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Venue Hire

 
Interested in renting a venue for a performance, recital, concert or cultural event in Covent Garden? We have fully accessible spaces to hire: the Church Hall with grand piano, the upstairs Gallery room for more intimate events, a fully functioning commercial kitchen as well as exclusive hire of entire venue (by arrangement). In the past few years we have been pleased to work with clients such as the Royal Opera House, several fashion labels, supper clubs, film nights, dance classes, yoga classes and numerous community events. No event is too big or too small. For more information about hiring the venue please email venue@swisschurchlondon.org.uk.
 

Church Hall

 

 
Restored to its original elegant proportions, the Church Hall is a stunning spacious space, with a vaulted roof and entirely lighted from the ceiling. Fully accessible, with natural light.

Ideal for concerts, rehearsals, conferences, seminars and receptions.

Available on request:

  • Tables
  • Chairs
  • Projector and 1m 47cm x 2m 64cm screen
  • Flipchart
  • Steinway O Grand piano
  • Commercial Kitchen

Dimensions: 16.25m x 10.70m (excluding the apse)

Floor Plan

Capacity: 120 people

 

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Gallery Room

 

 

The Gallery Room is a very airy room with a high vaulted roof and is fully accessible. It is ideal for work shops, meetings, seminars, auditions and rehearsals etc. It can be used as a green room, for hair and makeup or wardrobe for exclusive venue hires.

Available equipment:

  • Tables
  • Chairs
  • Projector and Screen
  • Flipchart
  • Tea & Coffee Trolley
  • Commercial Kitchen

Dimensions: ca. 4.2m x 6.2m

Floor Plan                                                                                                           

Capacity: 20-30 people (seated)

 

 

 

 

 


SEE ALL EVENTS
October 2Oct 2
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

October 7Oct 7
11.00am
7 October 2018 Sunday Service with Communion

The Service will be  led by Reverend Meret Engel, sabattical Minister from Romanshorn-Salmsach, and will include communion.  Everyone is welcome to join us for our Sunday service and share communion. We are an ecumenical congregation, and people from Anglican, Protestant and Catholic backgrounds and no religious affiliation worship together.

The sermon is in English. The hymns are sung in German, French and English.

The service is followed by lunch, served at 12.15 pm, cooked by members of the congregation.

October 9Oct 9
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

October 16Oct 16
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

October 21Oct 21
11.00am
21 October 2018 Sunday Service

The Service will be  led by Niccolo Aliano.  Everyone is welcome to join us for our Sunday service. We are an ecumenical congregation, and people from Anglican, Protestant and Catholic backgrounds and no religious affiliation worship together.

The sermon is in English. The hymns are sung in German, French and English.

The service is followed by lunch, at 12.15pm, cooked by members of the congregation.

October 23Oct 23
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

October 30Oct 30
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

November 4Nov 4
11.00am
4 November 2018- Sunday Service with Communion

The Service will be  led by Marianne Fisher Hertig, and will include communion.  Everyone is welcome to join us for our Sunday service and share communion. We are an ecumenical congregation, and people from Anglican, Protestant and Catholic backgrounds and no religious affiliation worship together.

The sermon is in English. The hymns are sung in German, French and English.

The service is followed by lunch cooked by members of the congregation.

November 6Nov 6
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

November 13Nov 13
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

November 18Nov 18
11.00am
18 November 2018 Sunday Service

The Service will be  led by Reverend Meret Engel, sabattical Minister from Romanshorn-Salmsach, Switzerland.  Everyone is welcome to join us for our Sunday service. We are an ecumenical congregation, and people from Anglican, Protestant and Catholic backgrounds and no religious affiliation worship together.

The sermon is in English. The hymns are sung in German, French and English.

The service is followed by lunch cooked by members of the congregation.

November 20Nov 20
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

November 22Nov 22
7.30pm
Vocal recital

Jessica Broad (soprano), Ross Sharkey (tenor) with Peter Yardley-Jones (piano) present an evening of music. Including poetic readings by actress Elizabeth Crarer 

November 24Nov 24
7.30pm
Philomel 'Cecilia Sings'

Join us for an evening of stunning singing, accompanied by theorbo, harpsichord and recorder. The forthcoming concert for Saint Cecilia's day, Cecilia Sings, will continue the theme of bird mythology that was initiated in the first three concerts, melded with ideas about Saint Cecilia. Text and artwork by students from Marylebone Girls' School will illustrate newly commissioned works on the theme of female power, passion and spirit by Janet Oates (with new text by Euan Tait), Sheena Phillips, Dominic McGonigal and Joel Jårventausta. Further repertoire includes expressive songs by Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi, virtuosic duets by Mazzocchi, and beautiful madrigals by Maddalena Casulana.

