Building Use

What About Your Next Event? Consider the First Congregational Church!

This centrally located iconic structure in the heart of town is available for a variety of venues at affordable rates. You needn’t be a member of the church to contract for use of the space. It can be used for:

  • weddings
  • funerals or memorial services
  • anniversaries
  • birthdays
  • classes
  • dances
  • public forums
  • yoga/exercise classes
  • college student groups
  • book groups
  • holiday events
  • community events
  • celebrations of all types

There are plenty of options that can be suited to whatever you may require, including:

  1. Our classic colonial- style Sanctuary, which can seat up to 300 people, featuring an Andover pipe organ to provide music.
  2. Fellowship Hall, a large gathering space with performance stage, that can accommodate up to 150 in a variety of set ups and is adjoined by a large commercial kitchen
  3. A furnished intimate parlor /sitting room
  4. A library ideal for informal meetings
  5. Five classrooms that can be used for small meetings and breakout sessions
  6. A large open room used for exercise and music classes
  7. A youth chapel suitable for presentations and meetings

Tables and chairs may be made available and set up to accommodate your needs.

Our parking lot will accommodate 21 to 48 vehicles, depending on the time of day.

For more information on weddings, please see the wedding page.

Call 413.458.4273, e-mail, or visit the church office for a tour of the space and an application to use space for your next event. (Click here for cost-sharing rates.) We look forward to sharing this centrally located facility.

The Sanctuary is a colonial style interior with box pews, a platform pulpit area, and entrances from both Main Street and Chapin Drive. Seating will accommodate up to 300 people.

Fellowship Hall
This large open space can be used for a variety of purposes—meetings, presentations, dinners, and other events. Events have included the Starlight Stage summer presentations, the Wild Oats annual meeting and dinner, the Habitat for Humanity Christmas Tree Showcase, the ABC Clothing Sale and the church tag sale. Seating capacity is up to 150 people. A large commercial kitchen can be used for food preparation and service.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Phone: 413-458-4273
Fax: 413-458-3414
E-mail

Building Use Form & Guidelines
Building Use Form
Building Use Guidelines

Fellowship Hall – Floor Plans and Information
Fellowship Hall Floor Plan
Suggested Seating Plans & Information on Tables & Chairs
Fellowship Hall and Stage Measurements

Floor Plans
First Floor Plan (Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, Parlor, Nursery & Library)
Education Wing First Floor Floor Plan (Parlor, Nursery & Library)
Basement Floor Plan (Youth Chapel, Mango Room & Classrooms
Second Floor Plan

Square Footage
Square Footage for All Rentable Spaces

Our Current Renters
Counseling Center in the Berkshires (full time)
Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) (full time)
Starlight Stage Youth Theatre (summers since 1984)
Central Berkshire Music Together (weekly classes)
Buxton School (graduation ceremony & rehearsals)
Greylock ABC (annual clothing sale)
Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity (annual Christmas Tree Showcase)
Wild Oats Market (annual meeting & dinner)
Caretaker Farm (annual meeting & dinner)
Berkshire Food Project (biennial Empty Bowl Dinner)
Williamstown Youth Center (performances)
Williams College Multicultural Center (performances by various student groups)