Central Focus

What does Christmas mean to you? Is it all about presents and food and family and TV? Or is it about something more?

This Christmas we have carol services for everyone, find out when they are and how to find us here.

John Chapman, dear friend to so many at St Helen's and across the United Kingdom, and great servant of the Gospel in our country and around the world, died on Friday morning.

Under God, we owe more than we can imagine to His use of Chappo's gifts and minstry. His friendship and service to us have been one of the great blessings of the last 30 years.

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Today we’re launching “Serving at St Helen’s”. A website designed to help us serve the church family.

As a large church it can be hard for people to know what opportunities are available for them to serve the church family. The number of Sunday meetings, mid-week groups and offsite ministries we run can make it complicated to know how and when we might be able to offer our gifts, time and abilities to serve the church family. Serving a Continue reading…

Issues of gender, authority and sexuality have become defining questions for our society and the wider church. As Christians seek to remain faithful to scriptural teaching on these matters, it is likely that they will come under increasing pressure to conform to the world’s pattern. This pressure may become acute within the caring professions and public services as these spheres are co-opted into a liberal humanist agenda under the hea Continue reading…

If you're planning on joining us for church this Sunday or next (5th, 12th August) the Olympic Marathon route will affect parking and access to St Helen’s. This will affect Tube, bus and car travel to and from St Helen's. There are significant road (sections of Bishopsgate are closed) and underground closures (no exit from Bank or Monument Tubes stations). Here are our top tips to getting to St Helen's during the Olympic Games:

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