The First UU Society Meeting House is centrally located in downtown Burlington. There are several excellent rooms for meetings and events.

Our building is accessible and is located near city parking and public transportation.

Meetings

We offer several meeting spaces that seat from five to 50 people comfortably. Need a centrally-located place for your group to meet? We’re the perfect place!

Concerts/Talks

Our Sanctuary is a much sought-after venue for concerts and talks of all kinds. We have a state-of-the-art amplification system and can connect easily to a computer or iPad.

Requesting Space

To request space for both indoor and outdoor meetings and events, please complete and submit the Space Use Request Form below.

Space Use Request Form for Meetings & Concerts/Talks

Current Space Use Policies

For questions about scheduling space, please contact Erin, Ceremony & Scheduling Coordinator, at [email protected] or (802) 862-5630, ext. 25.

Ceremonies

For information about requesting space for a wedding celebration, please visit uusociety.org/information/wedding-celebrations. For information about holding a memorial service at the First UU Society, please visit uusociety.org/information/memorial-services.

Room Descriptions

Sanctuary
The Sanctuary seats a maximum of 400 people, but can also be the perfect setting for smaller groups by limiting use to the first floor or only the inner pews. This room is equipped with a newly rebuilt organ, a baby grand piano and a sound system that can accommodate playing cd’s or iPods. The pulpit can be rolled away to leave a large open space in the front for ceremonies or performers.

Parlors
The Parlors is one large room that can accommodate up to 20 people. The room is on the first floor and located near the restrooms and near access to the outdoors. The room is decorated with period furniture and historic photographs.

Susan B. Anthony Room
This room is a nice size room with lots of large windows. It is carpeted and has several stuffed chairs at one end and a place for tables at the other end. There is a sink and counter that is perfect for coffee and food service. This room is on the second floor, but is accessible by elevator. It can hold up to 20 people.

Sophia Fahs Community Room
This large room is located in our basement and is accessible by elevator. It can accommodate up to 55 people. This room has an attached kitchen and several small adjacent classrooms that work well for break-out sessions.

James Reeb Room
This is a small, comfy room that is furnished with three large sofas. It works well for small meetings that want to provide a casual feel. It can accommodate about 8 people.

Classroom Spaces
We have several small classrooms. They seat 5 to 10 people. The rooms in the main building are accessible by elevator. One of the classrooms is located in a nearby building on the second floor and is not accessible by elevator. Most of these rooms are furnished with a table and chairs.

Cancellations

If you have reserved space in our building for an event or meeting and you need to cancel, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing [email protected] 

Zoom Meeting Request Form (FUUSB Groups)