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To inquire about a date for your event or for additional information, please contact Katie Balduf at 716-632-4120 x 3010 or kbalduf@village.williamsville.ny.us.
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:
The Village Meeting House was originally a church built in 1871 by the Society for the Disciples of Christ. They were a dedicated, community minded group who longed to unite Christian people everywhere and to revive America’s moral character. When declining membership forced the congregation to disband in 1976, the building was offered to the Village for one dollar.
The former church was purchased and brought back into functioning use by the Village and its historical society. It is currently being restored through grant funds and generous donations from private funders. Today, the Meeting House is protected by its status on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. It functions as a central location for residents to enjoy movie nights, plays, cultural events and musical entertainment.
This historic building has aesthetically unique features, such as a rose-design stained glass window facing Main Street, and other windows with three different kinds of glass. Over a dozen arched and arcaded windows feature original stenciled glass, pebble glass, and leaded 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 truly make this building a rare gem in the Village of Williamsville!