Do you need a venue for your event or activity? Our function rooms are popular for everything from birthday parties to classes to meetings and funerals. Enjoy our two enclosed garden spaces too.
Bookings: For a regular or casual booking, phone 383 8699 or email office@ibpc.org.nz This is the booking form, and safety and emergency info you will need to read.
Hire rates 2025: Please email us for current rates. Rates vary for community groups, fee paying classes and commercial use. Tables and chairs are included in your hire fee: 100 chairs, 14 trestle tables (1.8 x .76m).
Spaces for hire:
Hall – 10 x 15m (150 people). Clean, well lit, ventilated. Direct kitchen access.
Lounge – 8 x 6.2m (50 people) + 6 x 3.5m annex. Opens to north-facing fenced deck and grassy space. Light, warm and well ventilated. Direct kitchen access.
Auditorium – 13 x 20m. Seats 180 with movable individual padded seating. Warm and light.
Kitchen: Access from both Hall and Lounge. Free with venue hire and equipped with large capacity oven, steriliser, microwave, fridge, Zip hot water and crockery/cutlery.
Car park: Parking for 13 vehicles. Bike parks too.
Weddings:
Our church is the perfect venue for your wedding. A connection to this church isn’t a requirement. Come and experience its beautiful light space with rich, warm wood tones and a very welcoming feel.
If you have a date in mind, contact us today and we’ll let you know if it’s available. You may engage your own pastor for the ceremony. We ask that he or she is a Christian pastor and that they contact Minister Nathan Parry well in advance of your wedding.
Hire of our facilities for weddings can include the following:
Church: $450.00
Hall and Lounge: $75/hour for both
Minister: $350 including preparatory meetings ($250 for a wedding at another venue).
Organist: $150 including rehearsal and service
Sound: Please arrange your own sound technician. They will an introduction on how the sound desks functions. A data projector is available. Please bring your own laptop for audio-visual content.
We are available to discuss your and your family’s needs and can tailor a service to your wishes.
Church hire: $400.00. (Includes set up, preparation, administration, sound/technical support prior, visits and staff liaison.
Minister’s services: $300. If the service is followed by a graveside committal or service at a crematorium there is an extra charge of $50.
Sound technician: $150, paid direct. Organist: $150, paid direct.
Lounge: $50/hr or $75/hr for Lounge and Hall. Available for your after-service gathering. The lounge is warm and light.
Cleaning and space setup: A charge of $70 applies for arranging the auditorium, and cleaning if catering is provided at the premises.
Service without our minister: As this is a Christian worship space, your celebrant should be a Christian celebrant. Please speak with us about your wishes.
Audio facilities:
Sound equipment and support. A comprehensive sound system and data-projector are available in both the church and lounge. A sound technician can be engaged through the church, at the fee noted above.
Resources for hire:
Trestle tables: $5/table for off-site events. Own transport required.
Pre-school party ride-ons: $30 per time.
Data projector, whiteboard, sound system (church or lounge), free wifi (please request password).
Serving alcohol: The church premises are generally alcohol free, however you may apply to Parish Council to have your own circumstances considered.