About the Mission: Who we are...

Very short history of the Mission

St. Giles Christian Mission was founded in 1860 as a domestic mission of Bloomsbury Baptist Church.

The ministry was to some of the poorest people of the city, living in the St. Giles area of London. During the 1930's the Mission moved to a new home in Bride Street, Islington - where the Church is now located.

We still maintain an Evangelical Ministry in this part of North London and invite all who wish to hear the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ to join us.

To help celebrate our 150th anniversary year we will soon be making available the history of St Giles' written by David Page - watch this space.

To celebrate our anniversary we are pleased to announce that a new book St Giles Christian Mission: A journey of faith is now available. This book is the history of St Giles first 110 years from it's founding in 1860 through to 1970. We have copies available to any interested party for a suggested donation of £5. If you would like a copy please call 0207 607 4370 or email admin@sgcm.co.uk for more details.

Our People

The Church at St Giles is a farly mixed bunch of Christians from various different backgrounds and traditions. We are a friendly bunch and although we don't have a high degree of formality in fellowship, our members tend to share life together in many ways.

We have regular Sunday Services in both morning and evening and various weekday activities.

What we believe

We are an independent evangelical Church with our own distinct history and traditions. We grew out of a Mission to help the poorest people of london. We still have that love for those society ignores and a desire to see them able to meet Christ at our heart.

At the same time we are also a part of the wider church of those who believe in and follow the way of Christ. For this reason we are members of the FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) and share as our own their statement of belief and their Statement of Ecumenism.

The Mission Hall

The Mission Hall is the base of operations for St Giles, it is a spacious building with 3 floors and houses the majority of our formal activities.

• The Basement is where we host a lot of our regular outreach and consists of a large theatre hall with stage, our games room with various indoor games, the Hole in the Wall (our youth room) and our main kitchen
• The Ground level houses our main worship hall, coffee lounge and the Chinese room (where our youngest Sunday School meet).
• The First Floor is where the Pastor's and staff offices can be found.