Manchester’s unique facilities help create
one-of-a-kind events.

 

Many groups that meet at Manchester College told us that they got tired of hotels and traditional meeting facilities, where one featureless conference room is just like another.  They wanted to meet in a venue with more “personality,” and that they found it here.

Manchester College brings something new and different to your meeting. As an academic institution, we offer a wide range of unique meeting facilities – auditoriums, recital halls, conference rooms, classrooms, computer labs, chapels, lecture halls and even retreat centers.

Because of the variety of facilities we have available, we can accommodate groups as small as 15 or as large as 1,250. We’ll work with you to match your group’s needs exactly.

But don't take our word for it...

  "Manchester College is a beautiful campus with outstanding
  meeting and residential facilities that will rival many larger colleges
  and universities.  Once a planner sees the great potential for
  meeting success that Manchester has to offer, they will be sold!"
                       - Charles Salem, Vice President, Unique Venues

Consider the exceptional options on our campus:

Athletic and Recreational Facilities at Manchester College and in the community of North Manchester offer a wide variety of multi-purpose options for both indoor and outdoor fun and games and well as meeting areas and fitness opportunities.

Cordier Auditorium is the perfect facility for large productions and presentations. With 1,275 seats and complete audio-visual, sound and lighting support, Cordier makes a solid home base for large conferences. The spacious wrap-around lobby works well as an exhibition hall and also makes a unique setting for a banquet.

Wampler Auditorium is a medium-sized auditorium seating 250 people that has multi purpose functionality.  It can be used for group meetings or presentations, small productions, and even banquets.

Wine Recital Hall is a brand new performing arts facility that opened in October of 2004. It seats 170 people stadium-style.  It offers the capability for simple productions, lectures, meetings, and video presentations.  The Link Art Gallery wraps around Wine Recital Hall and features exciting exhibits from a variety of artists.

The Science Center will open in August/September of 2005 and is an exciting new addition for conference and event facilities options.  The south end of the building will contain classrooms, seminar rooms, and will house the Flory Auditorium  A three story lobby will join the south and north ends and will serve as a dramatic commons area.

The College Union is home to Haist Commons our dining cafeteria. Just off of Haist Commons is a small dining Cafe. There are also three meeting rooms on the upper level of the College Union that offer several setup configurations. The College Union has been undergoing a major renovation and will be complete in July 2007.

The Great Rooms, one located in Oakwood Hall and the other in Helman Hall, are twins of one another and offer highly flexible and very attractive meeting areas. These spaces are ideal for meetings, presentations and sessions or simply as a friendly 'built in' location for guests to relax and mingle while staying in Oakwood or Helman.

Additional meeting rooms for smaller and medium-sized groups that offer comfort, attractiveness, air-conditioning, technology set-ups, and food accommodations include the Winger Conference Room, Plowshares Seminar Room, Video Conference Room, Fahs Conference Room, Calvin Ulrey Large Conference Room and Small Conference Room, Spartan Room, and the President's Dinning Room.

Koinonia Environmental and Retreat Center, which is owned and operated by Manchester College, is located approximately 12 miles north of North Manchester or just south of Pierceton in Kosciusko County, Indiana. The retreat facility is a beautifully picturesque setting that is ideal for group retreats, outings, reunions, workshops, and meetings.

Petersime Chapel  and the Muir Peace Garden offer beautiful focal points for spirituality, meditation, and relaxation on the campus.  Both serve as places for individual reflection and communal worship. The indoor Chapel and the outdoor Peace Garden are often incorporated by summer guests into their events.  Both are ideal for smaller, intimate weddings as well and are available for use. 

Technology capabilities are abundant across campus.  Our meeting rooms feature current audio/visual conferencing capabilities and multi-media equipment.  There are several computer instructional rooms for group usage as well multiple labs for individual needs.  In addition, state-of-the-art meeting rooms have been wired for audio/video conference capabilities.

Get creative!  We'll help you get creative with "outside the box" activities and event ideas.

Contact Conference Services and we'll gladly arrange a time to take you and your leadership team on a tour of these great facilities including breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and a place to stay overnight if needed, at no cost.