Welcome to St Barts

We are a parish church in the Church of England, based in Sydenham, London. There are about 200 of us and our worship combines all the main traditions of the Anglican Church.

We welcome all Christians and those enquiring into Christianity; communicant members of other churches are invited to take Communion with us.

We have services every day and two Eucharists on Sunday, at 8am and 10am. Tea and coffee are served after the 10am service.

We seek to be:

  • an inclusive, family friendly place for the community
  • where people can be in touch with the spiritual,
  • offer worship to God
  • and find new purpose in life.

We offer:

  • a place of prayer where all can feel at home
  • a place of shelter where the lost can know themselves found
  • a place of pilgrimage where we learn and grow on our journey together
  • a place of support and challenge to the community
  • a place to meet with God.

Upcoming activities

See our church events page for full details and notification of events coming up.

To find out more about hiring our church hall for your event or activity, go to our Contacts page for our premises manager's details.

Candlemas - Sunday 5 February at 10am

Forty days after his birth, Jesus was taken to the temple in Jerusalem to fulfil Jewish law for the first-born son. He was recognised then as 'the light of the Gentiles'. In this service we re-enact this event with a candle procession.

Wine tasting - Saturday 18 February - 7.30pm

Join us to taste 10 delicious wines from across the wine-producing regions of France, accompanied by cheese and other light snacks. Tickets £10 (£8 concessions) available from John Ryall.

Study Group

The next study group will be taking place shortly. It will be run by Joan and Stuart Forbes.

Destruction and Excavation:

  • Session 1: Henry VIII destroys the monasteries, and
  • Session 2: Syon Abbey rediscovered.

Previous sessions by Joan and Stuart have been very well attended and much appreciated, so we look forward to these.

Volunteers wanted

We currently have room for new volunteers in many of the teams who prepare the church for Sunday worship and keep things running smoothly during the services - particularly people to join a new premises committee and someone to take over the editorship of Sydenham Life, our parish magazine. Many thanks to Lesley Khatibi who has volunteered to take on the important post of premises manager.

Please take a look at our new volunteers page to see if there is anything you can do to help.