All Souls Church is an Anglican Evangelical

Evangelicalism

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 church in central London

Central London

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, situated in Marylebone

Marylebone

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 at the north end of Regent Street

Regent Street

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 on Langham Place

Langham Place, London

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, just south of BBC Broadcasting House. As well as the core church membership, many hundreds of visitors come to All Souls, bringing the average number of those coming through the doors for services on Sundays to around 2,500 every week. All Souls has an international congregation, with all ages represented.
The church was designed by John Nash

John Nash (architect)

John Nash was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London.-Biography:Born in Lambeth, London, the son of a Welsh millwright, Nash trained with the architect Sir Robert Taylor. He established his own practice in 1777, but his career was initially unsuccessful and...

, favourite architect of King George IV

George IV of the United Kingdom

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, to provide an eye-catching monument where the newly laid-out Regent Street

Regent Street

Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London's West End, well known to tourists and Londoners alike, and famous for its Christmas illuminations...

, linking Piccadilly

Piccadilly

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 with the new Regent's Park

Regent's Park

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, takes an awkward abrupt bend to align with the pre-existing Portland Place

Portland Place

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, providing a visible hinge where the street plan swings abruptly west.