Crouse Memorial Chapel

About the Chapel

The Crouse Memorial Chapel was dedicated in 1993 for the enhancement and promotion of the religious heritage and life in Bay View. During the season, the Chapel is open daily for meditation and prayer. Communion is served each Sunday at 8:45 a.m.

The Chapel seats 80 comfortably. The use of the Chapel for baptisms, weddings and memorial services is for Bay View members and their extended family, faculty and staff. Bay View members have priority.

A member of the Altar Guild shall be present for all scheduled religious services. Services held outside of the eight-week Bay View summer season will be at the discretion of the Director of Worship and Religious Life. They will not be the responsibility of the Altar Guild.

Procedures

Requests for use of the Chapel follow these steps:

1. All those wishing to hold services in the Chapel shall obtain an application from the Wade Administrative office.
2. The completed application shall be returned to the Wade Admin Office and then reviewed by the Director of Worship and Religious Life.
3. After acceptance of the event, and the date(s)/rehearsal(s) are secured, fees must be paid at the Russell Hall Office. Only then is the date guaranteed. The request for dates will be scheduled in the date-order in which they were approved and fees were paid. These Special Events will be limited to just one per day. The Wade Administration Office will send information to the Altar Guild.
4. The schedule of fees is as follows:

Service Type	Bay View Members	Non-Members
Weddings	$300	$750
Memorial Services	$150	Higher fees apply
Baptisms	$75	Higher fees apply
Honorarium for Officiant	$250 (recommended)

Requests for use from non-Bay View members may be allowed. Higher fees will apply.

Clergy and Musicians

Clergy

The Director of Worship and Religious Life must approve all clergy. A list of available clergy may be obtained from the Wade Administration Office. If you wish your own clergy person to participate in any way, that clergy person must be a minister or cleric or religious practitioner who is ordained or authorized to solemnize marriages under the laws of the state in which the minister or cleric or religious practitioner resides.

Musicians

The use of the Chapel organ and/or piano is to be pre-arranged with the Wade Administration office. A list of potential musicians is also available from the Wade Administration office.

Rules for Chapel Use

Photography and Video

• Pictures using flash may be taken 40 minutes before and 40 minutes after the service.
• No flash photography is permitted during the service.
• Video cameras, without flash, are permitted during the service from the balcony only.

Additional Rules

• Communion must be prearranged. Participants may only use the United Methodist practice of bread and grape juice. No other food or beverages are permitted in the Chapel.
• A Baptism bowl is available, if needed.
• For a wedding rehearsal, the couple to be married shall bring a certified marriage license.
• A bride's room for dressing is located in the Chapel.
• Those designated as principle contacts for the event will be contacted by an Altar Guild member prior to the event. Specific requests will be discussed at that point.