Tickets £15 available at the door 

http://www.philomel.co.uk

November 25Nov 25
5.00pm
25 November 2018- Service of Commemoration

In this service of commemoration,  we will light candles for those who have passed away in the past year and in previous years. The service will be accompanied by  organist Peter Yardley-Jones and led by sabatical Minister Reverend Meret Engel , and followed by refreshments.

The names of those you would like to remember can be handed to Meret before the service begins, or sent to her in advance via email (meret.engel@swisschurchlondon.org.uk). If you cannot attend, someone from the congregation will light a candle on your behalf.

Admission free – retiring collection

November 27Nov 27
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

November 29Nov 29
5.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

November 29Nov 29
6.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

November 29Nov 29
7.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

November 29Nov 29
8.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

December 1Dec 1
5.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

December 1Dec 1
6.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

December 1Dec 1
7.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

December 1Dec 1
8.15pm
Rebecca Birch: The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth)

The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a new audio-visual performance, that brings the architecture and history of the Swiss Church into dialogue with the current life of a bell mouth intersection on the A583 in Lancashire. This bell mouth, as the gateway to a fracking site has, over the past two years, become inhabited as a place of resistance, reflection and togetherness.

The performance takes as its starting point the history of female social support work at the Swiss Church. It connects this to the activities in the bell mouth on Preston New Road, Lancashire, where the local community, particularly many older women, have held vigil since work on the site commenced in January 2017. During these two years, the site has played host to silent contemplation, knitting circles, speeches and song and dance, against a backdrop of frequently violent intervention from the police and security staff. For many of these women, these activities are their first active political engagements, made later in life, and challenging their existing belief systems.

Akin to a narrated live film, the performance will extend methods used in Birch’s previous performances—video, projections and live narration—to gradually transform the architecture of the Church through images, sound and objects. Refreshments will be served in the foyer throughout the evening.


The Yellowing, Part 2 (Bell Mouth) is a chapter in Birch's wider project, The Yellowing, which connects women’s histories, landscapes and sub-surface geologies. The Yellowing, Part 1was shown in May 2018 at The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of Fig-Futures. The project also includes a forthcoming feature-length film, Undermine, that follows the daily lives of the community of women affected by fracking in Lancashire, investigating the psychological implications of being undermined, environmentally, democratically and emotionally. 

The Yellowing, Part 1 was commissioned by Fig-Futures, and supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England and Outset. The sister feature film currently in development, Undermine,has been supported by Arts Council England, FLAMIN (New Approaches) and Lancaster Arts. 

Rebecca Birch has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include; Lichen hunting on the west coast, Fig-2 at ICA London, and the days run away, commissioned by Camden Arts Centre and Whitescreenat The Agency Gallery. Her group exhibitions include, Matt’s Galleryat Black Rock, Test Run at Modern Art Oxford, Multiplexing at LUX & PeckhamPlex, London. She is the recipient of a number of residencies and awards including, CCA Creative Lab Residency, Glasgow and LUX Associate Artists Programme. 

The Yellowing, Part 2: Bell Mouthis part of Being and Appearing, a programme of contemporary art curated for the Swiss Church in London by Kirsty White - beingandappearing.org.uk.


Kindly supported by The Swiss Church in London, Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.  

Performances will take place every hour. Admission free but please book if you would like to guarantee entry for a particular time slot


 

 

 

 

December 2Dec 2
11.00am
2 December 2018 Sunday Service with Communion

The Service which includes communion, will be  led by Reverend Meret Engel, sabattical Minister from Romanshorn-Salmsach, Switzerland.  Everyone is welcome to join us for our Sunday service and share communion. We are an ecumenical congregation, and people from Anglican, Protestant and Catholic backgrounds and no religious affiliation worship together.

The sermon is in English. The hymns are sung in German, French and English.

The service is followed by lunch cooked by members of the congregation.

December 3Dec 3
7.00pm
St George’s School, Windsor Castle - Christmas Concert

St George's School, Windsor Castle - Christmas Concert. Further details to be published soon.

