Renting Space
Overbrook Presbyterian Church has affordable, comfortable, functional spaces for rent for daily, evening, weekend, weekly, or longer-term rentals. We have spaces for all occasions—events, parties, receptions, classes, meetings, exhibits, musical rehearsals and performances, etc. We rent to individuals, nonprofit organizations, and businesses with a sliding scale of rental rates.
Fellowship Hall
Fellowship Hall is a large hall suitable for seated banquets, theater-style events, and meetings of all varieties. With a proscenium theater stage, 30-foot skylight ceilings, and balconies on three sides, Fellowship Hall is a very functional and impressive venue for your next gathering.
Capacity: 400 standing, 200 seated theater style, 150 seated at tables
Special features: Fixed stage for musical or theatrical performance, configurable lighting, amplified speaker podium, hardwood floors, comfortable seating, and adjacent hallways with coat racks. Proximity to the Wistar Morris Room makes it possible to host larger events.
Wistar Morris Room
The Wistar Morris Room is the social focal-point of Overbrook Presbyterian Church. With a wall of windows, a grand hearth, hardwood floors, and magnificent dark-wood beams, the Wistar Morris Room is a quiet and pleasant space for any smaller function. Adjacent kitchen facilities make this room ideal for catered functions.
Capacity: 150 standing, 75 seated theater style, 50 seated at tables
Special features: Adjacent to kitchen with open counter for serving, white board/screen cabinet for meetings, hardwood floors, and adjacent hallway with coat racks. Proximity to Fellowship Hall makes it possible to host larger events.
McMillan Chapel
McMillan Chapel is an intimate and light-filled space, newly renovated in 2011, perfect for groups seeking a quiet place for a meeting or seminar.
Capacity: 60 standing, 40 seated theater style, 30 seated at tables
Special features: air conditioning, computer/audio/video system with 60" flat screen TV, lectern, 2 wireless mics, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a small pipe organ.
Williamson Room
The Williamson Room is Overbrook Presbyterian Church’s primary conference room. Its several windows, hardwood floors, and carved mahogany conference table make this a splendid space for any small meeting or gathering that does not require food.
Capacity: 10-12 seats at conference table with room for others at sides
Special features: hardwood floors and mahogany conference table
Kitchen
Our kitchen is a spacious and functional facility comprised of two rooms: a kitchen with stove and dishwashers, and a serving room with an open counter to the Wistar Morris Room. Overbrook Presbyterian Church uses this kitchen to prepare and serve meals for 200.
Special features: a 10-burner Vulcan gas-fired stove, restaurant standard dish washing machine, more than 30 linear feet of counter space, four sinks, dishes, and basic kitchen utensils.
Sanctuary
Weddings at Overbrook are open to church members and non-members alike who wish to celebrate their vows before God in the context of a service of Christian marriage. Please learn more about weddings at Overbrook by reviewing our wedding guidelines. The guidelines are attached here.
Capacity: 300 comfortably; maximum 400
Scheduling Your Event
Overbrook Presbyterian Church requires prospective users of our facilities to complete a contract and make a $25 deposit at the time of application. Applications may be mailed or dropped off at the Church Office. The contract is attached here.
Rental Rates
We price the use of our facilities based upon a three-tier system.
Standard rates are for businesses and individuals.
Nonprofit / church member rates are for educational, cultural, and nonprofit organizations, as well as events hosted by members of the Overbrook Presbyterian Church.
Co-sponsor rates are for groups, events, and organizations that are directly supported by Overbrook Presbyterian Church. To qualify for this special rate, the approval of the Session is required.
These are our room rates per hour for one-time/short-term use:
| Space | Standard | Non-Profit Rate (50% off) |
Co-sponsor Rate (80% off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wistar Morris Room | $50 | $25 | $10 |
| Fellowship Hall | $90 | $45 | $18 |
| McMillan Chapel | $30 | $15 | $6 |
| Williamson Room | $20 | $10 | $4 |
| Kitchen | $30 | $15 | $6 |
Room rates include heating, air conditioning, and the opening/lock-up of the church facilities. Users are expected to leave the premises in a neat, “broom clean” condition.
Special fees. When events are to be held outside of normal church operating hours (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Friday) and for events involving the serving of beverages or food or the set-up/break-down of tables, chairs and the like, an additional charge may be assessed to cover Overbrook Presbyterian Church’s custodial services.
Restrictions
- No smoking indoors.
- Wine and beer are generally prohibited except with the expressed written permission of the Session.
