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Venue Hire

Contact: Emily Rose Simons

venue@swisschurchlondon.org.uk or 07590 879201

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.

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
August 10Aug 10
5.00pm
David von Behren :: Organ Recital
Sonata No. 3 in A major, Felix Mendelssohn
I. Con moto maestoso
II. Andante tranquilo

Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, J.S. Bach (trans. David von Behren for violin/organ simultaneous)
II. Air

Variations on Old Hundredth, Denis Bédard
VI. Toccata

Trio Sonata No. 6, BWV 530, J.S. Bach
I. Vivace
II. Lento
III. Allegro

“Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe” from Cantata BWV 156, J.S. Bach (trans. David von Behren for violin/organ simultaneous)

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

Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 29, J.S. Bach (trans. Harvey Grace)

David von Behren is the newly-appointed Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster of the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He received his Master of Music degree and Church Music Studies certificate at Yale University (School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music) studying organ with Martin Jean, improvisation with Jeff Brillhart, and choral conducting with Marguerite Brooks. David served as senior organ scholar at Trinity Church on the Green in New Haven, Connecticut under the direction of Walden Moore, working with the Trinity Choir of Men & Boys and Choir of Men & Girls. During his time at Yale, David was awarded the 2019 Richard Paul DeLong prize for the student “whose work best exemplifies the dedication and the use of those special gifts required of practicing church musicians” in addition to the 2018 Mary Baker Prize in Organ Accompanying.


August 25Aug 25
10.00am
Fraumünster Zurich, Sunday Service with Baptism- 25 August 10:00am
Sunday Service with Baptism- Guest Preacher - Revd. Carla Maurer- The Swiss Church in London
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.

September 1Sep 1
11.00am
1 September 2019 at 11:00 Sunday Service at Swiss Church,London

Come and join us on Sunday 1 September at 11:00 am for our Sunday Service with Communion.  It will be led  by our Minister Reverend Carla Maurer.  Her Sermon will be the first of a series examing symbols in the Bible,  and will take the symbol of bread  as her starting point.

The sermon is part of our "Symbols in the Bible" sermon series, which  starts in September and will run until January.

The Bible is full of great stories which are part of our cultural heritage and collective knowledge. The symbols such as bread, water and stars, to name just a few, form part of our shared culture. Novelists and artists refer to them constantly in their work. They fascinate and inspire people around the globe and across cultures, and religious affiliations.

In The Swiss Church, everyone is welcome to join in Communion, whatever their faith tradition might be. We worship in the Reformed tradition and have an ecumenical outlook.

Our hymns and liturgy are in English, French and German, and accompanied on the Späth organ, played by our Director of Music, Peter Yardley-Jones. The Holborn Chamber Choir will accompany us, and sign the anthems. The service will be conducted by our Minister Revd. Carla Maurer. The sermon is in English. Printed copies, including a large-print version will be available at the Service.

Please stay for lunch after the Service. It is an excellent opportunity to get to know people and to chat. You will be most welcome. If you would enjoy the opportunity to chat in Swiss German, or French, come and join us. We all speak English too, and a number of other languages as well. We look forward to meeting you all - friends, new and old.

September 1Sep 1
11.00am
Sunday Service with Communion

Our Sunday Services  with Communion are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street on the first Sunday of the month.  Everyone is invited to join in Communion if they wish.

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

Hymns are played by Peter Yardley-Jones on our wonderful Swiss Späth organ, accompanied by the High Holborn Chamber Choir.

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. Please stay and experience a warm welcome from a friendly Congregation of all ages.

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

September 3Sep 3
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


September 10Sep 10
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


September 15Sep 15
11.00am
Sunday Service

Sunday Services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every  third Sunday of the month.

On the first Sunday of the month the Service 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 or none, are welcome.

