For Meeting House events that are open to the public, please check our calendar.
If you are interested in reserving a date for your event or need additional information, please contact Kathryn Rappleye at 716-632-4120 or krappleye@village.williamsville.ny.us to check availability.
For information about serving on the village’s volunteer-led Meeting House Events Committee, click here.
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History of the Meeting House:
In 1871, the Society for the Disciples of Christ dedicated their new red brick church on Main Street. Organized some forty years earlier, the evangelical congregation had been meeting in simple quarters nearby. They were a dedicated, community-minded group and are credited with having founded the first secondary school in the area, the Williamsville Classical Institute.
Following a decline in congregation, the building was finally turned over to the Village in 1976 for community use and for its preservation. Today, the Meeting House, named to the National Register of Historic Places, is a beautiful structure that belongs to the people of the Village.
This historic building features pieces of the past, such as the unique rose window facing Main Street and three kinds of glass found in the twelve arched and arcaded windows of the church which includes the original stenciled glass, pebble glass, and the newer leaded glass. These make this building a rare gem in the Village of Williamsville!