Facilities and features
Accessibility
One toilet, accessible for wheelchairs and those with mobility issues.
Baby-changing table in our toilet.
Four bicycle racks (accommodating up to eight bicycles) in front of the main doors to the church building.
Available in the car park at the Enfield Highway Community Centre, or alternately, in the small car parks off of Yeoman's Way/Archer's Drive (off of Brick Lane) or behind the Durants Park maintenance shed, accessible via the lane just south of the churchyard (signposted 'Hertford Road Cemetery/St Raphael's Greek Orthodox Church')
Accessible for those in wheelchairs or with other mobility issues.
Parking at the Community Centre is completely step-free to church.
Step-free access into church building.
The entire seating area in the church is on an induction loop.
Large-print hymnals available; our worship services our now projected on LED screens, but those with visibility issues are able to access what we project via tablets.
Assistant dogs always welcome!
Selected worship services during the year are interpreted.
Our Building
Wednesdays, 10am to 11.30am
Saturdays, 10am to 12 noon
Built in 1831. Listed Grade II.
Music and Worship
Periodic concerts in church. See website for details.
Built 1921.
A Joyful Noise (our worship music group) meets Wednesday evenings at 6pm in church, and leads the congregation occasionally for Sunday morning worship
Groups, Courses and Activities
Regular youth group for youngfolk (aged 10 and older), meeting at church on Sundays at 5.30pm
Tuesday afternoons: 1pm–2.30pm
Thursday evenings: 7.30pm–9pm
held at St James's Vicarage
144 Hertford Road
Enfield Highway EN3 5AY
(drive opposite the church)
St James's is a founding member of the Enfield Churches Debt Centre in partnership with Christians Against Poverty.
Saturday mornings, 10am–12pm in church
Monthly Community events in 2023 (in church unless otherwise stated):
January: Soup & Share, Sat 14 Jan
February: Shrove Tuesday Quiz and Pancake Evening, Tues 21 Feb
March: St Patrick's Day Céilí, Fri 17 Mar
April: Easter school holiday Family Fun Day, Wed 12 Apr
May: Coronation Open Day, Sat 6 May
June: Garden Party with Strawberry cream tea at the vicarge, Sat 24 Jun
July: St James's Patronal Festival Barbecue at the vicarage, Sun 23 Jul
August: Summer holiday Family Fun Day, Wed 16 Aug
September: Craft and hobby fair, Sat 16 Sept
Oct: Harvest Supper Bring-and-Share, Sat 14 Oct
Nov: (pre-)Christmas Bazaar in the Community Centre, Sat 25 Nov
Dec: Carols by Candlelight, Sun 17 Dec
Over 50s Fellowship Club every Friday afternoon, for those of all faiths and none
Our vicar is trained in bereavement and other pastoral counselling.
St James's is a founding member of the Enfield Churches Debt Centre in partnership with Christians Against Poverty.
St James's runs Family Fun Days during school holidays.
Christmas Day open church and soup kitchen
25 December, 12–3pm
St James's is a founding member of the Enfield Churches Debt Centre in partnership with Christians Against Poverty. The ECDC runs a CAP Money Course four times year at a partner church in Enfield.
St James's Over 50s Fellowship Club
every Friday 1–3pm
at the Enfield Highway Community Centre
117 Hertford Rd, Enfield EN3 5JF
Help for Visitors
Guided tours of our historical church building (built in 1831) are given by the vicar by appointment (please send an email for enquiries)
Wednesdays, 10am to 11.30am
Saturdays, 10am to 12 noon
Other Features
Fairtrade stall open one Sunday per month
All of our coffee and tea are fairly traded.
Worship and events are projected on LED screens for more active participation, plus the facility to bring in your own device (smartphone or tablet) to follow along even more closely
We live in an area of much diversity and significant challenge, but what makes our church and parish so wonderful is the people!
St Barnabas Hall, a property and asset of the parish, located at 165 Addison Road Enfield EN3 5LE, is available only for long-term lets (not available for hiring for events).