September 17Sep 17
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


September 21Sep 21
7.30pm
Reading Phoenix Chamber Choir -Little Choral Gems
A concert of mainly a cappella choral music from 16th century to the present day, both sacred and secular from William Byrd to John Rutter.
September 24Sep 24
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


October 1Oct 1
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


October 3Oct 3
6.00pm
"Looking Down " Photography Exhibition Andy Palfreyman

Andy Palfreyman was street homeless for 30 years after he left his parental home in Cheshire at the age of 19. He slept mostly in the streets of London in various postcodes. Life changed in 2015 after a chance conversation with an artist who had an exhibition next to the Swiss Church, where he used to come for weekly breakfast. That’s how he got his first camera and the necessary support for his artistic work.

“Photography is a way of expressing myself and how I see the world. Until 2015 I had no idea I had any artistic talent and I didn’t believe in myself. I had very little self-worth, hence 30 years on the streets. Photography empowers me and hopefully is going to raise awareness for homelessness. This is what it’s about for me.”

Andy held his first exhibition ‘Cardboard and Caviar’ at the Swiss Church in London in December 2015 showing some of the doorways that became home. The exhibition was a great success with exposure in the Evening Standard, BBC London News and Buzzfeed. In 2017 the exhibition was also shown in Zurich, Switzerland.

Andy describes the content of his second photography exhibition: “When you are street homeless you tend to look down and notice things most of the general public don’t see. It strikes a chord with me, why it’s there, how it got there, and I photograph it. It feels like I’m the only person who sees it. Some of these things can be upsetting, but I see it from a homeless person’s point of view. When I see these things I can personally relate to them. For example in Shaftesbury Avenue there is a broken spanner pressed into the tarmac and I bet no one else can see it but me. It reminds me how homeless people are pushed down and become invisible. Once a homeless guy walked past me, it just started to rain, and he left footprints on the wet pavement. I call this photograph The Invisible Homeless.”

October 4Oct 4
10.00am
"Looking Down " Photography Exhibition Andy Palfreyman

Andy Palfreyman was street homeless for 30 years after he left his parental home in Cheshire at the age of 19. He slept mostly in the streets of London in various postcodes. Life changed in 2015 after a chance conversation with an artist who had an exhibition next to the Swiss Church, where he used to come for weekly breakfast. That’s how he got his first camera and the necessary support for his artistic work.

“Photography is a way of expressing myself and how I see the world. Until 2015 I had no idea I had any artistic talent and I didn’t believe in myself. I had very little self-worth, hence 30 years on the streets. Photography empowers me and hopefully is going to raise awareness for homelessness. This is what it’s about for me.”

Andy held his first exhibition ‘Cardboard and Caviar’ at the Swiss Church in London in December 2015 showing some of the doorways that became home. The exhibition was a great success with exposure in the Evening Standard, BBC London News and Buzzfeed. In 2017 the exhibition was also shown in Zurich, Switzerland.

Andy describes the content of his second photography exhibition: “When you are street homeless you tend to look down and notice things most of the general public don’t see. It strikes a chord with me, why it’s there, how it got there, and I photograph it. It feels like I’m the only person who sees it. Some of these things can be upsetting, but I see it from a homeless person’s point of view. When I see these things I can personally relate to them. For example in Shaftesbury Avenue there is a broken spanner pressed into the tarmac and I bet no one else can see it but me. It reminds me how homeless people are pushed down and become invisible. Once a homeless guy walked past me, it just started to rain, and he left footprints on the wet pavement. I call this photograph The Invisible Homeless.”

October 5Oct 5
10.00am
"Looking Down " Photography Exhibition Andy Palfreyman

Andy Palfreyman was street homeless for 30 years after he left his parental home in Cheshire at the age of 19. He slept mostly in the streets of London in various postcodes. Life changed in 2015 after a chance conversation with an artist who had an exhibition next to the Swiss Church, where he used to come for weekly breakfast. That’s how he got his first camera and the necessary support for his artistic work.

“Photography is a way of expressing myself and how I see the world. Until 2015 I had no idea I had any artistic talent and I didn’t believe in myself. I had very little self-worth, hence 30 years on the streets. Photography empowers me and hopefully is going to raise awareness for homelessness. This is what it’s about for me.”

