayer Thursdays at 8:30pm in church. Church is open from 8-9. Peace-filled Environmental Courtyard When the gates are open please feel to drop in, sit awhile, smell the flowers, even eat your lunch. |
Regular Events in St Barnabas
Wednesdays Said Mass - A weekly Lunchtime Service takes place at 12:45pm most weeks and lasts around 25 minutes. This is followed by a Bring-Your-Own Lunch. From 2pm the Barnabas Sewing Bees gather at the back of church - this is open to anyone who would like to come along. We are currently making 'kneelers' and a 'School Altar Cloth' but you are welcome to bring your own knitting, sewing etc. Thursdays T@3 is a community tea open to anybody who lives, works, worships or is passing through the parish. We are usually open from 3pm until around 4:30pm. Do pop in for a cup of tea or coffee, a cake and a chat. Compline is usually said in church on Thursday at 8:30pm. We are restarting an online service of Compline in September for those wishing to gather together and pray the office before the end of day. Saturdays Morning Prayer on SATURDAYS 9:15 This is a short service of readings and prayers a which lasts around 20 minutes. The church is usually open from 9 until 12:30. Visitors wishing to visit at other times should contact Fr John directly. Sundays Church of England Mass is at 10am Melkite Mass is at 12noon each Sunday after the Church of England service. The church is usually open from 9am to around 1:30/2pm on Sundays Heritage Covid Recovery Fund (Lottery Heritage Fund)
St Barnabas has been in receipt of a Covid Recovery Fund which went towards the costs of keeping the parish church 'operational' (March-October 2021). This included things like covering the costs of our insurance, some of our bills and things like the "kneeler kits" to encourage volunteers. Some of this can be seen on Wednesday afternoons - St Barnabas Sewing Bees. It has also paid for a new Church History Brochure (Church Guide) which is available in church. Copies can be posted.
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Some photos from 'around the parish'