St James Church, Gerrards Cross - 01753 883311

St James is an evangelical Church of England parish church in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.DescriptionIt is in the Deanery of Amersham, and in the Diocese of Oxford.St James Gerrards Cross and St James Fulmer were amalgamated into one parish with one Parochial church council in 1984.The church has recently had the pleasure of receiving the new rector Martin Williams who was already a vicar at the church and has now taken up the post of rector for the 2 Saint James. The previous incumbent, Paul Gavin Williams left in February 2009 to take up the position of Bishop of Kensington.Services and activitiesRegular services are conducted at St James each Sunday at 9:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. There are children's and youth activities alongside the 10:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. services, and youth activities after the evening service.Talks and sermons from most Sunday services can be downloaded through the St James podcast service (link below).There are other activities throughout the week, including a monthly prayer gathering on the first Tuesday of each month.An Alpha course is run three times a year.HistoryThe church was consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford on 30 August 1859. It was erected at the sole cost of the sisters of the late General George Alexander Reid, who was MP for Windsor.

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