The Friends of the City Churches

The Friends of the City Churches is an architectural heritage charity dedicated to preserving the beautiful and unique churches found within the square mile of the City of London. As part of our work we:

bring together the many people who love and value the City churches

help arrange and publicise regular church opening hours — providing volunteer 'watchers' when required

produce and publish quarterly Skyline magazine, distributed to our members

produce and publish City Events

organise special events and encourage extended use of the City's churches

encourage a wider appreciation of the churches

promote the many services and events taking place in our City churches.

Friends' Church Watchers

The Friends of the City Churches' volunteer Church Watchers usually help to keep all the churches listed below open to visitors and worshippers on a regular basis.

As of 17 March 2020, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have instructed all the churches in their jurisdiction to suspend public services until further notice. Thus, our Church Watching has also been suspended for the duration, and we have postponed all forthcoming members’ events indefinitely. Our office in St Mary Abchurch is also now closed. We hope to welcome you to the City Churches again as soon as it is safe for our volunteers to work in the City again.

When we resume Church Watching, our usual schedule is as follows.

Mondays

St Botolph Aldgate (11am - 3pm)
St Ethelburga Centre
(11am - 3pm, 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month)
St Mary Abchurch (11am - 3pm)
St Sepulchre Newgate (11am - 3pm)

Tuesdays

The Dutch Church
(11am - 3pm, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month)
St Dunstan in the West (11am - 3pm)
St Katharine Cree (11am - 3pm)
St Mary Abchurch (11am - 3pm)
St Michael Cornhill (11am - 3pm)
St Peter upon Cornhill (1pm - 4pm)

Wednesdays

St Anne & St Agnes
(12.45pm - 2.45pm, 1st Wednesday of each month)
All Hallows London Wall (11am - 3pm
St Botolph Aldersgate (11am - 3pm)
St Magnus the Martyr (1pm - 4pm)
St Mary Abchurch (11am - 3pm
St Stephen Walbrook (11am - 3pm)

Thursdays

St Benet Paul's Wharf (11am - 3pm)
St James Garlickhythe (11am - 3pm)
St Martin Ludgate (11am - 3pm)
St Mary Abchurch (11am - 3pm)
St Mary at Hill (11am - 3pm)

Fridays

St Andrew by the Wardrobe (11am - 3pm)
St Clement Eastcheap (11am - 3pm)
St Mary Abchurch (11am - 3pm)
St Martin Ludgate (11am - 3pm)

Please be aware that, to accommodate other activities, any one church may occasionally be closed to visitors on short notice.

Map of churches