Christmas Carols by Candlelight at St John’s Waterloo

Sun Dec 21 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC+00:00

St John’s Church, Waterloo | London

St John's Waterloo
Publisher/HostSt John's Waterloo
Christmas Carols by Candlelight at St John\u2019s Waterloo
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Experience a traditional carol service for all ages and help raise £1,500 for two amazing community projects this Christmas!
About this Event

Carol Service - 5pm - 6.15pm

Mince pies, mulled wine, Christmas stalls - 6.15pm - 7.30pm

Come along and sing some of your favourite carols.


Singers from St John's Community Choir, Take Note Singers, and Coin Street’s community singing group, are coming together to perform Christmas favourites and special choral pieces. Why not get in the festive spirit and join in on a carol or two? Stick around to enjoy stalls, mince pies and mulled wine after the service.
St John’s has teamed up with Coin Street to raise funds for Room For You and Coin Street’s youth programme - two brilliant projects that support and bring together local people in Waterloo and North Southwark.


Coin Street’s youth programme
Young people, aged 8-17 years, take part in a range of activities at Coin Street including youth gym, youth night, Young Leaders, weekend football, and tutoring and mentoring, enjoying a safe space to have fun and make friends.


Room for You

A free social, creative and community programme run by TBAW that gives people the chance to learn new skills, hone their creative talents, make friends and be part of our growing community as participants and/or volunteers. We welcome everyone, including refugees, asylum seekers and people experiencing homelessness and isolation. Through this programme, we also encourage people to complete work placements.


How can you support the projects?
Make a donation, big or small, when booking your tickets. Where admission is free, we suggest a donation of £10 per adult. Please give what you can. Spread the word. Tell friends, family, and colleagues about the event, so they can book, donate, and enjoy festivities too!


FAQs below.


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Who is involved in the Christmas Carols by Candlelight?


St John’s Waterloo
St John Waterloo, the church by the roundabout at Waterloo, is an inclusive church. Through our charity, The Bridge at Waterloo, we provide therapy, counselling, creative activities, employment and resilience training for homeless people, young people, and other local people for whom life’s challenges are now even more acute.
Coin Street
Coin Street’s mission is to create and support a resilient, adaptable neighbourhood, of people and places, where everyone's diverse needs are met. Our community programmes and activities bring people together, nurturing resilience, and improving quality of life.
Contact details
If you have a question about the Christmas Carols by Candlelight service, please email [email protected]. If you have a question about fundraising, please email [email protected].


Pictures: Eleanor Bentall for St John's Waterloo


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Agenda

🕑: 04:30 PM
Doors open
🕑: 05:00 PM
Carol Service
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Join us for mulled wine and mince pies, and check out our stalls
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

St John’s Church, Waterloo, 73 Waterloo Road, London, United Kingdom

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