St. Botolph's and the City of London
As well as being a Parish Church, St. Botolph’s is also a Ward Church and so intimately connected with the life of the surrounding civic electoral area - the ‘Ward’- in which it is located. Ward moots are held in the church hall from time to time. For more details of the Ward system in the Square Mile of the City of London, please visit the Corporation of London website http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/about_us/voting/wards/
St. Botolph’s is also connected to a number of Livery Companies. These include The Worshipful Company of Bowyers http://www.bowyers.com/, The Worshipful Company of Coopers http://www.coopers-hall.co.uk/coopers/index.htm and The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers http://www.leathersellers.co.uk/. A historic association is also enjoyed with The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers http://www.fanmakers.com/.The Livery movement in the City promotes much good and charitable work. Their ceremonies, often held in St. Botolph’s, add much colour and excitement to our part of the City.
St. Botolph’s is also the regimental church of the Honourable Artillery Company , the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army http://www.hac.org.uk/ and an annual Act of Remembrance is held each November. Additionally, St. Botolph’s has a very close connection with the Bishopsgate Institute http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/ - founded in the nineteenth century by the greatest ever Rector of St. Botolph’s, The Revd. William Rogers.
St. Botolph’s also maintains close and supportive links with the nearby St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Faith and Reconciliation: http://www.stethelburgas.org/.