St James is an

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parish church in

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. The Parish of St. James, within the Deanery of Amersham in the

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, is the result of the amalgamation of St James Gerrards Cross and St James Fulmer, which began sharing a single

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in 1984 and were formally merged in 1986. The current rector is The Rev. Matt Beeby. One of the previous incumbents, Paul Gavin Williams, is currently the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. The church is listed Grade II* on the

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Services and activities

Regular services are conducted at St James Gerrards Cross each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. There are children's and youth activities alongside all services, and youth activities after the evening service. There are regular services at St James Fulmer each Sunday at 11:15am. Talks and sermons from most Sunday services can be downloaded through the St James

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service (link below). There are other activities throughout the week, including a monthly prayer gathering on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:00pm. An Alpha course is run three times a year.

History

The church was consecrated by the

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on 30 August 1859. It was erected at the sole cost of the sisters of the late General George Alexander Reid, who was MP for Windsor. The St James Centre, a modern multifunction building to the rear of the site, was opened in March 2006 by

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. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary on 31 August 2009.

Organ

The pipe organ may be by Henry Jones from around the time the church was opened. It was modified in 1910 by S.F. Dalladay and 1970 by Cedric Arnold, Williamson & Hyatt. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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References

External links

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St James podcasts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint James Church, Gerrards Cross 19th-century Church of England church buildings Buildings by William Tite

Churches completed in 1859