Northwood United Church offers many room sizes and capacities. We are conveniently located one block North of Fraser Highway at 156th Street and 88th Avenue.
2025 Rates are set out as follows:
Sanctuary - our sanctuary offers seating for 300 with the option to remove the chairs for a workshop or reception area. The sanctuary offers a Baby Grand piano, upright organ & drums. We have three standing mics and one at the pulpit. There is an overhead screen for your PowerPoint. We are a very popular venue for piano recitals and concerts. The sanctuary rents for $115.75/hour.
Fireside Room - This is a small venue with a quaint feel. An upright piano and a keyboard are available. Our natural gas fireplace, leather sofa, and chairs, coffee, and end tables make it feel like 'home.' A flat-screen TV is mounted on the wall. We have a large meeting table to serve food and sit to enjoy a meal with your small group. This is a wonderful space for a small piano recital. This room rents for $55.50/hour.
Gathering Area/Foyer - ideal for a birthday celebration, wedding, or crafting workshop. This area accommodates 10 - 12 8 ft. round tables with 6 - 8 chairs per table. This area rents for $60.00/hour
Kitchen - our kitchen has three sinks, one large upright stainless steel fridge, one chest style freezer (½ available) and a dish sanitizer. We have a 12 cup coffee machine and boiling water on tap. Stainless tea and coffee urns, plus two coffee percolators, one 40 cup, and one 125 cup. The kitchen rents for $115.75/hour. Coffee percolators $20 for the 125 cup, $10 for the 40 cup.
Classroom 1 - seating for 20 - 30, rents for $34.65/hour. There is a flat-screen TV wall mounted.
Classrooms 2 & 3 - this is a larger room with a collapsible wall if you desire to break into two smaller groups for discussions after your initial gathering. There is a small sink, counter, and microwave. There is a flat-screen TV on the wall. This room rents for $50.00/hour.
**This room is a daycare during the week, and nothing belonging to the daycare should be used in the room.
SPECIAL RATES
Music Recitals - Use of Sanctuary and Foyer for maximum 3 hours
While we do regular upkeep, maintenance, and tuning on our pianos, extra tunings will be at the renter’s expense. They must employ a tuner/technician approved by the Northwood United Church Office.
Day Rate
Hosting - we will provide a host for your event. Your host will open the church; assist with setup for your event and in the case of shorter events will stay onsite until you are finished. Our hosting fee is $80 with a minimum 4-hour charge; each additional hour is $20/hour.
Damage Deposit—To secure your rental, we must receive your damage deposit within five days of your inquiry, along with a signed rental agreement, which we will prepare. The full rental fee is due no later than two weeks before your event. We prefer to e-transfer to office@northwood-united.org, but we do accept cheques or money orders. Sorry, no credit cards.
Custodial Fee - For events with 25 or more attendees, the fee is $40.00 for a 4-hour event and $80.00 for events lasting 5 or more hours.
*We have WIFI available*