Thank you for your interest in using Midtown Church’s building!
Midtown Church STL (Midtown) has been blessed with a wonderful facility. The hopes and prayers of our church family is that God will allow us to utilize the facility to reach our community and help us “to love God and the diverse people of St. Louis, for the flourishing of our city and the glory of God.”
The primary purpose of our building is to encourage activities and ministry events that are consistent with the mission, faith, and doctrine of the church as well as the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) as defined and set forth in the PCA Constitution. In addition to church/ministry events, the building is available to celebrate the life of our church family such as weddings and funerals.
Our facilities are also available to approved non-members as a witness to our faith and as a means of demonstrating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in practice. However, our facility use will not be permitted to persons or groups holding, advancing, or advocating beliefs or practices that conflict with the church’s faith or moral teachings, which align with the PCA. Nor may church facilities be used for activities that contradict, or are deemed inconsistent with, the church’s faith or moral teachings.
For a full building use policy, see this pdf.
Please allow at least two weeks for your request to be processed. Note: Depending on the nature of the event and the group, a group may be asked to provide a certificate of liability insurance.
The Director of Operations will notify the applicant upon approval or denial of the request.
By filling out a facility request form you are affirming that:
1. You understand that the church does not allow its facilities to be used in a way that contradicts its faith or by persons or groups holding beliefs that contradict the church’s faith.
2. To the best of your knowledge the purpose for which you are requesting use of church facilities will not contradict the church’s faith, and you commit to promptly disclose any potential conflict of which you are aware or become aware to church staff.
3. You are not aware of any beliefs that are professed by you or the organization you represent and which is requesting use of the church’s facilities that contradict the beliefs of the church. You agree to promptly disclose any potential conflicts to the church staff.
4. You understand that upon approval of your facilities request, you will need to provide payment, a certificate of insurance (if applicable), and any other fees required by the church.
5. You understand that your use of these facilities is subject to the Midtown Sessions’ approval, which is conditioned in part on your agreement to the requirements in this policy, which you have read and understood.
6. You understand that you will be responsible for any damages to the church facilities resulting from this proposed use of facilities.
7. The church believes disputes are to be worked out between parties without recourse to the courts. See, generally, Matthew Chapter 18 and 1 Corinthians Chapter 6. Accordingly, users of the facility agree to attempt resolution of any disputes through Christian mediation.