Andy held his first exhibition ‘Cardboard and Caviar’ at the Swiss Church in London in December 2015 showing some of the doorways that became home. The exhibition was a great success with exposure in the Evening Standard, BBC London News and Buzzfeed. In 2017 the exhibition was also shown in Zurich, Switzerland.

Andy describes the content of his second photography exhibition: “When you are street homeless you tend to look down and notice things most of the general public don’t see. It strikes a chord with me, why it’s there, how it got there, and I photograph it. It feels like I’m the only person who sees it. Some of these things can be upsetting, but I see it from a homeless person’s point of view. When I see these things I can personally relate to them. For example in Shaftesbury Avenue there is a broken spanner pressed into the tarmac and I bet no one else can see it but me. It reminds me how homeless people are pushed down and become invisible. Once a homeless guy walked past me, it just started to rain, and he left footprints on the wet pavement. I call this photograph The Invisible Homeless.”

October 6Oct 6
11.00am
Sunday Service with Communion

Our Sunday Services  with Communion are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street on the first Sunday of the month.  Everyone is invited to join in Communion if they wish.

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

Hymns are played by Peter Yardley-Jones on our wonderful Swiss Späth organ, accompanied by the High Holborn Chamber Choir.

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. Please stay and experience a warm welcome from a friendly Congregation of all ages.

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

October 7Oct 7
10.00am
"Looking Down " Photography Exhibition Andy Palfreyman

Andy Palfreyman was street homeless for 30 years after he left his parental home in Cheshire at the age of 19. He slept mostly in the streets of London in various postcodes. Life changed in 2015 after a chance conversation with an artist who had an exhibition next to the Swiss Church, where he used to come for weekly breakfast. That’s how he got his first camera and the necessary support for his artistic work.

“Photography is a way of expressing myself and how I see the world. Until 2015 I had no idea I had any artistic talent and I didn’t believe in myself. I had very little self-worth, hence 30 years on the streets. Photography empowers me and hopefully is going to raise awareness for homelessness. This is what it’s about for me.”

Andy held his first exhibition ‘Cardboard and Caviar’ at the Swiss Church in London in December 2015 showing some of the doorways that became home. The exhibition was a great success with exposure in the Evening Standard, BBC London News and Buzzfeed. In 2017 the exhibition was also shown in Zurich, Switzerland.

Andy describes the content of his second photography exhibition: “When you are street homeless you tend to look down and notice things most of the general public don’t see. It strikes a chord with me, why it’s there, how it got there, and I photograph it. It feels like I’m the only person who sees it. Some of these things can be upsetting, but I see it from a homeless person’s point of view. When I see these things I can personally relate to them. For example in Shaftesbury Avenue there is a broken spanner pressed into the tarmac and I bet no one else can see it but me. It reminds me how homeless people are pushed down and become invisible. Once a homeless guy walked past me, it just started to rain, and he left footprints on the wet pavement. I call this photograph The Invisible Homeless.”

October 8Oct 8
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


October 8Oct 8
10.00am
"Looking Down " Photography Exhibition Andy Palfreyman

Andy Palfreyman was street homeless for 30 years after he left his parental home in Cheshire at the age of 19. He slept mostly in the streets of London in various postcodes. Life changed in 2015 after a chance conversation with an artist who had an exhibition next to the Swiss Church, where he used to come for weekly breakfast. That’s how he got his first camera and the necessary support for his artistic work.

“Photography is a way of expressing myself and how I see the world. Until 2015 I had no idea I had any artistic talent and I didn’t believe in myself. I had very little self-worth, hence 30 years on the streets. Photography empowers me and hopefully is going to raise awareness for homelessness. This is what it’s about for me.”

Andy held his first exhibition ‘Cardboard and Caviar’ at the Swiss Church in London in December 2015 showing some of the doorways that became home. The exhibition was a great success with exposure in the Evening Standard, BBC London News and Buzzfeed. In 2017 the exhibition was also shown in Zurich, Switzerland.