December 4Dec 4
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

December 9Dec 9
2.00pm
Family Christmas with Samichlauss

An afternoon for all generations full of surprises! 

2-5:30pm: Children can craft their own Christmas presents, hear the Christmas story (in English, French and Swiss-German), sing hymns in Swiss and British tradition and carve their own Räbeliecht (turnip lantern) 

4pm: Samichlaus (Father Christmas) and will make a visit. He might even have little presents for the younger ones among the visitors and listen to their Sprüchli. Please sign up with josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk by 30 November. (Parents: send Josh a little list about the nice and the naughty things your child has done and that the Samichlaus should know about!)

5:30pm: Räbeliechtliumzug (turnip parade) through Covent Garden 

Hot drinks and snacks will be provided. 

The event is free - donations are much appreciated.

December 11Dec 11
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

December 16Dec 16
5.00pm
Christmas Carol Concert

One of the highlights of our Church year. Come and join the Swiss community and friends, at our traditional Christmas Carol service. With English, German and French carols and Advent hymns performed by the choral group Icosa. 

After the service, mulled wine and mince pies will be served. Come and join us for this wonderful evening!

This event is very popular and access is strictly on a first-come-first-served basis. Please turn up early to avoid disappointment as ticketing is not taking place this year. 

Admission free. Retiring collection. 

December 18Dec 18
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

January 8Jan 8
8.00am
Breakfast On the Steps (BoS)

A FREE community Breakfast in the church that is open to all in our wider community.

We serve tea and coffee with boiled eggs, toast, spreads, fresh fruit and cheese.

On the last Tuesday of the month we cook a Full English Breakfast and every eight weeks we provide a haircut too!

So come and relax in a safe, quiet space, read the daily papers or chat with the regulars.

If ever a breakfast is cancelled we will give as much prior notice as possible and place a notice in our outside display box.

January 29Jan 29
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


February 2Feb 2
5.00pm
Organ Recital :: Anthony Hammond

Dr. Anthony Hammond is a critically acclaimed English concert organist, composer and musicologist. His principal organ studies were with Roger Fisher and David Briggs in England, and with Dr. Naji Hakim in Paris. As a performing and recording artist in Europe and the USA he is known particularly for his specialism in French Romantic and 20th century organ music, and as an improviser. He made his American solo debut in San Francisco in 2009 and enjoys a busy performing career in prestigious venues on both sides of the Atlantic. He has recorded a number of CDs both in England and France for English, German and American labels (Priory, Ifo Classics, Raven), has broadcast on radio in the USA and for the BBC, and is in increasing demand for his improvised accompaniments in concert to classic silent movies.

His church career has included appointments at Chester Cathedral, the church of St. Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, Bristol Cathedral, and Cirencester Parish Church where, in addition to his work as Director of Music and Organist, he is also the founder and artistic director of the Cirencester International Organ Festiva

February 3Feb 3
11.00am
Sunday service with communion

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

February 5Feb 5
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


February 12Feb 12
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


February 13Feb 13
11.30am
Visit to the British Museum

Join us for the current exhibition at the British Museum exploring the Assyrian empire and its powerful emperor Ashurbanipal. The history of the Assyrians is closely linked to the history of the kingdom of Israel that is at the centre of the Old Testament. By learning more about the Assyrians we will understand the context of the Old Testament better and gain deeper understanding for some of the biblical texts too.

From the webpage of the British Museum:

“King Ashurbanipal of Assyria (r. 669-c. 631 BC) was the most powerful man on earth. He described himself in inscriptions as ‘king of the world’, and his reign from the city of Nineveh (now in northern Iraq) marked the high point of the Assyrian empire, which stretched from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains if western Iran.”

Please sign up by the 2nd of February to be included in the group ticket by emailing Carla (carla.maurer@swisschurchlondon.org.uk). You can also decide to join at a later stage, but you would then have to buy your own ticket at the British Museum.

Meeting point: Wednesday, 13 February, 11:30am in the main entrance hall (allow enough time to go through the security gates).

