About us
St Simon's is:
a parish of the Deanery of Hammersmith and Fulham within the Diocese of London in the Church of England
Mission Statement:
"God is building a worshipping and caring community, growing from St Simon’s, which reaches out generously to all people, with a desire to see faith in Jesus Christ transform the area of Shepherds Bush".
Aims:
- To build individual faith in Jesus Christ
- To build the church body as an extended family which expresses its growing faith in groups large and small
- To build community through the work of St Simon’s
- To see the church building fully maintained, fully developed and full of people
Hebrews 3:4 "For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything."
St Simon's is a late Victorian church building designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield. The first stone was laid in 1878, and the first service was conducted in 1880.
One of the most striking pieces of stained glass in the church is the east window. This is above the altar, visible as you enter the church, and was put in place in 1903 to commemorate the first vicar, the Reverend Robert Handcock.
The organ of Dunblane cathedral was purchased secondhand in 1893. Most of the worship music is now played on keyboard and guitars, with the organ still occasionally used during Sunday morning communion services.
Staff Team
Cameron Collington
Vicar
Cameron arrived in London from Scotland in the 1990's to work with young people at Holy Trinity Brompton. After studying at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and becoming curate at St Paul's Ealing, he took over as vicar of St Simon's in 2005. Caroline and he have five grown-up children. Cameron enjoys following the Scottish Rugby team - especially when they are on a winning streak.
Samantha Dowden
Church Manager
PCC Team
Caroline Klein
Warden
Caroline has been part of the St Simon’s family since around 2010 and has been church warden since 2020. She is also one of the leaders of the children’s group Splash. Caroline is married with two children and works in public relations.
Danny Prior
Warden
Danny is church warden and co-leader of the Youth Group and works in sports TV production. He has been a member of St Simon's, along with wife Pip since 2003, and they have four children.
Funlayo Akeredolu
Safeguarding Officer
Jonny Browning
Treasurer
Sally Richardson
Deanery Synod Rep.
Andrew Bulley
Deanery Synod Rep.
Maureen Gillespie
Jason Tomlinson