St Dunstan-in-the-West

General information

Anglican worship

We have a short (30 min) said Anglican Eucharist with address each Tuesday lunchtime at 12.30 pm, to which you are very welcome. Most members of our congregation work near Fleet Street and come here to worship during their working day.

The Eucharist is also celebrated on Wednesdays at 8.30am and Thursdays at 6pm. Following the Thursday celebration we usually have a study group and refreshments. See posts to this page and the Calendar at http://www.achurchnearyou.com/st-dunstan-in-the-west/

Orthodox worship

On Friday evenings, at weekends and on feast days St Dunstan’s is used by our brothers and sisters of the Romanian Orthodox Church for their worship. The large Romanian community, led by the Very Reverend Silviu Petre Pufulete, has worshipped here since 1960; all services are in Romanian.

Our mission

We are a centre of prayer for Christian Unity, with a primary focus on dialogue with the Byzantine and Oriental Orthodox Churches. We are the Diocese of London's Church for Europe.

Prayer

Our Lord prayed that his disciples might be one as he and his Father were one. We pray that the unity, which is Christ’s gift to his Church, might be a reality as a sign of the ultimate coherence of all things in Christ.

History

St Dunstan’s is a Grade I listed building with a wealth of history. Visitors are very welcome to look around. There is a guidebook on sale (£2.50 – please put money in the Church of England donation box near the door). Volunteers from the Friends of the City Churches are here each Tuesday 11.00 am-3.00 pm to welcome visitors and answer questions about the history of the church.

Crypt project

We are launching a major renovation project to transform our crypt into a space for conferences, lectures, community work, social functions and business events.

Restoration projects

We have restored our organ, built in 1834; and also the statues of Queen Elizabeth and King Lud in our churchyard with the help of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. We also have a brand new ring of 10 bells cast for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012.