February 19Feb 19
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


February 26Feb 26
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


March 3Mar 3
11.00am
Sunday service with communion

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

March 5Mar 5
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


March 5Mar 5
7.00pm
Goldsmiths' Annual Exhibition 2019 Week -at Swiss Church in London

The Table was developed by Mariana Lemos in collaboration with artists Laura Mallows, Hannah Wilson, Rosa Johan Uddoh, Emily Perry and Munesu Mukombe

The opening night of the Annual Goldsmiths' Exhibition at The Swiss Church London takes place on Tuesday 5th March from 7pm to 10.00pm

From Wednesday 6th March to Friday 8th March the exhibition will be open from 11:00 to 18:00 each day. There will also be a programme of events each day.

More details of the programme each day visit the dedicated website-   https://www.thetableexhibition.com


"The table carries a variety of difering assocations. It evokes images of domestic intimacy, as well as ideas about horizontality and democracy. By default, however it also represents methods of hierarchisation and exclusion. Who gets aseat at the table? Containing the potential to facilitate spaces of equality as well as of discrimination, the table simultaneously embodies mechanisms of bothe inclusion and exclusion. 

" A large wooden table is at the centre of the exhibition. It lays the foundations for realising and displaying the project:artworks, performances, video screenings and workshops aim at working through these dichotomies in our everyday lives"


March 6Mar 6
11.00am
Goldsmiths' Annual Exhibition 2019 Week -at Swiss Church in London

The Table was developed by Mariana Lemos in collaboration with artists Laura Mallows, Hannah Wilson, Rosa Johan Uddoh, Emily Perry and Munesu Mukombe

The opening night of the Annual Goldsmiths' Exhibition at The Swiss Church London takes place on Tuesday 5th March from 7pm to 10.00pm

From Wednesday 6th March to Friday 8th March the exhibition will be open from 11:00 to 18:00 each day. There will also be a programme of events each day.

More details of the programme each day visit the dedicated website-   https://www.thetableexhibition.com


"The table carries a variety of difering assocations. It evokes images of domestic intimacy, as well as ideas about horizontality and democracy. By default, however it also represents methods of hierarchisation and exclusion. Who gets aseat at the table? Containing the potential to facilitate spaces of equality as well as of discrimination, the table simultaneously embodies mechanisms of bothe inclusion and exclusion. 

" A large wooden table is at the centre of the exhibition. It lays the foundations for realising and displaying the project:artworks, performances, video screenings and workshops aim at working through these dichotomies in our everyday lives"


March 7Mar 7
11.00am
Goldsmiths' Annual Exhibition 2019 Week -at Swiss Church in London

The Table was developed by Mariana Lemos in collaboration with artists Laura Mallows, Hannah Wilson, Rosa Johan Uddoh, Emily Perry and Munesu Mukombe

The opening night of the Annual Goldsmiths' Exhibition at The Swiss Church London takes place on Tuesday 5th March from 7pm to 10.00pm

From Wednesday 6th March to Friday 8th March the exhibition will be open from 11:00 to 18:00 each day. There will also be a programme of events each day.

More details of the programme each day visit the dedicated website-   https://www.thetableexhibition.com


"The table carries a variety of difering assocations. It evokes images of domestic intimacy, as well as ideas about horizontality and democracy. By default, however it also represents methods of hierarchisation and exclusion. Who gets aseat at the table? Containing the potential to facilitate spaces of equality as well as of discrimination, the table simultaneously embodies mechanisms of bothe inclusion and exclusion. 

" A large wooden table is at the centre of the exhibition. It lays the foundations for realising and displaying the project:artworks, performances, video screenings and workshops aim at working through these dichotomies in our everyday lives"


March 8Mar 8
11.00am
Goldsmiths' Annual Exhibition 2019 Week -at Swiss Church in London

The Table was developed by Mariana Lemos in collaboration with artists Laura Mallows, Hannah Wilson, Rosa Johan Uddoh, Emily Perry and Munesu Mukombe

The opening night of the Annual Goldsmiths' Exhibition at The Swiss Church London takes place on Tuesday 5th March from 7pm to 10.00pm

From Wednesday 6th March to Friday 8th March the exhibition will be open from 11:00 to 18:00 each day. There will also be a programme of events each day.

More details of the programme each day visit the dedicated website-   https://www.thetableexhibition.com


"The table carries a variety of difering assocations. It evokes images of domestic intimacy, as well as ideas about horizontality and democracy. By default, however it also represents methods of hierarchisation and exclusion. Who gets aseat at the table? Containing the potential to facilitate spaces of equality as well as of discrimination, the table simultaneously embodies mechanisms of bothe inclusion and exclusion. 

