Hire of Rooms and Facilities at St. Matthew’s

Rooms Available at St. Matthew’s

  • The main Worship Area ("Nave" or "church") has 350 chairs (50 more in the chancel, not normally moved), and the two galleries (limited visibility) each have 40 "pews". A small grand piano and the organ are in the main worship area, and can be used by arrangement. There is direct access to one set of toilets (plus baby change facility, though not disabled toilet) from this area.
  • The Wesley Room also has a hatch from the kitchen and can seat about 100 in rows or 70 - 80 at tables. It has a baby grand piano. There is direct access to the other set of toilets (including disabled) from this room.
  • The Shaftesbury Room is next to the kitchen, with a connecting hatch, as well as a sink and water supply. It can seat about 20 people sitting in a circle.
  • The Cranmer Room is next to Shaftesbury, and also has a sink and water supply. Additionally, it has a large TV and speaker fed from the church visual and sound systems (our crèche uses Cranmer on Sunday mornings; parents can follow the service).
  • It can seat about 20 people sitting in a circle.
  • The Hooper Room is off the main Worship Area, and can seat about 20 people sitting in a circle.
  • The Wycliffe Room is off the Wesley Room, and can also seat about 20 people sitting in a circle. These last two rooms are divided by a screen and so can be connected or used as one.
  • Other Facilities

  • The main sound desk operates in the worship area as does the computer-linked visual display system. The sound and visual systems can only be used if a member of our team is able to be present (which will involve a fee).
  • The Kitchen can be used by the hirer, or our team will provide staff and expendables. We have crockery and cutlery for at least 100; disposable plastic or polystyrene cups would need to be used over that number.
  • Two external entrances are both served by ramps, suitable for wheelchair access.
  • There are toilets in two places in the building, with a disabled toilet off the main entrance porch.
The main Worship Area filling up before a Sunday service. Click to enlarge The Cranmer Room empty. Click to enlarge The Wycliffe Room empty, but ready for Sunday Club. Click to enlarge

Bookings

All bookings are on a "one-off" basis - we do not usually take regular bookings such as "every Monday night".

If you have any questions about Hire - or wish to make a booking - please call our Church Manager. Click here for directions to find us.

Pictures of previous bookings

St. Matthew's being prepared for a multi-media event

St. Matthew’s being prepared
for a multi-media event

A Christian conference being held at St. Matthew's

A Christian conference being
held at St. Matthew’s

Last Updated: 25/02/07