The Upper Room is a large gathering place located in downtown Grand Rapids in the same building as Crossroads' offices.  It's purpose is to provide a location for the Crossroads focus groups, Crossroads body and community organizations to further the kingdom of God in the 90% of life.  We would love to see the Upper Room utilized for this purpose as much as possible.

Reservations

The Upper Room availability and reservations please contact Kim Boynton.  Pending availability, the following are some guidelines regarding reservation time frames.

1.  For weddings we allow a lead time of 1 year.
2.  For special family gatherings (baby showers, birthday parties, etc) we allow a lead time of 2 months.
3.  For all other events lead time for reservations is generally 1 month.

If leaving a message or sending an email, be sure to include what sort of event you are planning, dates and times.

Kim Boynton | kboynton@crossroads-bible.org | 616-301-2904

 

Costs

The Upper Room fees cover the cost of maintaining the space and are intended to be as low as possible.  If you have a challenge with these fees please discuss it with Kim when you are making you reservation.

Hourly fee - $25 per hour, $50 minimum. (e.g. 1-2 hours is $50 total and 3 hours would be $75 total.)  This fee applies to the total time you need access to the space, including your set-up/tear-down.  In some cases you may be able to get access to the space the evening before your event, discuss this with Kim.

Tech fees - The technology in the Upper Room is free and simple to use and we provide instructions. However, a tech can be available to run sound or help manage the technical aspect of your event.  There is a $25 per hour fee which would be added to your total bill.

Event Set-up/Tear-down - If you would like our team to set-up/tear-down your event just let us know.

 

Your Responsibilities

Unless you arrange for our team to set-up/tear-down your event you should leave the Upper Room the way you found it each time you make use of it.  This includes being sure to take all food, plates, tableware and decorations, etc with you.  If there is something you would like to leave and think may be useful please call Kim to discuss it.

Any drinks or food containing red coloring are prohibited due to excessive cleaning costs.

Any candles used must be protected by "chimneys" and have plastic floor coverings below them.

Cooking of food is NOT allowed in the kitchen.

 

Room Location and Size

The Upper Room
678 Front Ave NW, Suite 205
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

The Upper Room is located at the South end of the building.  There is abundant parking across the street from the building.  Enter through the South doors and use the stairs or elevator to reach the second floor.  The Upper Room entrance is in the first lobby area.  There is a key code necessary to open the Upper Room doors.  You will receive this code when you reserve the room.  The outer building doors are locked on weekdays after 6pm and on weekends.  If your event is outside of the open hours you will need to make special arrangements with Kim.

 

What's in the Upper Room?

General
Coat rack and hangers for 300 coats
Kitchen with sink, dishwasher, commercial fridge/freezer, and microwave
Commercial coffee makers
Ample storage and prep space
Rolling island for prep or food distribution
Battery operated candles.  About 25 tea lights and 25 assorted pillars

Seating + Tables
200 chairs
20, 5' round tables
4, 8' long tables
3 tall cafe tables
9 tall cafe chairs
3 leather 3 person sofas
2 leather 2 person sofas
18 upholstered rolling desk chairs

Computer/Sound/Stage