How we worship

Located in the heart of the Barbican, St Giles’ without Cripplegate has been a place of Christian worship for nearly 1,000 years.

Today, we are an inclusive church with a rich musical tradition and a congregation of many different ages and backgrounds, who live all across our parish and beyond (even in the countryside and abroad!). Some of us have worshipped here for over 50 years, and our growing congregation always welcomes newcomers.

Our Sunday Parish Eucharist brings together ancient sacramental worship, Holy Scripture, inspiring choral music, and engaging and relevant preaching. The Eucharist lasts a crisp hour and ten minutes and is followed by good coffee, homemade cake, sherry, and conversation. Children are very welcome (…not to the sherry!).

Weekday Eucharist follows a similar pattern, though without sermon or singing, and lasts just 20 minutes. On Fridays, the Eucharist is the 1662 BCP version and includes a short sermon.

Morning and Evening Prayer follow the Daily Office — a rhythm of Scripture, Psalms, and prayer that are the heartbeat of the Church each day. They take place in our Lady Chapel, are led by either one of our clergy or parishioners, and last about 20 minutes.

We welcome all faiths and Christians of all denominations.

No matter where you live, or what your background is, you are at home here.

This week's services
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Our Clergy

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    The Rev'd Canon Jack Noble

    RECTOR

    Fr Jack grew up just south of London and studied history at university. It was during this time that his faith came alive, having not grown up in church and being a convinced atheist throughout his teens. Discerning a call to the priesthood, after graduating he served in an inclusive and vibrant parish in Manchester for a year before being formed for priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in West Yorkshire. He spent three years at Mirfield, living alongside the Monastic Community there, and completing further studies. This included wonderful extended periods of exchange in Zimbabwe and Barbados.

    As a priest, he first served in a thriving West London suburban parish church and before coming to St Giles’, in Central London at St Marylebone. As Assistant Priest and Chaplain to two secondary schools, his ministry was among the residents, students and young people, staff, businesses, local institutions and centres of creativity in the area.

    Here at St Giles, he loves being part of our vibrant, local church that loves its community, as together with our Ecumenical Friends we look to discover what God has in store for the next chapter in our long and wonderful story.

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    The Rev'd Lucy Newman Cleeve

    ASSISTANT CURATE

    The Reverend Lucy brings huge gifts and wisdom to St Giles’, her background in the Arts and curation and her continuing work on a PhD in Theology and Art among them. Working half time in the parish (alongside PhD work and family life), The Reverend Lucy continues her formation in the ‘bread and butter’ of ministry, as a deacon (2024-5), and since 26th June 2025 as a priest here for a further two years. As part of her role, The Reverend Lucy is the chaplain at the City YMCA.

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    The Rev'd Edwin Wilton-Morgan

    ASSISTANT PRIEST

    Fr Edwin Wilton-Morgan is our Assistant Priest. Originally from Shropshire, he read Modern Languages at St Andrews, where he began to discern a vocation to the priesthood whilst worshipping in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

    After a year's placement at a parish church in London, Fr Edwin trained for the ministry at Westcott House in Cambridge and was ordained in 2021. He served his title in the Diocese of Norwich, as the Curate of Norwich Cathedral and the Julian Shrine, before joining St Giles’ as Assistant Priest in 2023. His partner, Fr Taylor, is Assistant Priest in the neighbouring parish of St Bartholomew the Great.