…love is patient, love is kind,
love is not envious or boastful
or arrogant or rude…
(1st Corinthians 13)
Staff
The staff at Hillside Christian Church want to make your wedding day very memorable, but most importantly, we wish to create for you a service of worship that will bring blessings and joy to your future life together. Officiating at your wedding will be one of our pastors or clergy associates. One of our staff organists or our pianist will lead the music when available; otherwise, a list of other organists will be made available.
Facilities
At Hillside Christian Church, we have two beautiful spaces for your wedding – our sanctuary and our chapel.
Our sanctuary seats over 300 and provides a nice location for larger services:
Our chapel will comfortably seat approximately 60 and creates a more intimate setting for smaller family services:
Some of our pastors may be available to do in-home weddings or services in outdoor locations.
Procedures
Hillside allows:
-Pictures before and/or after the wedding, but no flash photography during the service
-Video done professionally and discretely
-Appropriate vocal music if desired
-Candle (Dripless only please)
-Unique and creative ideas for making your service special
-Seasonal and liturgical banners and paraments are part of the sanctuary decor and will remain in place during sanctuary weddings.
Hillside does NOT allow:
-Consumption of alcohol or drugs on the property
-Smoking in the building
-The throwing of rice or birdseed (bubbles are welcome)
-Profanity
-Children under the age of four to participate significantly in the service
Wedding Fees for non-members
Sanctuary Wedding–$450-750 average for formal weddings
-Rental of the sanctuary
-Minister
-Pre-marriage guidance
-Organist/accompanist
-Candles and Candelabra
-Custodian
-Wedding rehearsal
-$150.00 refundable deposit*
-Additional fees for reception on site.
Chapel Formal Wedding–$300-500.00
-Rental of chapel
-Minister
-Pre-marriage guidance
-Accompanist
-Custodian
-Wedding rehearsal
-$150.00 refundable deposit*
-Additional fees for reception on site.
Wedding fees are discounted for active participants of the congregation, meaning that either the bride or groom has been a participating member or that the parents of the bride or groom are participating members. Most wedding fees go directly to compensating the personnel who are enlisted to make your day special and are not discounted.
Hillside Christian Church does not allow ministers other than Hillside staff ministers to officiate at weddings.
*$150 deposit holds the date on the church calendar. The deposit will be returned within 30 days of the wedding assuming there are no problems/damage.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your wedding, you will automatically forfeit $50 of your deposit up to four months prior to the date. If the wedding is canceled less than four months before the scheduled date, you will forfeit the entire $150 deposit.
Where do I begin?
Getting your date on the calendar
1. At Hillside, it is not necessary to be a member to schedule a wedding, but we believe the church is a community of people, and thus, we ask that you attend worship twice before your date can be placed on the church calendar. This gives you an opportunity to understand our basic beliefs. We have three worship services on Sunday mornings: 8:00 and 10:30.
2. You will need to fill out a wedding information form with the church office manager and make a $150 deposit. At that time, you will be given the organist’s phone number and the name of the pastor who will perform the wedding.
3. At least three months before the wedding, you will need to schedule the first of three meetings with the presiding pastor, which will include ceremony planning.
4. Meet with the organist/pianist at least six weeks prior to the wedding to plan your music.
5. Make sure your wedding party knows the rehearsal and wedding times.
6. Enjoy the celebration of this special day!