At our historic site in downtown Washington, we designed our new building to be a place of extravagant welcome to all within the context of our longstanding tradition of advocating for the acceptance of, and civil rights for, everyone without regard to age, ability, racial, cultural, or faith background, sexual orientation and gender identity.  We make our meeting and event spaces available at reasonable rates.  It is our desire to use our building to build community across the diverse population of the metropolitan area.  The building was designed without embedding permanent religious symbols in order that those coming to the building for secular events or events of other faith groups would find a place of welcome and affirmation.  Please note that we do not rent space to for-profit organizations; nor to non-members for parties such as baby or bridal showers, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Below are pictures and descriptions of the spaces available for event rental in our building.

Please use the process below for your request. Note that requests to use space outside of our regular building hours (Tuesday – Friday, 9:00AM – 4:30PM) necessitate special arrangements. Please note that we are unable to accommodate requests with less than four (4) weeks’ notice, with the exception of  funerals and memorial services.

• Read the Building Use Policies: Download and read the policy documents appropriate to your intended use. The use agreement requires compliance with these policies.
  • Building Use Policy
  • Event Parking Policy
  • Wedding Policy
  • Funeral & Memorial Service Policy
  • Alcohol Policy
• Check Space Availability: Contact our Building Manager, Byron Adams (202-628-4317, Tuesday – Friday 8:30AM – 3:30PM, badams@firstuccdc.org) with the following information
  • Type of event
  • Expected attendance
  • Date and time of event
• Fill Out the Event Space Request Form (non-church users) once your event has been confirmed with the Building Manager.
• Receive invoice and settle usage fee and security deposit in accordance with the dates indicated on the invoice.

For First Church-related events and programs, please use this form.

Event Title*

Please indicate the type of event*

Concert/Recital

Worship Service

Lecture

Conference/Seminar/Meeting

Reception/Celebration

Educational Program

Other (please detail in Event Description)

Event Date*

At what time do you need access to the space to begin setup?*

At what time will your attendees begin to arrive?*

This is usually the time that the front doors will be scheduled to unlock to accommodate your arriving guests.

At what time will your program/meeting begin?*

At what time will your program/meeting end?*

This is the time at which the inner front doors will be scheduled to lock. Your guests will be departing and the doors will open to allow them to exit.

At what time will you finish wrapping up and depart the building?*

This is the time at which the outer front doors and parking level lobby doors will be scheduled to be locked.

Event Description*

How many people to you expect to attend your event?*

Please enter a range of low to high. Please include participants in the program in your calculation.

Your Name*

First

Last

Event Producer Type*

Individual

Non-profit Organization

Organization Name*

Address 1*

Address 2

City*

State*

Please enter state abbreviation, e.g. DC for District of Columbia

Postal Code*

Type of Non-profit Organization*

501(c)(3) — Religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, to foster national or international amateur sports competition, or prevention of cruelty to children or animals organizations

501(c)(4) — Civic leagues, social welfare organizations, and local associations of employees

501(c)(5) — Labor, agricultural and horticultural organizations

501(c)(6) — Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc.

501(c)(7) — Social and recreational clubs

501(c)(8) — Fraternal beneficiary societies and associations

501(c)(9) — Voluntary employee beneficiary associations

501(c)(10) — Domestic fraternal societies and associations

Other

Federal Taxpayer ID #*

Budget

Please enter the total budget for your event.

Organization's Annual Budget

Please enter your organization's annual budget.

Please use the space below to explain why you are asking for free or discounted event space.

Please use the space below to explain how your event will benefit District of Columbia residents who are racially, economically, or socially justice disadvantaged.

Email*

Your Website*

Phone*

Will admission be charged?*

Yes

No

Cost of Admission*

Will food or beverages be served or sold?*

Yes

No

Who is serving your refreshments?*

Self-catering

We are hiring a caterer

Catering Company*

Catering Contact*

Caterer's Address 1*

Caterer's Address 2

Caterer's City*

Caterer's State*

Please enter state abbreviation, e.g. DC for District of Columbia

Caterer's Postal Code*

Caterer's Phone*

Caterer's Email*

Do you intend to serve or sell alcohol?*

Yes

No

If alcohol will be served, proof of the appropriate DC ABRA license and proof of liability insurance providing coverage to FCUCC is required. Applicant must provide any security required by ABRA.

Alcohol will be served by:*

Applicant

Caterer

Please indicate which space(s) you are interested in using:*

Sanctuary/Lecture Hall/Concert Hall

Narthex (Lobby)

Living Room

Community Hall

Chapel/Meeting Room

Catering Kitchen

Room Setup*

Please describe how you would like the room setup in terms of chairs, tables, lectern, etc.

Audio/Visual Needs*

Please describe what you will need regarding A/V equipment: quantity and type of microphones, projection, etc.

Do you wish to use Sanctuary musical instruments?

Grand Piano

Pipe Organ

Please check those you would like to use.

Musician's Resume*

If you plan to use the sanctuary grand piano or pipe organ, please upload your musician's resume in order for him or her to be approved by the church's Director of Music.

Please type the characters*

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For maintenance items, please use this form.

Here’s a short video clip that gives you a taste of our acoustics and innovative staging in our space.

More Information

For additional information about the use of our space, rates, and to arrange a visit, please contact our Building Manager, Byron Adams (202-628-4317, badams@firstuccdc.org).  The form for requesting discounted space can be found here.