Serving God in Chelsea

Chelsea Old Church is an Anglican parish in the Diocese of London. We conduct our services from the Book of Common Prayer with readings from the King James Bible and with music enhanced by our professional choir. Through our services, our attention to God’s word and in our communal life together we hope to be drawn deeper into the heart and mind of Jesus Christ. We look forward to welcoming you through our doors soon.

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There will be no 10am Family Service on Sundays or 8am Holy Communion on Thursdays during August. Both services will resume in the first week of September.

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Chelsea History Festival, 1-4 October 2026

PURCELL’S DIDO & AENEAS: THE BEGINNING OF OPERA IN BRITAIN A special performance of Purcell’s celebrated opera in the historic setting of Chelsea Old Church. Our choir and baroque orchestra will be presenting a semi-staged performance on Thursday 1 October at 6.30 pm Chelsea Old Church, tickets £15.00 to £25.00 https://chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk to buy tickets

Henry Purcell’s celebrated opera Dido and Aeneas was his only stage work that can be truly called an opera, and the first known performance was given at Josiah Priest’s girls’ school in Chelsea, a short distance from present-day Chelsea Old Church.

Using the superb voices of their professional choir alongside top soloists and established Baroque period-instrument ensemble, The Old Church Players, we will bring alive the spirit of that first performance in the historic setting of Chelsea Old Church with a concert version of what is regarded as the great theatrical masterpiece by the foremost English composer of the Baroque period.

Choral Scholarships at Chelsea Old Church

Choral Scholarships at Chelsea Old Church

Sponsor a Chorister

The church relaunched the choir in 2024 with a new programme of Choral Scholarships, attracting many new children from a variety of local schools. We now have a waiting list. This programme costs £15,840 annually to run, and we are looking for sponsors who would be willing to help us continue to reach out into […]

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