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11815 Seven Locks Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854

church office: 301-762-8040
web: http://stjamespotomac.org
email: office@stjamespotomac.org
fax: 301-762-4076

Facilities Rental at St. James'

Our parish hall is available for rent for small functions or larger ones up to 300 persons. Fully air conditioned during the warm summer months, it is ideal for small or large meetings, wedding receptions, banquets, and dinners. A full commercial kitchen with dishwasher is conveniently located in the rear of the hall. Parking is available for 150 cars. The entrance is easily accessible for all persons. We can accommodate events of various sizes on the upper level of the building. Entrance to this level is straight in from the front parking lot on a level walkway under the canopy seen on the left side of the exterior photo below. There are also stairs at the back of the building (right side of the photo) leading to plentiful parking in a lot on the lower level.

outside view of the parish hall
The parish hall building seen from the outside

The main hall (room P200 on the floor plan) of the parish hall building is 64' by 51'. It is carpetted and decorated with neutral colors. It has six skylights and a double row of windows along the 51-foot walls on both sides. A temporary dance floor can be set up on top of the carpet, as shown in these photos of a wedding reception. Below are five views of this sapcious and airy main hall.

parish hall main hall
view from the main entrance across to the east end of the room;
exit on the far end leads to stairs down to the back parking lot;
double doors at far right open to meeting room (see below)
interior view of the parish hall main hall
view toward the southwest corner;
double doors open to storage closet for tables and chairs
interior view of the parish hall main hall
view toward the northwest corner;
passageway from main entrance visible on left
interior view of the parish hall main hall
view showing the main entrance on the west wall
interior view of the parish hall main hall
view toward the northeast corner

A small private meeting room (library) (room P205 on the floor plan) is also available at the back of the parish hall on the upper level. It has comfortable seats for 10 persons. This room is 25' by 15' and contains a VCR and large television.  Here are two small pictures of the library; you may click either one to see a larger version. (The bookcases in the photos are along the 25' wall.)

small photo of library small photo of library

The undercroft (lower level) of the church building is also available. This space is air-conditioned during warm months and also has a small kitchen. The flooring is vinyl tile and there are folding accordion walls that make the space very adaptable to specific needs. Two areas of the undercroft are available for rent:

    - The main space in the undercroft is a large square room that measures 38' x 38'. It is room C101 on the floor plan. A pull-down movie screen hangs on the north wall. Folding walls on the south side of this room separate it from rooms C102 and C103, which are not available for rent.

interior view of the main undercroft room
view toward the southwest corner;
passageway on south wall leads to auxiliary space
interior view of the main undercroft room
view toward the northwest corner;
movie screen on the north wall
interior view of the main undercroft room
view toward the southeast corner;
open door under the exit sign leads to parking lot
interior view of the main undercroft room
view toward the northeast corner;
exit in corner leads to parking lot
small kitchen just off the main undercroft room
kitchen just off the main space of the undercroft;
this is room C119 on the floor plan

    - An auxiliary space in the undercroft is separated from the main space by a permanent wall. It houses the nursery and four classrooms used by our Sunday School. The classrooms (rooms C104, C106, C107, and C108 on the floor plan) are all separated by folding walls (which are denoted on the floor plan by dotted lines). With the folding walls collapsed, the space is an ell shape about 31' x 38', with a 16' x 16' corner walled off with permanent walls to house the nursery. The photos below show the space with those walls collapsed:

auxiliary space off the main undercroft room auxiliary space off the main undercroft room

We offer reasonable rates by the hour or per event. Schedule your next event here. The hall may be scheduled for daily or weekly events. For more details, contact the church office by phone or by email.

More photos of the buildings and grounds