Church Hire

St Paul's Church is a Grade II* listed red brick late Victorian building dating from 1892. The interior contains church furnishings by the studio of the noted church architect Charles Eamer-Kempe including the noteworthy reredos, chancel screen and some fine stained glass.

The ambience is light and airy and the church is an excellent venue for musical concerts and recitals owing to its fine acoustic qualities and beautiful spacious interior. 

There are good public transport connections by bus and tube (Southfields Underground is within a short walk), and although we do not have a car park there is ample street parking available nearby (apart from during Wimbledon fortnight).  

The church can accommodate up to 300 for concerts (approx 150 in the pews and the remainder in chairs placed in rows the wide side aisles). There is space for a choir of 100 on a temporary stage, or an orchestra of approximately 30.  The highly adaptable space is also very suitable for soloists and accompanied singers.

Church Hire Rates 2025

Booking fee: £65 per booking.  To cover our adinistrative costs including opening/closing the church. Rehearsals during the week of a main event count as a single booking.

Standard hourly rate:                                                                                                                               £65 per hour weekdays after 6 pm and Saturdays                                                                            £59 per hour weekdays before 6 pm and Sundays

Session rate:                                                                                                                                                £295 half day (5 hours)                                                                                                                              £590 full day (10 hours)                                                                                                                             

N.B. If your booking falls between 5 and 10 hours, or over 10 hours, please take the applicable session rate and add the standard hourly rate for the additional hours.

Additional requirements:                                                                                                                        Use of organ: £65 per booking                                                                                                                Use of piano: £33 per booking

To book, please follow the link to download a Church Hire Booking Form. 

Please return your completed form by email to the Parish Administrator at e: office@stpaulsparkside.org.uk

Reduced rates are available for schools and mission-related organisations.

Church Hire Rates 2025 (Schools)

£52 per hour weekdays after 6 pm and Saturdays                                                                          £47 per hour weekdays before 6 pm and Sundays

£235 half day (5 hours)                                                                                                                              £470 full day (10 hours)                                                                                                                         

N.B. If your booking falls between 5 and 10 hours, or over 10 hours, please take the applicable session rate and add the additional hours at the standard rate.                 

The booking fee and organ / piano hire rates are as above.

Observations:

Heating is provided during the winter months, the cost of which is included in our rates.

We have audio facilities with lapel and hand microphones feeding the speakers in the nave. There is also a large screen and digital projector available for an additional fee of £50. 

For an extra fee to cover technician costs, we can arrange to record or livestream performances using our cameras and digital recording equipment.

There is a single toilet located through a side door in the south-east corner of the church.  Our main toilet facilities are located in the central corridor of the Community Centre, adjacent to the church.  It is highly recommended that for evening public concerts in church, the Community Centre is also hired to ensure uninterrupted access to these facilities during the performance. The Community Centre is also the ideal location for interval drinks, changing rooms, and orchestra rehearsal breaks.  A special rate for hire of the Community Centre is available to hirers of the church organsing evening concerts (currently £150) subject to availability.

Cleaning is included in our rates. We ask that hirers leave the church clean and tidy, remove any rubbish, and help us by re-stacking any chairs they set out for use and replacing furniture to its original position.

Hirers are responsible for arranging their own stage hire, if required. Please check with the Parish Administrator for convenient times to set-up and remove staging so as not to interfere with our services. We can also recommend suitable stage hire companies that are familiar with our church.

If you are using the piano or organ, please satisfy yourself as to the tuning perior to the event. The Parish Office can recommend a good local piano tuner, if required.

For further information and enquiries on church hire, please contact the Parish Office:

Guy Booth                                                                                                                                                    Parish Administrator                                                                                                                                    t: 0208 785 2341                                                                                                                                          e: office@stpaulsparkside.org.uk

For Community Centre hire, please contact the Community Centre Manager:

Mrs Sam Egan                                                                                                                                                Community Centre Manager                                                                                                                    t: 020 8785 6327                                                                                                                                            e: communitycentre@stpaulsparkside.org.uk