" A large wooden table is at the centre of the exhibition. It lays the foundations for realising and displaying the project:artworks, performances, video screenings and workshops aim at working through these dichotomies in our everyday lives"


March 9Mar 9
11.00am
Goldsmiths' Annual Exhibition 2019 Week -at Swiss Church in London

The Table was developed by Mariana Lemos in collaboration with artists Laura Mallows, Hannah Wilson, Rosa Johan Uddoh, Emily Perry and Munesu Mukombe

The opening night of the Annual Goldsmiths' Exhibition at The Swiss Church London takes place on Tuesday 5th March from 7pm to 10.00pm

From Wednesday 6th March to Friday 8th March the exhibition will be open from 11:00 to 18:00 each day. There will also be a programme of events each day.

More details of the programme each day visit the dedicated website-   https://www.thetableexhibition.com


"The table carries a variety of difering assocations. It evokes images of domestic intimacy, as well as ideas about horizontality and democracy. By default, however it also represents methods of hierarchisation and exclusion. Who gets aseat at the table? Containing the potential to facilitate spaces of equality as well as of discrimination, the table simultaneously embodies mechanisms of bothe inclusion and exclusion. 

" A large wooden table is at the centre of the exhibition. It lays the foundations for realising and displaying the project:artworks, performances, video screenings and workshops aim at working through these dichotomies in our everyday lives"


March 12Mar 12
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


March 17Mar 17
11.00am
Sunday service

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

March 19Mar 19
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


March 24Mar 24
8.00pm
United Strings of Europe- London Debut & Swiss Premiere

For all music lovers. Not to be missed. Make a space in your diary now.

24 March 2019 at 8 PM
The Swiss Church, London
79 Endell St, London WC2H 9DY

Tickets must be obtained via the weblink below.

Tickets £15 (£12 concessions) available at https://orientandoccident.eventbrite.com


The performance is supported by Arts Council England and The Swiss Church, London

For the second instalment of the NEW HORIZONS International Artist Series, the United Strings of Europe will be joined by celebrated violinist Itamar Zorman in a programme that includes the UK Premiere of Swiss/El Salvadoran composer Arturo Corrales’ ‘Señores les voy a contar…’.
The performance at will also feature United Strings of Europe Principal Conductor Franck Fontcouberte.

PART Orient and Occident
HARTMANN Concert Funèbre
CORRALES Señores les voy a contar
SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony Op. 110

Itamar Zorman, violin

The recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust award, joint winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Itamar Zorman has appeared with, among others, the American Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, Het Gelders Orkest in the Concertgebouw, the Tokyo Symphony in Suntory Hall, as well as the Jerusalem Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Haifa Symphony, Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester, Philharmonie Baden Baden, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and Russian State Symphony Orchestra. His performance with the United Strings of Europe will mark his London debut.

Franck Fontcouberte, conductor

Formerly an orchestral percussionist, Franck Fontcouberte forged his craft with David Robertson, Zoltan Pesko, Armin Jordan and Pierre Boulez. Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Conservatoire for the Region of Montpellier, Franck is Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of Orchestre ‘Contrepoint’, Director of the Chorale de Sète and Artistic Director of the festival ‘MusicaSète’. He has been invited to conduct in Belgrade, Kotor, London, Rome, Florence, Athens, Istanbul, Barcelona, Valencia, Salzburg, Riga, Prague, Szombathely, Durban and Johannesburg. He has recorded a number of CDs and DVDs, including Liszt’s Coronation Mass, Verdi’s Requiem, Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 and Great Mass in C Minor, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria and Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin.

Arturo Corrales, composer

Born in El Salvador but established in Switzerland, Arturo Corrales pursued composition studies in Geneva and Lugano with Eric Gaudibert, Nicolas Bolens, Michael Jarrell, Nadir Vassena; electroacoustics with Rainer Boesch, Luis Naón, Eric Daubresse; and orchestral conducting with Giorgio Bernasconi. Winner of the Edmund Pendleton Prize in 2004, co-founder of the Ensemble Vortex in Geneva, Corrales has a Masters in Musicology from Paris VIII Univeristy where he studied with the composer Horacio Vaggione.

Imbued with a resolutely experimental approach, his creative work is often inspired by ethnic and popular sources. Constantly attentive to the formal coherence of his works and to the control of their projection in space and time, he wants to facilitate the expression and perception of a “liveable and human” music.