Andy describes the content of his second photography exhibition: “When you are street homeless you tend to look down and notice things most of the general public don’t see. It strikes a chord with me, why it’s there, how it got there, and I photograph it. It feels like I’m the only person who sees it. Some of these things can be upsetting, but I see it from a homeless person’s point of view. When I see these things I can personally relate to them. For example in Shaftesbury Avenue there is a broken spanner pressed into the tarmac and I bet no one else can see it but me. It reminds me how homeless people are pushed down and become invisible. Once a homeless guy walked past me, it just started to rain, and he left footprints on the wet pavement. I call this photograph The Invisible Homeless.”

October 15Oct 15
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


October 20Oct 20
11.00am
Sunday Service

Sunday Services are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street every  third Sunday of the month.

On the first Sunday of the month the Service 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 or none, are welcome.

October 22Oct 22
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


October 29Oct 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


November 2Nov 2
5.00pm
Katelyn Emerson :: Organ Recital
Organist, lecturer, and pedagogue Katelyn Emerson, hailed as “one of the world’s most promising organists”, is internationally renowned for performances throughout North America, Europe, and Asia that are “thrilling from beginning to end” and that showcase repertoire from the 14th-21st centuries with “impressive technical facility and musicianship”
November 3Nov 3
11.00am
Sunday Service with Communion

Our Sunday Services  with Communion are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street on the first Sunday of the month.  Everyone is invited to join in Communion if they wish.

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

Hymns are played by Peter Yardley-Jones on our wonderful Swiss Späth organ, accompanied by the High Holborn Chamber Choir.

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. Please stay and experience a warm welcome from a friendly Congregation of all ages.

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

November 5Nov 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


November 12Nov 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


November 17Nov 17
11.00am
Commemoration Service

Our annual Commemoration Service will be held at 11:00 am on 17 November 2019.

At the service we will remember those who passed away recently and the people who we miss in our lives. We will light candles in their memory.

The service will be  in English, and include  hymns, poems and the liturgy are  in  French, German and English.

You can give the names you would like to be read out at the service to the Minister, Revd. Carla Maurer before the service. Contact here by email or via the Church office.

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 or none, are welcome.

November 19Nov 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


November 26Nov 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


December 1Dec 1
11.00am
Sunday Service with Communion

Our Sunday Services  with Communion are held at the Swiss Church in 79 Endell Street on the first Sunday of the month.  Everyone is invited to join in Communion if they wish.

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

Hymns are played by Peter Yardley-Jones on our wonderful Swiss Späth organ, accompanied by the High Holborn Chamber Choir.

A meal or light refreshments are served after the service. Please stay and experience a warm welcome from a friendly Congregation of all ages.

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

December 2Dec 2
7.00pm
St George's School Windsor Castle: Christmas Concert

Tickets available at this box office

December 3Dec 3
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


December 8Dec 8
2.00pm
Swiss Family Christmas Afternoon
Samichlaus looking forward to seeing you all at the Family Christmas afternoon on 8 December at the Swiss Church
December 10Dec 10
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


December 10Dec 10
7.00pm
Behold, The Invisible. A collaborative performance
Behold, The Invisible.  A collaborative performance
December 12Dec 12
3.30pm
Konrad Smoleński: 6CH

6CH, Konrad Smoleński 

The 6CH oscillates around the visual art and sound and proposes a radical approach to this fusion. It’s a 6 channel, site specific, missive audio installation built in a spatially and visually minimalistic way. The primary element of communication in 6CH is the physicality of the sound wave and, consequently, it’s direct contact with the recipient. The resulting haptic sound sculpture focuses on the three-dimensionality of sound as abstract and ephemeral matter. Visually minimal, reduced to a few objects - towers built from loudspeakers, concert sound system and freely scattered audio cables, the installation relies on daylight (most of the time taking place after dusk), thus not providing much of a visual experience. However, this visual character is balanced by the weight and richness of the sound layer. 

