The nave of St. Brendan's, pews and brick walls in low evening light

Downtown Charleston

Welcome to St. Brendan's

Holy Eucharist at 8am and 10:30am every Sunday in the 1852 brick sanctuary, with choir and organ at the later service. Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of the month at 5pm, and a spoken Eucharist on Wednesday at noon.

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Holy Eucharist, spoken

Sundays, 8:00am

A quiet spoken service of Holy Communion to start the day, with no music.

Holy Eucharist, sung

Sundays, 10:30am

The principal Sunday service, with the parish choir and the organ. Sunday school meets at the same hour.

Choral Evensong

First Sunday, 5:00pm

The parish choir sings psalms and canticles as the day ends.

Wednesday Eucharist

Wednesdays, 12:00 noon

A spoken service in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day.

Scripture

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

Psalm 122:1

Come and see the churchyard

Visitors are welcome to tour the churchyard, and to step inside the sanctuary and see the brickwork of 1852.

A tall stained glass window above the dark timber roof trusses of the church
Two men sit close together in a pew, heads bowed in prayer Visitor information

Our parish

Worshipping in the same brick sanctuary since 1852

The Rev. Catherine Ashby is our rector. Alongside the Sunday services the parish keeps a men's breakfast, an adult forum at 9:15am, Sunday school for children, and a soup kitchen that serves a hot meal every Thursday.

  • Sunday worship

    Holy Eucharist at 8am and 10:30am, and a spoken service on Wednesday at noon.

  • Choir and organ

    The parish choir sings at the 10:30am Eucharist and at Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of the month.

  • Sunday school and forum

    Sunday school for children, and an adult forum at 9:15am between the two morning services.

  • The soup kitchen

    A hot meal every Thursday, cooked and served by parish volunteers.

Contact with us
An older parishioner reads to two children from an open bible
Volunteers serving plates of hot food at the Thursday soup kitchen
Two parishioners laughing together over coffee after a service

What's happening

Soup kitchen, Evensong and the churchyard

Everything in the parish week is open to visitors as well as to the congregation.

  • Holy Eucharist on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:30am
  • Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of the month at 5:00pm
  • Soup kitchen every Thursday
  • Weddings, baptisms and funerals by arrangement through the parish office
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What's new?

Latest news from our parish

A parent and a small child playing together on the floor

Parish office · May 2026

Sunday school and the adult forum

Sunday school for children meets on Sunday mornings, and the adult forum gathers at 9:15am between the two services. Both are open to visitors.

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Parishioners eating supper together at a long table

Parish office · April 2026

Choral Evensong on the first Sunday

The parish choir sings Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of each month at 5pm. Everyone is welcome, and visitors are asked for nothing.

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A congregation singing in a church lit by candles

Parish office · April 2026

The soup kitchen needs Thursday volunteers

Our soup kitchen serves a hot meal every Thursday and always needs another pair of hands. Call the parish office on (843) 555-0133 to join the rota.

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Bread broken on a white cloth beside a chalice

Parish office · March 2026

Churchyard open to visitors

Visitors are welcome to tour the churchyard, and to look round the sanctuary and its 1852 brickwork, at any point during their visit to downtown Charleston.

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