 From the 1990s, as Islington became a more fashionable place to live and Upper Street developed a significant nightlife, St Mary's retained a concern to serve the widening range of people in the locality.The crypt beneath the church was radically transformed with an innovative regeneration programme.In 2009, the St Mary Islington Community Partnership was formed to deliver and expand the range of community services that take place in the crypt and neighbourhood centre.