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One of Grace's God Dreams is to be a church that builds strong marriages and healthy families in a world where divorce is common and families are fragmented. We want to set the foundation by helping you, as a couple, build a solid biblical foundation for your marriage. Our premarital counseling looks at the characteristics of the heart and provides couples time to understand each other better. We offer many resources to help you plan and execute your rehearsal and wedding.

*Please note, at this time wedding rentals are limited due to limited space, time, and resources and at least one of the persons being married must be a Grace Partner or regular attendee as we feel it is important to maintain a relationship with the couple before, during, and after the wedding process.

Deposits and Fees

Ceremony & Reception (Berlin Campus)

  • Bride or Groom Partner/Attendee: $800 + $200 deposit = $1,000 total

Ceremony Only (Berlin Campus)

  • Bride or Groom Partner/Attendee: $400 + $100 deposit = $500 total

Sugarcreek & Millersburg Campus

  • Bride or Groom Partner/Attendee: $250 + $50 deposit = $300 total

The deposit is due at the time of the initial meeting with the Grace wedding facilitator. The rental fee is due six weeks prior to the date of the wedding. The rental fee covers the cost of the use of the building, resources, and technicians. 

Holidays and Weddings

No weddings may be held in the church on Easter weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, the day and week following Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day or on a Sunday. Other holiday weekends will be considered, pending officiant availability and technician availability.

Scheduling a Wedding

  1. Complete the Wedding Registration form to indicate the day you want to have your wedding. You cannot schedule a wedding more than one year ahead of time and no less than three months from your desired date. Our wedding facilitator will contact you to confirm availability. Completing the form does not guarantee the date for your wedding. The date will only be held once a confirmation is received from the wedding facilitator.
  2. Once we confirm your desired date, the wedding facilitator will set up a meeting to discuss the church's policies.
  3. All couples must complete an approved premarital counseling course before marriage. We help you set this up in the meeting and cover the costs of the counseling. 
  4. The rental contract and fee is due 6 weeks before the wedding date. The audio information is due at least 2 weeks before the wedding date.
  5. Acquire your marriage license and submit it to the pastor no later than the wedding rehearsal.
  6. One month prior to your wedding, our facilitator will contact you to discuss final details, including ceremony specifics, and to set up a meeting with the officiating pastor.
  7. You will meet with the officiating pastor to go over ceremony details.
  8. Each couple will have the two days prior to their wedding to set up, unless it interferes with ongoing ministry (ex. Wednesday Evening programming or Thursday evening worship rehearsal.)

Request A Pastor

  • If you want a pastor from Grace to officiate your wedding off-campus, complete and submit the Wedding Registration form.
  • You cannot schedule a pastor from Grace to perform your ceremony more than 1 year ahead of time and must request one no later than 3 months from your wedding date.
  • All couples being married by a pastor from Grace must complete an approved premarital counseling course before marriage.
  • Officiants Available: Chad Stutzman, Kraig Anderson, Rocky Favia, Larry Kaufman, Paul Mullet, Austin Mast, Patrick Miller
  • You may ask an outside pastor to perform the wedding. Outside pastors must be approved by a Grace Church pastor. The name and phone number of the pastor must be provided on the Wedding Registration Form. Any special requests of the pastor must be clearly communicated to Grace Church at least one week prior to the rehearsal.
  • Grace Church is under no obligation to perform any wedding ceremony and a pastor may, at their own discretion, refuse to perform a wedding ceremony.

Facility Information

Berlin Campus

Auditorium:

  1. Seating Capacity: 500
  2. Auditorium Aisle Length: 60' from stage to auditorium doors
  3. Rows: 10 middle section rows
  4. The drum cage will stay on the stage, but will be covered by a black curtain. 
  5. Any set design that is on the stage as part of Grace Church gatherings, will stay on the stage for the wedding.

Gymnasium:

  1. Dimensions: 84' long x 50' wide - gym floor only
  2. Carpet Area: 60' long x 12' wide
  3. Room Capacity: 350-400 people

Furnishings:

  1. 34 - 5' round tables
  2. 15 - 8' rectangle tables
  3. 500 - lifetime chairs
  4. Miscellaneous wedding decorations/vases in storage room

Sugarcreek Campus

Auditorium Seating Capacity: 207


Millersburg Campus

Auditorium Seating Capacity: 110


Wedding Reservations Include Use Of:

  • Auditorium, foyer, restrooms, gymnasium (Berlin Campus), two dressing rooms in Kids area, two audio/lighting technicians.
  • For safety reasons, there are cameras in the kid's classrooms, please use the restrooms for changing.

Wedding Reservations Do Not Include:

  • Facility cleaning and supplies (extension cords, tools, tape, scissors, drills, etc.)
  • Facilities may be used Thursday and Friday before the wedding for set-up, decorating, and rehearsal. Stage set-up for the ceremony in the auditorium is Friday only, due to worship team practice on Thursday evenings.
  • Please note: the drum cage will stay on the stage, but will be covered by a black curtain and any set design that is on the stage as part of Grace Church gatherings will stay on the stage for weddings.

Guidelines

We’ve designed our facilities to provide a worshipful atmosphere for your wedding ceremony. We ask that you respect the property as you enjoy the environment for this special occasion.

  • At least one of the persons being married must be a Grace partner or regular attendee as we feel it is important to maintain a relationship with the couple before, during, and after the wedding process.
  • No food or drinks may be taken into the Auditorium (apart from the communion elements).
  • Saturday weddings can start no later than 3:30pm with music starting at 3pm. Friday weddings can be scheduled for 4pm or later. Rehearsals cannot be held on Thursday evening or Wednesday evening, if there are church events.
  • All guests, decorations and personal items must be cleared from the Auditorium by 8:00p.m. The entire building must be cleaned and vacated by 9:00p.m. The wedding party is responsible for all clean-up.
  • The church assumes no responsibility for the security of personal articles.
  • No alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or any types of tobacco use are permitted on the church property.
  • No nails, glue or tape can be used to fasten decorations to the furniture, building, carpet, ceiling, or walls.
  • Trained Grace sound technicians will be available for use during the reception.
  • If any times for the wedding or rehearsal are changed at any point, you must inform the Grace wedding facilitator.
  • Dripless candles are permitted in the gymnasium only. No candles except for unity candles are allowed in the auditorium. Candles in gymnasium must be contained.
  • No rice or birdseed may be dropped or thrown. Bubbles or sparklers are permitted outside only.
  • Any damage to the Grace Church building or resources may result in additional fees.
  • Children must be supervised at all times. There must be a responsible person in the room with children throughout all rental days. If the nursery is used, it must be returned to its original state and cleaned.
  • The wedding couple is responsible for making sure the church is clean and ready for church the next morning (for weddings occurring on Saturdays). Our locking team is not responsible to clean up after weddings.
  • All wedding music must be approved by the Grace wedding facilitator. This list should be turned in 2 weeks before the wedding date.
  • Each couple is required to have a wedding coordinator and a cleaning coordinator and will meet with the Grace wedding facilitator the day before the wedding. The couple is responsible to ensure their coordinators are both present.
  • Our locking team will arrive at the end of the event to lock doors and check the building. If all guidelines were followed, the deposit will be returned. If not, the deposit will not be returned.