Meeting Venues at Old South

Old South Church has nine meeting spaces that are available for use by external organizations. These spaces range in capacity from 15 to 850 people, and can be used for meetings, lectures, receptions, conferences, and other functions. Our central location in the Back Bay provides ready access to numerous hotels and restaurants, and the convenience of public transportation. A building use fee is charged, which supports the operating budget of the church.

Among the many organizations that meet regularly at the church are: Alcoholics Anonymous, Amnesty International, Music Together, Long-term Survivors Support Group, Weight Watchers, Pride Interfaith Coalition, Poor People's United Fund, and Snowden International High School. Old South also hosts a range of short-term and one-off events, from the Boston Book Fair to film crews shooting in Boston.

For photos of our meeting and functions rooms, scroll down.

If you are interested in having your organization or event hosted at Old South Church, please contact Helen McCrady, Senior Church Administrator for more details at (617) 536-1970. 

Church Sanctuary

First floor  
850 people seated in pews
Dimensions:  Aisle is 73' long, 72" wide
Uses:  worship (includes weddings & funerals), performances, lectures

 

Gordon Chapel

First Floor
100 seated at tables/165 seated audience style/200 standing
Dimensions:  32'x 62'
Uses: worship (includes weddings & funerals), performance, lectures, receptions,
meetings, rehearsals

 

Mary Norton Hall

Second Floor
180 seated at table/200 seated audience style/225 standing
Dimensions:  32'x 60'+ 9'x 44'
Uses: Performance, meals and receptions, conferences, lectures, rehearsals

 

Guild Rooms

Fourth Floor
70 seated at tables/100 seated audience style/130 standing
Dimensions: 30'x 52'
Uses: Small performance,  rehearsals, receptions, meetings

Half of the Guild Room (fourth floor) via movable partition wall
25 seated at tables/40 seated audience style/70 standing
Dimensions: 15'by 26"
Uses: Meetings, classes, small rehearsals

 

Kitchen

Fourth Floor
15 seated at table
Dimensions: 20'x12' (table that cannot be moved)
Uses: Small meals, meetings, classes

 

Gordon Library

First floor, Note: not handicap accessible  
20 seated at table/40 seated audience style/65 standing
Dimensions: 15'x 50' w/ conference table   
Uses: meetings, small receptions, workshops and trainings

 

Tower Room

Fourth Floor
20 seated at table
Dimensions: 15'x 15'
Uses: Meetings, classes

 

Children's Chapel

15 seated at table/30 seated audience style
Dimensions: 12' x 20'
Uses: small worship (includes weddings & funerals), classes, meetings

 

Sam Johnson Room

25 seated at table
Dimensions: 21'x 35'
Uses: Meetings and classes (conference table that cannot be moved, no food)