The Cathedral & Gathering Rooms the Center

1 Hoffman Street, Auburn, NY
315-704-0319
Capacity: 200 people

About The Cathedral & Gathering Rooms the Center

Centrally located in Auburn, The Center was formerly a church and school built in 1865 that has been restored, renovated, and re-purposed into a beautiful venue with architectural appointments throughout with 13,000 square feet of event space, meeting space and spa services. The former church affectionately known as The Cathedral Room accommodates events for up to 200 guests for wedding ceremonies and receptions, anniversaries, bridal and baby showers, birthday, graduation and holiday parties. The Center also houses our stunning Gathering Room with a hand-painted ceiling hosts smaller banquets from 10 to 70 guests. The former school is the home to The Center, a unique wellness center, spa, gift shop and salon. Marriage Officiating is offered both at your location and ours! Event coordination is complimentary, along with many extras! While classic Ivory linen are always free, we have a wide variety of premium linens and decor that we offer for additional fees. Contact us and let us help you make your special day a stress-free memorable experience that lasts a lifetime!

Event Pricing

The Gathering Room at The Center- Starting at
Attendees: 70 max | $400 /event
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The Cathedral Room at The Center- Starting at
Attendees: 0-190 | $1,900 /event
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Availability

Last Updated: 8/9/2024

Event Spaces

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The Gathering Room at The Center
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Recommendations

Perfect Wedding Venue! - An Eventective User from Marcellus, NY

The Center was the perfect venue for my wedding! Mary Ann was communicative and informative throughout the whole planning process. She acted as a wedding planner to decorate the venue, coordinate our caterer/DJ/cake the day of, and had so many decorations and props for us to use that allowed us to not have to buy many decor items. We chose to use her wait-staff and bartender for the day-of, and they were all helpful in filling waters, clearing plates, and being attentive to guests the day of - they far exceeded expectations, and made it easy to plan and carry-out a great wedding day. I would recommend this venue to anyone and would use it again!

Management Response
Thank you for taking the time to review us. It truly was a pleasure working with you and your family in planning your wedding reception. We wish you and Jason a lifetime of love, blessings and happiness.
Reasonable price, best accommodations and services - An Eventective User from Chicago, Illinois

I just had my wedding on 9.13.23 at the cathedral gathering room center. I will assure you that you will find no similar service as that one i felt like they were my family. The organisation was great, the decor was more of what i was expected. The bride room was gorgeous made my changing outfits easier with the long mirror, table for my water bottle, chairs…Music was as loud as i wanted to be Everybody was on top of things Mary ann and Marry were so helpful helped me weeks before my wedding to organise everything even tho i live in Chicago’s but i could organise my wedding from distance .The waitresses were awesome they offered us the best service i can ask for.I cannot thank them enough honestly. My guests were extremely happy with the service. I will definitely have another event with them.

Management Response
Our apologies in not seeing this sooner. Thank you for taking the time to review us. It was our pleasure working with you, your mom and your sister in planning your wedding reception. We wish you and your husband a lifetime of love, blessings and happiness together. We look forward to the chance of working with you and your family again the next time you are looking for event space. Thank you.
Beautiful Space and Amazing Staff!!! - An Eventective User from Auburn, New York

We loved hosting my sister's bridal shower at The Center!!! Mary and the staff did an amazing job. They took everything off of our plate and decorated the space in the most beautiful way. We loved everything about the experience and they exceeded our expectations at every turn.

Wedding of your dreams! - An Eventective User from North port, FL

I'm still in awe at how beautiful the venue is and how amazing our wedding day was. The entire 14 months of planning (from Florida), she was there every step of the way. Everyone still compliments how breath taking it was and we couldn't agree more. The coordination, decorations, staff and overall venue is perfection. I'd choose this venue time and time again, unfortunately my husband says we're only getting married once lol

Management Response
Thank you for taking the time to review us. It truly was a pleasure working with you, I wish you and your husband a lifetime of love, blessings and happiness...a little humor doesn't hurt either!! PS you can tell your husband there's always a renewal of vows! Lol!
Sweet 16 party - An Eventective User from Auburn, NY

Staff was wonderful and everything was beautiful!

Management Response
I am so happy to hear you were pleased. Many people have commented on the wonderful theme! Thank you for choosing The Gathering Room at The Center for your daughters Sweet 16 and thank you for taking the time to review us!
Quinceanera - An Eventective User

We had my daughter's Quienceanera here. Absolutely beautiful place everyone we worked with were amazing thank you Sue Ann and Mary. I would definitely use them again

Above and Beyond our Expectations - An Eventective User from Auburn, NY

My husband and I planned our wedding for over a year and a half with Mary Ann and she was with us every step of the way. From our very first time visiting the Cathedral Room at the Center, we knew we wanted to have our wedding at this beautiful location. Mary Ann went above and beyond our expectations and helped us plan our dream wedding, even though we live in a few states away! Her communication and attention to detail are phenomenal, and she listened to our every want and need and made it happen! The day of our wedding, Mary Ann helped coordinate everything! She made sure all of the vendors were on the same page, made sure we were staying on track with time, and really just held everything together for us. We could not have asked for anything more, she did such an amazing job!! I would highly recommend this venue to anyone looking to get married in the Auburn area. Thanks again Mary Ann!! Amber Klink

Above and beyond - An Eventective User from Cayuga, NY

I've actually had several events at the Center. I was so impressed with my first experience that I held multiple more events there. MaryAnne and her staff are absolutely amazing. Everyone was so easy to work with and accommodating. Every event we've held, I would rate 10/10. The spaces she offers are absolutely gorgeous and her eye for decorating for the occasion is nothing short of perfect. I was impressed every single time I walked in there. Not only would I highly recommend The Center for any occasion, I will be booking more future events of my own.

All I have to say is... - An Eventective User from Auburn, NY

Wow! Amazing team they have and the venue is beautiful. It was exactly what we wanted. No stress about setup, tear down, organizing, just enjoy ourselves. And we did. Highly recommend

Management Response
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us, we appreciate your feedback and very pleased to hear your experience was a memorable one!
Rehearsal Dinner Review - An Eventective User from Syracuse, NY

Maryanne and her staff did a fantastic job for our rehearsal dinner! The decorations were gorgeous and the staff was very helpful. My only wish was that there was better air conditioning since our rehearsal dinner was a hot summer night!

Venue Types
Amenities
  • ADA/ACA Accessible
  • Fully Equipped Kitchen
  • Outside Catering Allowed
  • Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi
Features
  • Max Number of People for an Event: 200
  • Number of Event/Function Spaces: 2
  • Special Features: Choose your own food and beverage vendors. Free floor-length Ivory Linen with each rental, along with all dinnerware, glassware, and free coordination! We can offer you complete decor themes from Rustic to Sequin Glamour for additional fees.
  • Total Meeting Room Space (Square Feet): 6,000
  • Year Renovated: 2013