Light out of Darkness – Hope & Heritage: Advent at Wren's St Bride's

Name: Light out of Darkness – Hope & Heritage: Advent at Wren's St Bride's
Start: 2025-12-07T17:30:00+00:00
Location: St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, EC4Y 8AU London, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, EC4Y 8AU London, United Kingdom | London, EN

All our welcome to join this Advent themed celebration of the 350th anniversary of the day that Christopher Wren's vision for St Bride's opened for public worship in December 1675.
The rebuilding of St Bride's Church from the ashes of the Great Fire of London was a triumph of hope over despair.
This story of regeneration and renewal reflects the themes of Advent – that time in the church's calendar when we look towards Christmas and the hope that even in dark, uncertain times, light, love, and renewal are still possible.
St Bride's has survived the intervening centuries – enduring the bombing raids of WWII and the pollution of our modern world – as a beacon of hope for better times for all that enter within its walls.
MUSIC
The musical and spoken content for this event will weave together the Advent themes of hope and renewal with the story of Wren's great masterplan for the rebuilding of St Bride's and the composers whose music has resounded within its walls since it opened.
ADMISSION
The service is open to all, ticketless and free to attend.
Many of our Advent events are very busy; please reserve a spot for early admission to the church (30 minutes before the event) to avoid disappointment.
Click "Find Tickets" to reserve.
125 places will be held for later admission via the West Door (15 minutes before the service starts) for those who arrive on the day without registration.
If you need assistance with this please contact the office on 020 7427 0133 or email [email protected].
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SUPPORT ST BRIDE'S
St Bride’s is wholly reliant on and deeply grateful for the generous support of our visitors and congregation without which this service could not happen.
This event is free to attend, but we hope you might consider making a donation to support our work, our magnificent Wren church, and the internationally-acclaimed music-making you will hear.
You can make a Donation on EventBrite when completing your reservation; or donate by cash or contactless at church; or via our JustGiving page.
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