The Temple Church, London

Welcome to the website of the Temple Church. This is the church of Inner and Middle Temple, two of England’s four ancient societies of lawyers, the Inns of Court; we are here to serve the two Inns’ members and staff, and all those who work in this area known as The Temple. We are here too to welcome worshippers and visitors from London and throughout the world.

We hope that you will find on this site the information you need about our services, concerts and other events, our choristerships, our opening times and our history. Better still, if before long you and your family and friends are able to visit us. It will be a pleasure to greet you to the Church itself: a beautiful building that is home to one of the finest choirs in England and to a community of believers and enquirers at the heart of London’s legal community. We look forward to seeing you.

Robin Griffith-Jones
Master of the Temple

2008 TEMPLE FESTIVAL

For further information see: www.temple2008.org

Click here > to read the sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a Service of Thanksgiving on Tuesday 24 June in the Presence of Her Majesty the Queen to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Grant of Letters Patent by King James I to Inner and Middle Temple.

CALENDAR

August

A service of Mattins (BCP-said) will take place every Sunday in August and September apart from Sunday 31st August and Sunday 14th September.

Normal services resume on Sunday 5th October with Holy Communion (said) at 8.30am and Choral Mattins at 11.15am. The preacher will be Professor Alister McGrath.

VISITING TIMES

August

For visiting times in August, please click here >

Please note that the Church will be closed for the weeks of 4 & 11 August, but will open on Sundays for a service of Said Mattins at 11.15am and to the public from 1.00pm-3.00pm.