Alongside his activities as a composer, performer and conductor, Arturo Corrales teaches the guitar and is a professor of composition and analysis at the Conservatoire Populaire in Geneva; he was recently awarded a Doctorate in Musicology from the University of Geneva, with a very honorable mention and unanimous praise from the jury.

March 26Mar 26
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


April 2Apr 2
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


April 7Apr 7
11.00am
Sunday service with communion

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

April 9Apr 9
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


April 13Apr 13
11.00am
Baptism service

Upon request from our members and friends of the Swiss Church we decided to hold a baptism service on a Saturday which will make it easier for family and friends from Switzerland and other parts of the world to participate.


If you would like to be baptised or bring your children to be baptised, please get in touch with Carla (carla.maurer@swisschurchlondon.org.uk). Everyone is invited to this intergenerational service – it would be lovely to see many of you there!

April 16Apr 16
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


April 21Apr 21
11.00am
Sunday service

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

April 23Apr 23
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


April 30Apr 30
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


May 5May 5
11.00am
Sunday service with communion

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

May 7May 7
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


May 14May 14
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


May 19May 19
11.00am
Sunday service

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

May 21May 21
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


May 28May 28
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


June 2Jun 2
11.00am
Sunday service with communion

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

June 4Jun 4
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


June 11Jun 11
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


June 16Jun 16
11.00am
Sunday service

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

June 18Jun 18
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


June 25Jun 25
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps

Breakfast on the Steps is an important part of the week at the Swiss Church. It is a time when we serve our community and welcome people into the church by serving food and offering fellowship. We make an effort to be present and spend time with the people who come along. It is always a joy to see the variety of people who come to join our community activities. 

We gratefully accept donations of winter footwear and warm clothing, to pass onto our guests when they need them. 

If you would like to volunteer, we would love that!

Get in touch with Josh: josh.kelly@swisschurchlondon.org.uk


July 7Jul 7
11.00am
Sunday service with communion

Our Sunday services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every first and third Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is with communion. Everyone is invited to join. 

The sermons are in English, the hymns and the liturgy are also in German and French. 

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. 

The Swiss Church in London is rooted in the Reformed tradition but people from all denominations, faith groups (and none) are welcome.

August 10Aug 10
5.00pm
David von Behren :: Organ Recital

Sonata No. 3 in A major……………………...……………………………..……… Felix Mendelssohn

Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068…………………...……….……………………………….J.S. Bach

Variations on Old Hundredth……………………………………………………………. Denis Bédard

Trio Sonata No. 6, BWV 530……………………………………………………………...........J.S. Bach

“Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe” from Cantata BWV 156…………………………...........J.S. Bach

Fugue in C minor, BWV 582………………….….………………………………………….… J.S. Bach

Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 29………………………………………....................................J.S. Bach

Read more about David here: https://www.davidvonbehren.com/bio

August 27Aug 27
10.00am
London City Pilgrimage

Perhaps we associate pilgrimage rather with rural areas than with a metropolis, and yet to discover a city from a pilgrim’s perspective has its very own charm. In collaboration with Reverend Michael Schaar from the pilgrimage centre in Zurich, we invite you to put on your hiking shoes and to join us on this spiritual journey. A group from Zurich will travel to London to get to experience our city in a new light. It would be wonderful if some members of the Swiss Church and the Swiss community in London would join the group to build new friendships and tell our visitors more about life in London.


Programme


Tuesday, 27 August:

From Limehouse to Angel along Regent’s Canal. Visit of St Paul Old Ford Church, Victoria Park and St James Church.


Wednesday, 28 August:

Parkland Walk from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace. Visit of Highgate Cemetery.


Thursday, 29 August:

Meeting at the Swiss Church in London (morning). Street pilgrimage in Central London or free time (afternoon).


Friday, 30 August:

Along the Thames from Shepperton to Hampton Court (Weybridge Ferry route).



Members and friends of the Swiss Church can participate in the whole programme or join in for individual days. We ask for a donation of £10 per day. Bring your own lunch. Evening meal in a restaurant (optional).


To sign up please contact Carla (carla.maurer@swisschurchlondon.org.uk) by 15 July. We are also looking for volunteers to welcome the group at the Swiss Church on Thursday, 29 August.

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