We open our doors to the public and actively encourage rentals when facilities are not in use by the congregation. Our physical spaces are quite diverse, some rooms are gracious and festive others are more structured and functional. There is a full service kitchen as well as several spaces with pianos.
Life Celebrations
Weddings, memorial services, baptisms, child naming or dedications, Quinceañeras, and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. We welcome people of all faiths and backgrounds, to celebrate the events of your lives in our sanctuary and halls.
Rehearsals & Performances
Our gracious spaces can accommodate a wide range of musical groups for jazz, choral, or classical rehearsals and performances. We have pianos, music stands, sound system, video projectors & live stream capabilities.
Parties & Events
Our spaces can be used for meeting rooms, parties, and catered gala events with a full service kitchen. Neighborhood dance parties, bridal and baby showers, and birthday celebrations are popular, as are community dinners.
Classes & Lessons
Teachers and students alike find our spaces calming and reflective for yoga, meditation, or lessons.
Meetings & Workshops
Our spaces have been used for large workshops and continuing education courses.
Production Location
Our historic building and groups offers a compellilng location for television and film productions.
Available Spaces
First Parish is a place to meet, sing, celebrate, and make lasting memories. If you haven’t seen our facilities, you’re welcome to pay a visit — and you really should as you plan your event.
Sanctuary
Our spacious and elegant Sanctuary, with sunlight streaming through historic stained glass, is especially inviting for weddings and is an emotionally powerful space for memorials and concerts.
We offer state of the art sound system, livestreaming, projection, and A/V technicians for hire.
The Sanctuary seats 475 people.
Lyon Chapel & Peterson Room
These adjoining rooms have a beamed, vaulted ceiling and feature clear, southeast-facing windows with views of a woodland hillside. Their warm and inviting feel make them a favorite location for receptions, workshops, and festive cocktail parties. Lyon Chapel and the more intimate Peterson Room connect through doors that can disappear into the walls, facilitating easy access to the Kitchen.
Capacity is 100 seated and 200 standing.
Pierce Hall
The original Town Hall of Brookline, the room has a wooden floor, east and west facing windows, and is a great space for dance parties, receptions and large workshops. Like the Peterson Room, Pierce Hall has easy access to the Kitchen.
Capacity is 120 seated and 240 standing.
Dana Room
Our cozy Dana Room is ideal for small meetings and workshops, with an available sound system, as well as projection equipment and screen for showing films. It can be configured with meeting tables or rows of chairs.
Capacity is 30 seated.
Kitchen
The Kitchen, adjacent to both Pierce Hall and Peterson Room, is well positioned for catered events. It features a central island, a new range, ovens and fan, with a dishwasher and caterer-friendly sinks. Like a friend’s home, the Kitchen often becomes a secondary gathering place during events. Kitchen usage is an additional fee accompanying the room rental rates.
Availability & Pricing
- Space availability, assignments and rental negotiations are all handled by the office coordinator.
- Pricing is locally competitive and uses a sliding scale factoring in church membership and non-profit or for-profit status of the renter.
- We encourage recurring and longer-term rentals.
- Custodial staffing, priced separately for duration of events, is required of all non-member rentals.
- A/V and Livestream technicians are available for hire directly by renters.
Get In Touch!
If you are looking for a space and want to learn more about opportunities at First Parish, please contact Sharon Donelan, our office coordinator.