St Columba's Church

Love and history meet at St Columba’s, Pont Street! On 12 August 1949, Hollywood legend Angela Lansbury married Peter Shaw in our very own St Columba’s. Just 40 close friends and family witnessed the intimate ceremony—starting a love story that would last 53 years!

Stay connected with St Columba’s, Pont Street! Our church magazine, edited with care by Elder Susan Pym, is full of stories, reflections & updates. Subscribe for postal copies or pick one up in church — a little piece of our community wherever you are!

This Easter, remember a loved one with an Easter lily at St Columba’s Church. Each £4 lily will decorate the church on Easter Sunday, with names listed in service. Cash/cheque in marked envelope to the office or Patricia/Kate by 29 March.

As Lent continues, there is a gentle opportunity to pause, reflect and prepare for the season ahead. On Sunday 29 March, join us at St Columba’s Church of Scotland for a short time of Scripture, poetry and quiet prayer, led by the minister in the London Scottish Chapel.

Celebrating 10 years of the Sounds of St Columba’s Free, world-class music in a beautiful setting at St Columba’s Church of Scotland, Pont Street. Our latest concert was a perfect example—more to come

Calling all little menaces (and their grown-ups!) At St Columba’s Church of Scotland, Pont Street Kids Sunday School is a fun, welcoming space to explore, learn and make friends. Inspired by Dennis the Menace—a bit of energy is always welcome! 1st & 3rd Sundays

Following his death on 29 Jan, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War, lay in state at St Columba’s before his state funeral. The event remains one of the most significant moments in the story of the church.

Join us 22 March for worship with the Aburi Old Girls’ Association (Ghana), guest preacher Dr Gertrude Dzirasa-Payne, and lunch for all after the service. 10:30 informal worship | 11:00 service | 12:30 lunch All warmly invited.

A wonderful moment from the history of St Columba’s, Pont Street. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, then Queen Consort, is pictured with R. F. V. Scott, who had become minister of St Columba’s in 1941. She had come to Pont Street to lay the foundation stone of the new church.

Join us at St Columba’s on Tue 31 March, 7pm for a Holy Week concert with the acclaimed ORA Singers. They perform the beautiful Requiem (1605) by Tomás Luis de Victoria — one of the greatest choral works ever written. Tickets via the ORA Singers website.