Where to pray
King’s College London welcomes students of all beliefs and backgrounds and has a history and tradition of encouraging faith or religion to be explored and expressed in the public arena.
The Dean of the College has religious and spiritual oversight within the College community in accordance with the purposes for which the College was established. This includes overseeing the provision for prayer and worship wherever possible.
Private reflection and prayer rooms
The following places in College are available for all staff and students to drop in for private reflection and prayer and are generally open every weekday:
Denmark Hill Campus: the Quiet Room, Portakabin T0.05, next door to the chaplaincy office.
Guy’s Campus: the Chapel of Thomas Guy, opposite Boland House at Guy’s Campus.
Strand Campus: the College Chapel, in the main building of the Strand site, directly above the Great Hall.
Waterloo Campus: Prayer and Quiet Room, Room 1.2, Franklin-Wilkins Building. This contains books and resources from various faiths, and is open to all.
Multifaith prayer facilities
We have dedicated Muslim prayer facilities for the use of staff and students, to enable people to fulfil the requirements of their faith:
Guy’s Campus: the basement of the Hodgkin Building
Strand Campus: the first basement at the Strand (1B08)
Waterloo Campus: the first floor of Franklin Wilkins building at Waterloo, opposite the Prayer & Quiet room
Denmark Hill Campus: Room W1.07, Main Building, Institute of Psychiatry
King’s College London Students Union has several faith-related student societies, including Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, and Sikh. These groups book centrally timetabled rooms for prayer, worship, and regular activities, and may also book chaplaincy facilities.
The NHS Trusts with which we are associated also have prayer facilities that King’s people may use:
Guy’s & St Thomas’
King's College Hospital
South London and Maudsely (SLaM): there is a multi-faith prayer space in the Maudsley which staff and students of King's College London may use.
Visit the Enquiries page to contact the Dean’s office or a member of the Chaplaincy team for further details about the provision for prayer.