The Chapel
at First Baptist Church Covington.
The chapel offers a sacred space for you to celebrate life ‘s most precious moments. This elegant venue and place of worship includes three areas: the chapel itself, the garden room, and the prayer garden. Together these three spaces create a functional yet breathtaking space for your wedding or event. The chapel is conveniently located off Highway 21 in Covington, Louisiana.
Our desire at First Baptist Church, Covington is to make your chapel event beautiful and meaningful.
For more information, please contact us at chapel@fbccov.org.
Chapel Features:
- 50-foot bell tower
- Grand entrance into the foyer
- 11 ft walnut doors open into the chapel
- Generous seating Aisles
- Exposed architectural trusses
- Stunning chandeliers
- Beautiful bridal room
- Glass doors that open to the prayer garden area
AMENITIES INCLUDE:
The Chapel
The Garden Room
The marriage ceremony is one of the most sacred moments in the life of a man and woman. We believe that God has ordained marriage and that every wedding performed at the chapel at First Baptist Church should be Christ-honoring. To this end, care is taken to ensure that individuals are prepared spiritually and practically for their marriage.
We are excited about your BIG DAY and feel that The Chapel venue is a beautiful and peaceful setting.
It is the desire of First Baptist Church (FBC) Covington, its pastors, and staff, to make every wedding a beautiful and meaningful service.
General Information
The chapel is available to both FBC Covington members and nonmembers who respect the deeply held religious beliefs of First Baptist Church. All events and weddings are scheduled through the Venue Director and must have the approval of the FBC Covington pastors. Church members, outside of immediate family, may not schedule a wedding event for a nonmember for price benefit.
To qualify for booking the facilities as a member, you must be an official member of FBC Covington for a minimum of one year. While weddings, showers, receptions, and parties are joyous celebrations, this is a church facility and needs to be respected. The church/chapel staff request that those attending an event select attire that is appropriate and tasteful.
All parties involved in the wedding, including vendors and guests, should abide by the guidelines pertaining to conduct outlined in our policies. Alcoholic beverages of any kind are not allowed anywhere on the church/chapel property, including parking lots. This is a zero-tolerance policy!
Scheduling Information
Due to seasonal demands on the church facilities, events and weddings will not be scheduled at times that will conflict with church services or special church events nor will they be scheduled on the following holidays and or holiday weekends: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter weekend (Thursday -Sunday), Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Eve/Christmas Day.
A wedding on Sunday may be scheduled to start between 3:00pm-6:00pm.
weddings: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER/PRE-MARTIAL COUNSELING
It is required that both the bride and groom meet with the First Baptist Church Covington officiating minister or their approved officiating minister and licensed Christian counselor for counseling prior to the wedding.
In the event that you should desire someone other than a First Baptist Church Covington minister to perform your ceremony, you should discuss this matter with the Venue Director. Only ordained evangelical ministers of like faith and practice will be permitted to perform a wedding ceremony at The Chapel, The Garden Room, or The Prayer Garden. FBC Covington pastoral staff will contact the visiting pastor to confirm his participation and affiliation.
Building Use Guidelines
It is very important that the entire wedding party understand that the chapel at FBC Covington is first a place of worship. As such, there are certain guidelines which must be met. You are responsible to see that your guests and outside vendors are aware and comply with the following guidelines:
- We ask that members of the wedding party dress modestly.
- A venue staff member from the chapel at FBC Covington is required and is included in the price for every wedding conducted at the venue.
- You may use mechanical battery candles for your wedding, but NO open flame. Candles are not allowed. The one exception is the unity candle.
- The flower arrangement, bouquets, and greenery that you choose will enhance the beauty of your wedding and will create the atmosphere that you desire for this special occasion. The flower girl/boy may not disperse flower petals, real or artificial in the chapel, or on the venue grounds buildings.
- We recognize the importance of wedding photography and videos as lasting remembrances of your wedding day. Because the wedding ceremony is a religious service, all photographers and videographers, amateur and professional, are asked to reverence the ceremony and the chapel.
- Glitter, confetti, rice, and bird seeds are not allowed in any of the buildings, or on the chapel grounds.
- Sparklers and/or explosive fireworks are NOT allowed on The Chapel buildings and grounds.
- A security officer will be provided at the venue.
- All chapel properties must be left in the condition in which they were found prior to the wedding.
- There are to be no alcoholic beverages brought, served, and/or consumed in any of the buildings, or on the chapel church property. This is a zero tolerance policy.
- Smoking, vaping, chewing, use of smoking products of any kind, or use of illegal substances is not permitted in any of the buildings or on the chapel church property.