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
We are also the home of the Melkite Church in London
who gather in St Barnabas Church on Sundays at noon.
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
We are also the home of the Melkite Church in London
who gather in St Barnabas Church on Sundays at noon.
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. If you would like to know more about any of our activities or service please contact the Parish Priest Father John Pearson-Hicks Join us! We need you! We are a place of hospitality, prayer and nourishment. Friday 11 July Open 12-4 Cool Spaces Westminster We are open from 12-4 offering slightly cooler space to sit. Saturday 12 July Closed to day Sunday 13 July Open 9-12 10:00 Sunday Service | Mass Wednesday 16 July Open 12-5 8:30 Morning Prayer 9:00 School Service 12:45 Said Mass 2-4:00 Community Sewing Group (newbees welcome) 5:00 Evening Prayer Thursday 17 July Open 3-5 + 8-9 3-4:30 Community Tea - T@3 5:00 Evening Prayer 8:30 Compline Saturday 19 July Open 9-12:30 9:30 Said Mass 10-12 Church Cleaning Morning + coffee Sunday 20 July Open 9-12 10:00 Sunday Service | Mass Wednesday 23 July Open 12-5 8:30 Morning Prayer 9:00 School Service 12:45 Said Mass 2-4:00 Community Sewing Group (newbees welcome) 5:00 Evening Prayer Thursday 24 July Open 3-5 + 8-9 3-4:30 Community Tea - T@3 5:00 Evening Prayer 8:30 Compline Saturday 26 July Open 9-12:30 9:15 Morning Prayer Sunday 27 July Open 9-2 10:00 Sunday Mass Wednesday 30 July Open 12-5 9:15 Morning Prayer 12:45 Said Mass 2-4:00 Community Sewing Group (newbees welcome) 5:00 Evening Prayer Melkite Church Services for contact details please see https://www.melkite.uk/ The Melkite website is working |
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 who works on Wednesdays Email: [email protected] Church Office 020 3158 1339 Website: Updated on Fridays Our Church Hall is available for bookings: Monday - Friday each week and Sunday afternoons. Getting into Church Access into the church is via the large doors on St Barnabas Street or through the courtyard. There are signs to direct you as to which way is open. 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. On 30 June 2025 The Bishop of London licenced The Revd Ruwani Gunawardene to the parish of St Barnabas for one year. Revd Ruwani has served three years of her curacy at St James the Less, Vauxhall Bridge Road, and will join us for her fourth year. Laura Connies-Laing has been our Pastoral Assistant since September 2024. In September 2025 she will be joining the Chaplaincy Team of Kings College London. And in the Autumn, God willing, Dr Linda Ulrich will be ordained deacon by the Bishop of London and will serve her Title Post (Assistant Curate) amongst us. Over the last three years it has been a joy to have The Revd Theodora Jejey as an Assistant Curate in the parish. On Sunday 11 May 2025 Revd Theodora completed her curacy. Revd Theodora remains licensed to the parish but is currently working in The Northumbria Community. 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/ Bible Study The Barnabas Bible Study group meets on the first Tuesday of each month - usually at the back of church. There are about 8-10 active members. The group is currently studying the Book of Acts. We start with a light supper at 7pm and end promptly at 9pm. For more information, or to join, please contact the convenor: Amanda Wright [email protected] 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 Barnabas Sewing Bees Buzzing on Wednesdays 2-4pm in church A social gathering of knitters, stitchers and sewers - Anyone welcome T@3 Thursdays 3pm-5pm in church Compline / Night Prayer Thursdays at 8:30pm in church and online Monthly Bible Study Group Meets on the first Tuesday of the month Peace-filled Environmental Courtyard When the gates are open please feel to drop in, sit awhile, smell the flowers, even eat your lunch New Memory Café 📅 4th Tuesday of each month ⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 St Mary’s Church, Bourne Street, SW1W 8JJ The Memory Café provides an informal, supportive environment where people with dementia and their carers can socialise and connect. It’s free to attend and light refreshments will be provided. The building is wheelchair accessible. For more information or to register: 07462 344580 email [email protected] |
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 / online each Thursday at 8:30pm. Saturdays SAID MASS on SATURDAYS 9:30 This is a short service of readings, prayers and Holy Communion which lasts around 25 minutes. The church is usually open 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'