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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 2019: Everything comes together when we think not of the sacrifice of animals but of the.

Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2019

Sunday, 24th February 2019

Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Advent 2019: Our relationship with creation The Feast of Candlemas, which the Church observed at the beginning of February, celebrates one of the most.

Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Lent 2020

Sunday, 8th March 2020

Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Lent 2020: The sin of detraction I begin with two short stories: Firstly, the senior civil servant who resigned last week, claiming that he was.

Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2024

Sunday, 12th May 2024

They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023

Sunday, 23rd April 2023

Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023: Today is the day we traditionally honour St George. Today, April 23, is the day we traditionally honour St George. He.

Homily given at the morning Holy Communion on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 21st July 2024

Beware of false prophets!

Fraternité Family Fun: Rose window making

Tuesday, 13th February 2024

Get inspired by the beautiful rose windows of Westminster Abbey and Notre Dame de Paris and make your very own.

Event Family Learning

Seminar: Making Deification Real - the Goal of Christian Life in Eastern Christianity

Monday, 18th November 2024

Join us for the first of this term’s online seminar talks with Nadia Marais, a Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa.

Frequently asked questions

Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.

Making a monarch

Coronations have taken place in Westminster Abbey since 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day. The church has been closely linked with the royal family all through its history, and that continues today with the monarch visiting the Abbey throughout the year. Explore the Abbey's links with royalty and have a go at recreating your own coronation at home.

Concert: Gloria!

Saturday, 28th June 2025

Making their concert debut, the St Margaret’s Choristers of Westminster Abbey perform Vivaldi’s perennial favourite with the renowned period instrument ensemble, The English Concert.

Music St Margaret's Church concert

Leave a legacy

It costs over £10 million a year to maintain the Abbey, and we don’t receive any funding from the Church, the Crown, or the Government.

Support the project

We’re transforming the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches. A new building – to be named The King Charles III Sacristy in honour of HM The King – will be constructed to house state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities, allowing the Abbey itself to be preserved in all its beauty and wonder as a sacred space.

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Advent 2016

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2016

Sermon Given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2017

Sermon given at Midnight Mass, Christmas 2019

35th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2015

Sermon Given at First Eucharist of Christmas 2016

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 2019