30 minute long piece will repeat in a loop all day. The viewer in invited to move inside this "sound sculpture" and by this movement he/she experiences a different configuration of sounds - his/her perception of work is constantly changing. The recipient's activity translates into the final shape of the work - the final mix of the emitted song is made using a ‘moving pair of ears’. The spatiality of this and other Konrad realizations is possible to experience only during the exhibition / activity and escapes the possibility of documentation. The 6CH is designed especially for the Swiss Church and commissioned by JEMP festival.

December 14Dec 14
7.30pm
High Holborn Chamber Choir Christmas Concert

Programme

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 140) - Bach
3 Medieval Christmas Madrigals,
There is no rose of swych vertu.
Riu, Riu, Chiu
Wassail - V. Williams

Interval

Hodie Christus Natus est - Sweelink
Alan Bullard Carols
A boy is born in bethlehem
And can this newborn mystery
Hill Side Carol
A very merry madrigal - Kirby Shaw

December 15Dec 15
5.00pm
Swiss Church London Christmas Carol Concert
Swiss Church on London Christmas Carol Concert
December 15Dec 15
8.30pm
Three Sound-Sculptures for Choir

Vocal Constructivists present "Three Sound-Sculptures for choir” by Wojtek Blecharz based on Katarzyna Kobro's Spatial Composition no 4,5 and 6. 

This newly commissioned work transforms four sculptures by the constructivist artist Katarzyna Kobro (1898–1951) into musical compositions. The most significant features of Kobro's "Spatial Compositions" such as color, proportions, ratio etc. were translated by the composer into musical structures and sound actions that will be performed/composed by the choir in real time. 

Drawing on the ideas of the Polish interwar avant-garde, performers explore theories of Unism and Functionalism for a site-specific performance in the Swiss Church. The composer Wojtek Blecharz and art curator Kasia Sobucka lead the Vocal Constructivists in a live installation influenced by the text Kobro authored with Władysław Strzemiński, Composing Space: Calculating Space-Time Rhythms (1931). Expanding Unism’s four arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, and typography) to include sound and movement broadens visual art’s ability to achieve unity with the place of its creation. This performance offers 21st-century audiences a way to experience directly the early 20th-century utopian belief in the ability of art to organize life and its functions. 

The Polish Constructivists placed great emphasis on geometrical forms and on modern technologies to access ideal special harmonies. This performance projects these ideas both literally and metaphorically. Using cutting-edge technology, 3D-scanned images of the sculptures will be shown in the performance, with sounding events taking place behind, alongside, and in front of the projections. 

Like music, sculpture impacts air molecules with its physical presence, which makes it particularly well suited to a multisensory spatialized interpretation. The Vocal Constructivists articulate not only the external borders of Kobro’s sculptures but also the inside, made accessible to the audience via the projections. The interior connects with the exterior in an open rhythm that begins with the sculpture, moves out into the space, and finds resonance in the venue. An open rehearsal will allow the public to witness first hand this unprecedented sonic “reading” of sculpture and architecture ahead of the 15th December performance. 

Tickets on the door: £15 

*Commissioned for the JEMP: MECHANICAL an experimental music festival inspired by Polish Constructivism, curated by Kasia Sobucka and designed specifically for the Swiss Church. 
Financed from the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, within the scope of the Multiannual Program INDEPENDENT 2017-2022, as part of the "Cultural Bridges" subsidy program of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.*
December 17Dec 17
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


December 19Dec 19
7.30pm
Zorka Wollny: Constructing Site with Sound, workshop

Two-day workshop with Zorka Wolny resulting in a performance at the Swiss Church, Lodnon

The workshops with artist and composer Zorka Wollny will be dedicated to the connection between architecture and voice.
Constructing Site with Sound will be based on creating the relations between points in the space, making drawings creating lines and plains, measuring distances, building the walls by sound.

