Community Use of BFUU Buildings

BFUU offers a central location for community group meetings, presentations or gatherings, for private celebrations or memorials, religious services, gatherings or rites, rehearsals, recitals and performances.

A donation is requested from community building users to help us maintain and upgrade our buildings. Please contact the BFUU office for questions about scheduling, room features, usage guidelines, and requested donation.

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1606 Bonita Ave. Berkeley, CA 94709-2022 510-841-4824 office@bfuu.org www.bfuu.org

The BFUU facility consists of two buildings at the corner of Cedar and Bonita: our main Fellowship Hall (1924 Cedar St.) and, just behind it and across the children's playyard, our Religious Education Building (1606 Bonita Ave.). The lower floor of the R.E. Building houses the BFUU Office and the New School of Berkeley; and the upper floor has three additional rooms available for community use -- the Fireside Room, the Connie Barbour Room, and the Benjy Room.

The BFUU Fellowship Hall:

• 1700+ sq. ft. (36' x 48' plus adjacent alcoves etc.)
• Wheelchair accessible (ramp to side door; one restroom accessible)
• Maximum capacity 175; seated audience 100; with dinner tables 80.

The BFUU Fellowship Hall is the place we hold our Sunday Services and it is very special to us. The main hall is approximately 1700 sq. ft. (36' x 48'), with a slightly raised and recessed stage/chancel (6'8" x 17'4") on the east wall, a small kitchen and serving alcove on the west wall, a separate foyer room at the front door, and another separate entrance room with a ramp for wheelchair accessibility. A grand piano, chairs, tables, and lecturn are available for your use. There are two restrooms directly off the Hall.

The Fellowship Hall is particularly suitable for larger audience/speak or performance presentations or practice, sit-down dinners (capacity 80 seats with tables), larger receptions and stand-up affairs, memorials and religious services or rites, and large group meetings. Fire capacity is 175 people.

The Fireside Room:

• 750 sq. ft. (16' x 48', divisible into 18' + 16' + 14')
• On the second floor - not wheelchair accessible. Restrooms are on the ground floor.
• Maximum capacity 50

The BFUU Fireside Room provides a cozy spot for groups as small as 5 or 6, or as large as 30. The room is divided into three sections with moveable accordian dividers and furniture. It is furnished comfortably with easy chairs and couches around a coffee table. This room is especially nice for conversation groups, small receptions, memorials and celebrations as well as small meetings. A small kitchenette is available in the hall beside the room.

The Connie Barbour Room:

• 750 sq. ft. (24' x 32')
• On the second floor - not wheelchair accessible. Restrooms are on the ground floor.
• Maximum capacity 60

The BFUU Connie Barbour Room, also known as the "smaller hall" or the "yoga room", is a carpeted open space suitaable for a variety of uses. Accordian dividers allow for the option of three separate spaces. Chairs be left stacked against the wall or arranged for circle-style or audience-style use. An upright piano is available for use. A small kitchenette is available in the hall beside the room.

The Benjy Room:

• 550 sq. ft. (14-16' x 36')
• On the second floor - not wheelchair accessible. Restrooms are on the ground floor.
• Maximum capacity 25

The BFUU Benjy Room, also known as the Children's Room or the Art Room, contains a circle of couches for small meetings, and sinks and tables for children's art projects. It can be divided into two sections, or opened up for larger meetings.