St Just Miners' Chapel

26/12/2025

The Christmas Tree Festival has resumed after yesterday’s break. If you want company or a warming cuppa come and see us, we’re here until 6pm!

26/12/2025

- You, Cathedral -
Oh you, who towers with a watchful eye,
Over our town, future, present and times gone by,
Pleading, bleeding for our sorrows,
Cheering, hearing our joys tomorrow,
You, whose hallowed land does hold,
Our beloveds’ bodies, minds and souls,
You, whose walls have captured,
Each preach and prayer,
That’s gathered layer by layer,
For two hundred years so far,
You, whose ceiling height is a tower,
That is seen by those who first approach,
By road, or field, or path, or boat,
You, whose windows wept and weep,
With the thousand more who filled your seats,
Those beeswax polished pews,
That inspired daily patient queues,
That waited to hear this day’s learning,
That climbed from mine and home with yearning,
To join in prayer and join in song,
To feel how it feels to belong,
Belonging, that is our cathedral,
That feeds our soul a hearty meal,
You, who has seen the arrival of swallows and swifts,
Who has overseen the mighty rift,
Of prosper, poor,
Of prosper more,
Our community grew, and then it fell,
And now it’s turned around again,
And we gather now, in song and prayer,
To save you, layer by layer,
You host our children’s Christmas carols,
And house so many community choirs,
And give a home to many who,
Whose ancestors once did too,
Sit amongst your congregation,
Our cousin jacks who left our nation,
They travelled far, they travelled wide,
But you are home in to abide,
A beacon, holding our fine town,
You are our jewel; you are our crown.

Poem and sketch by Ruth Allen
Read our full Social History https://www.stjustminerschapel.com/whyitmatters/

24/12/2025

Our new film brings together voices, memories, and moments that make St Just Miners’ Chapel truly special. And if you would like to have a good look around inside the building - Press Play!

This film brings together the voices of people who care deeply about St Just Miners’ Chapel, speaking in their own words about what it means to them and what...

23/12/2025

Three centuries of stories, a global community, one Chapel - St Just Miners' Chapel is more than just a building; it's a living story of the people who built, worshipped and cared for it.

Working with local researcher and creative writer Ruth Allen and local film maker Sam Breeze we have brought together some of the voices, memories and moments that make this place so special.

In film, poetry, sketching and writing explore the stories that have brought the Chapel to this moment and how the promise of opportunity can take the Chapel to its very next moment.

www.stjustminerschapel.com/whyitmatters
WATCH our film
READ our history and remembered moments
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“This is a community where belonging is as much a part of its nature as the fog laden days of summer… These are stories of music, meeting, humour, learning, sadness, near misses, culture, hireth. These are stories of belonging”

13/12/2025

Great concert tonight in the St Just Miners' Chapel with Pendeen Silver Band and Mousehole Male Voice Choir pulling out all the stops! Even some audience participation 😂

06/12/2025

The Christmas Tree Festival is open everyday from now until 31st December, 3-6pm at the St Just Miners Chapel. Come and see the beautiful trees!

26/11/2025

Join us for a friendly drop-in conversation about early stage plans to make some changes to the Chapel; carefully considered adaptations that we think will enable the Miners’ Chapel to thrive safely, sensitively and sustainably for generations to come.
(see our event post for more information)

Drop in any time:
Saturday 6 December, 3pm–6pm
Sunday 7 December, 3pm–6pm
at St Just Miners’ Chapel

01/11/2025

Busy Feast weekend for the band and Chapel!

25/10/2025

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