The questions that the artist poses and that will be aliased with the group include:
What is the audio dimension of the space?
How to measure it with the voice?
How to sing the line? How to sing the series of points?
The flat surface? How precise can we be in directing the sound?

Dates:
18.12.2019 - location/time tbc
19.12.2019 - 7.30 - 8.30 pm (workshop) + performanve 9 - 10.00pm @Swiss Church London

The workshop are free and spaces are limited, registration via Eventbrite is essential! Participants should be willing to perform with Zorka on the 19th December during the 30min long piece - Constructing Site with Sound.

Part of JEMP: MECHANICA an experimental music festival inspired by Polish Constructivism.
jempfestival.com

January 5Jan 5
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
January 19Jan 19
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
February 1Feb 1
5.00pm
Peter Stevens- Organ Recital
Peter Stevens is Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral. He will be playing The Swiss Church, London's very fine Späth organ
February 2Feb 2
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
February 11Feb 11
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
February 11Feb 11
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

February 15Feb 15
3.00pm
London Fashion Week: Andy's Catwalk
Andy's Catwalk will highlight the importance of fashion during dark times - A London Fashion Week show by GOLDIE magazine
February 16Feb 16
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
February 18Feb 18
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
February 25Feb 25
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
March 1Mar 1
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
March 3Mar 3
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
March 3Mar 3
7.00pm
In Nihilum - Into Nothing, Goldsmiths Exhibition 2020
The 10th annual collaboration between The Swiss Church in London and Goldsmiths University presents an exciting week long exhibition.
March 10Mar 10
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
March 10Mar 10
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

March 15Mar 15
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
March 17Mar 17
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
March 24Mar 24
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
March 31Mar 31
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
April 5Apr 5
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
April 7Apr 7
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
April 14Apr 14
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
April 14Apr 14
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

April 19Apr 19
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
April 21Apr 21
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
April 26Apr 26
10.00am
Gottesdienst mit Taufe- Predigt: Pfrn Carla Maurer- Fraumünster, Zürich
Gottesdienst mit Taufe. Predigt -Pfarrerin Carla Maurer, Schweizerkirche in London Orgel- Jörg Ulrich Busch. Kirchenkaffee und Tavolata
April 28Apr 28
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
May 3May 3
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
May 5May 5
8.00am
Breakfast on the Steps
Breakfast for people affected by homelessness in a calm and serene atmosphere.
May 12May 12
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

May 17May 17
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
June 7Jun 7
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
June 9Jun 9
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

June 21Jun 21
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
July 5Jul 5
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month
Sunday Morning Service with Communion - First Sunday of each Month. In English, French and German.
July 14Jul 14
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

July 19Jul 19
11.00am
Sunday Morning Service
Join us on the third Sunday Sunday on each month for our Morning Service in English, French and German.
August 11Aug 11
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

September 8Sep 8
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

October 13Oct 13
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

November 10Nov 10
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

December 8Dec 8
10.30am
La Causerie - The Social Group for French Swiss at The Swiss Church London

Every second Tuesday of each month there is a unique opportunity for French speaking Swiss to get together for a convivial lunch at the Swiss Church.

Our long established La Causerie has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where new faces are warmly welcomed and we would like you to join us for talks, visits and outings as well as lunch.

Come and join us at our next monthly gathering – we would love to see you.

Contact:
Lisa Hall

E-mail:lisa.moerschwil@gmail.com

 

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Wed, 12th February 2020
Goldsmith's Exhibition Opening Night - Monday 2nd March 7pm
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Tue, 11th February 2020
Andy's Catwalk - London Fashion Week Show -15 February 3pm to 6pm
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Mon, 10th February 2020
Sunday Service 16 February at 11:00am - Build your House on the Rock
The next Sunday Morning Service at The Swiss Church London, will be on Sunday 16 February, at 11:00 a.m. Our Minister Reverend Carla Maurer will continue her sermon series taking a fresh look at texts from the...
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