Prayer and worship have been offered on the site occupied by St Mary-le-Bow for over a thousand years. St Mary-le-Bow is an active church serving all who work in and visit the City of London. The church opens at 7.00am each weekday, an oasis of peace and stillness in the City. Enquiries about baptism, confirmation, marriage, funerals, confessions, counselling etc may be made at the vestry or via the 'Contact' link
Opening times:
Monday to Wednesday: 7.00am-6.00pm; Thursdays: 7.00am-6.30pm;
Fridays: 7.00am-4.00pm; closed at weekends and on Bank holidays
We very much hope to offer disabled access to the church from October 2010
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Latest News
Mind the gap
Major excavation work at the west door
During August and September excavation work and installation of state-of-the-art equipment will provide disabled access to the church. A 'Sesame System' lift will enable wheelchairs and buggies to come and go. Please bear with us during the works. Click on the picture to see a larger image showing Wren's brickwork from the 1670s.
See how the system will work:
Autumn Recitals on the New Organ
The new organ, built by Kenneth Tickell & Company Ltd, will be inaugurated in late September. Further details will be posted here in due course. In October and November a series of free recitals on Thursday lunchtimes will showcase the new instrument.
Next Concert
Watch a new film about St Mary-le-Bow
made by Trinity Wall Street -
our transatlantic sister.
7th October at 1.05pm:
Organ Recital by
Alan Wilson
the boyle lecture 2011
professor Jürgen Moltmann will deliver the next Boyle Lecture at ST Mary-le-Bow on Tuesday the 8th February 2011 at 6.00pm
ARCUBUS, a new charity based at St Mary-le-Bow, offers City companies and their employees a unique opportunity to support microfinance projects in some of the world's poorest communities. Click on the logo to visit the Arcubus website
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