Facility Rentals
Gather at Bethany Church of Sierra Madre. Explore spaces for celebrations, meetings, memorials and community events at 93 N. Baldwin Avenue.
Start with a rental inquiry to discuss your date, space and setup. Availability, fees and arrangements are confirmed by the church office; an inquiry does not reserve a date.
Ministry Center
Gym: up to 175 at tables or 300 chairs. Dining Room: up to 48. Both are wheelchair accessible.
Sanctuary
218 seats on the ground level and 148 upstairs. Accessible restrooms are available in the Ministry Center.
Kitchen
Kitchen rental is available. Ask the church office about access and arrangements. A-1 Community Room details are listed below.
Outdoor Patio
School patio seating for 84 adults and 22 children. Ask about kitchen use, tables and event setup.
Plan Your Event
Share your preferred date, event type, guest count and setup needs through our Rental Inquiry form. The church office will confirm availability and provide applicable fees.
Custodial staffing is required for every event. Catering is arranged by the renter, and use of church sound equipment requires an authorized operator. Setup times are coordinated around the school calendar.
Rental Rates
Campus rental fees
For outside and private parties. Confirm the applicable arrangements with the church office.
Ministry Center Gym: $750, four-hour minimum; $150 each additional hour.
Kitchen, Dining Room, Outside School Patio and A-1 Community Room: each $150, two-hour minimum; $50 each additional hour.
Sanctuary: $750, four-hour minimum; or $400 for two hours. Each additional hour is $150.
Custodial service: $25 per person-hour, two-hour minimum.
Filming fees
Parking lot: $12 per spot per day.
Gym only: “$750 per day, Four hour minimum, $1000 max per day.”
Gym and Dining Room: “$900 per day, Four hour minimum, $1,150 max per day.”
Sanctuary: “$750 per day, four hour minimum, $1,000 max per day.”
A-1 Community Room: $300 per room per day.
Classroom: $300 per room per day.
The filming rates above reproduce the supplied fee schedule. Please ask the bookkeeper to confirm how the stated minimums, daily rates and maximums apply to your filming plans.
Tables, seating and accessibility
Gym: up to 25 tables, maximum seven chairs per table (six recommended), or up to 300 chairs without tables. Wheelchair accessible.
Dining Room: up to eight tables with six chairs each, 48 seats total. Wheelchair accessible.
A-1 Community Room: seven round tables with six chairs each plus nine sofa seats. It is used for coffee and donuts after Sunday worship. Entry requires descending four steps; it is not wheelchair accessible. A small bathroom is next to the room.
Outdoor School Patio: seating for 84 adults and 22 children.
Round tables in the Gym, Dining Room and A-1 are five feet (60 inches) in diameter. Eight-foot rectangular tables are also available. Renters are strongly encouraged to provide cloth or plastic tablecloths.
Sanctuary: 218 ground-level seats and 148 upper-level seats. The front table measures 4 ft × 1.5 ft and is suitable for framed photos and candles. The lobby greeting table measures 3 ft 10 in × 2 ft. Easels for wreaths or large framed photos are in the lobby.
Sanctuary restrooms are on the lower level and require stairs; they are not wheelchair accessible. Accessible restrooms are in the Ministry Center foyer and are available to all renters who need wheelchair access.
Custodial service and catering
At least one custodian must be on site for every event. A custodian arrives one hour before the event and leaves one hour after it ends. The renting party pays for the full time custodians are on campus.
Bethany Church does not provide a caterer. Please work with the City of Sierra Madre to find a local caterer.
Setup and decorations
During the academic year, the Ministry Center Gym is typically available for decorating on the Friday before a Saturday rental, from 4–8 pm. School uses the gym until 3 pm, after which custodians need time to set up tables and chairs. During school breaks, coordinate decorating times with the bookkeeper.
School musicals may leave decorations or sets on the Sanctuary stage during the academic year. These cannot be moved to accommodate a rental event.
Audio, video and creative services
The renting party chooses its own audio, video, photo-montage and singing providers and tells the Bethany bookkeeper whom it has selected. The church does not assign a person. Contact providers promptly to check availability; each sets their own rates.
Outside individuals may not access the church sound system and equipment. It is configured for Sunday livestreaming, and access is limited to people familiar with the equipment.
Thiago Demendonca (Tee-ah-go)
Audio (microphones), visual (projection/screen), photo-montage creation, and singing/performing. Former Bethany Worship Director.
thiago.a.demendonca@gmail.com · 626-644-5908
Michele Bell
Photo-montage creation. Has served as a church wedding coordinator and is employed with Bethany School.
mbell@bcslions.org · mlbell@rocketmail.com · 626-755-6523
Tim Liao
Audio (microphones) and visual (projection/screen). Current Director of Audio/Video at Bethany Church.
tim@bethanychurchsm.org · TimL0413@gmail.com · 626-560-4954
Luis Guzman
Audio (microphones) and visual (projection/screen). Currently assists with Sunday technical services.
lecguzman@gmail.com
Scheduling, pastoral services and payments
Bookkeeper: Raquel Scott
Prepares rental contracts and manages the church calendar.
raquel@bethanychurchsm.org · 626-921-1284
Pastoral services: Pastor Andrew Kim
Check directly for availability for your service.
akim@bethanychurchsm.org
Payment by check only. Make checks payable to Bethany Church Sierra Madre and mail to:
Bethany Church Sierra Madre
Attn: Bookkeeper
93 N. Baldwin Ave.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024