The Chapel

A sacred space for you to celebrate life's most precious moments.

An Elegant Venue and Place of Worship

The Chapel at First Baptist Church Covington is built with three areas: the chapel itself, the garden room, and the prayer garden. Together these spaces create a functional yet breathtaking venue for your wedding or event. The chapel is conveniently located off Highway 21 in Covington, Louisiana. Our desire is to make your chapel event beautiful and meaningful.

About the Venue

A Thoughtful Space for Your Special Event

While honoring the architecture of beloved traditional chapels, our venue features a subtle modern design that feels both timeless and warm. Natural light fills the sanctuary, creating the perfect lighting for your photography and videography. The prayer garden offers a tranquil setting for your first look or family photos and the authentic 55 ft bell tower fills the air with that classic, celebratory ring after you say, “I do.”

Aerial view of a white church building with a bell tower, large arched windows, and a covered walkway surrounded by landscaping.

First Baptist Church Kenner

1400 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70062

Service Times:
Sunday Mornings at 11:00am

Campus Pastor: Dr. Mark Johnson
Phone: (504) 466-5381

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Modern brick building with blue-tinted windows surrounded by landscaped grounds

Features Included at The Chapel

50-Foot Bell Tower

Grand Entrance Into the Foyer

11ft Walnut Doors Open Into The Chapel

Generous Seating Aisles

Exposed Architectural Trusses

Stunning Chandeliers

Beautiful Bridal Room

Glass Doors that Open to the Prayer Garden Area

Elegant waiting room with cream armchairs, sofa, round coffee tables, mirrored wall with modern sconces, and transparent chairs along white counter.

Modern building entrance with large glass doors, steps, brick planters, and a covered walkway with wooden ceiling.

White bell tower with two bronze bells under a steep shingled roof against a clear blue sky.

Amenities Include

The Chapel

The Chapel seats up to 300 guests and has a generous center aisle running through the traditional stained wooden pews. The soaring 30-foot vaulted ceiling with exposed architectural trusses enhance two-stunning chandeliers that illuminate the center aisle and give the chapel a feeling of awe. Glass double doors line the east side opening to the prayer garden. The prayer garden and courtyard hosts trickling water fountains and walking paths that wind through the landscaping, featuring a grand live oak tree as a focal point. This outdoor area makes a breathtaking backdrop for family or bridal photos.

Interior of a spacious chapel with wooden pews, high white ceiling with visible wooden beams, and chandeliers.

The Garden Room

The garden room mirrors the decor and elegance of the chapel. This room, which accommodates up to 75 guests standing or 48 guests seated, opens to the prayer garden, allowing easy access for receptions to encompass both areas. There is a back room with all the modern conveniences for food staging.

Spacious event room with high vaulted ceiling, wooden beams, chandelier, large windows, and tables with chairs covered in black cloth.

The Prayer Garden

The Prayer Garden and courtyard host trickling water fountains and walking paths that wind through the landscaping, featuring a grand Live Oak tree as a focal point. This outdoor area makes a breathtaking backdrop for family or bridal photos.

Outdoor courtyard with brick steps, a reflective pool, and white buildings with large windows under a partly cloudy sky.

Information on Booking and Use

General Information

The chapel is available to both FBC Covington members and nonmembers who respect the deeply held religious beliefs of First Baptist Church. All events and weddings are scheduled through the Venue Director and must have the approval of the FBC Covington pastors. Church members, outside of immediate family, may not schedule a wedding event for a nonmember for price benefit.

To qualify for booking the facilities as a member, you must be an official member of FBC Covington for a minimum of one year. While weddings, showers, receptions, and parties are joyous celebrations, this is a church facility and needs to be respected. The church/chapel staff request that those attending an event select attire that is appropriate and tasteful.

All parties involved in the wedding, including vendors and guests, should abide by the guidelines pertaining to conduct outlined in our policies. Alcoholic beverages of any kind are not allowed anywhere on the church/chapel property, including parking lots. This is a zero-tolerance policy!

Scheduling Information

Due to seasonal demands on the church facilities, events and weddings will not be scheduled at times that will conflict with church services or special church events nor will they be scheduled on the following holidays and or holiday weekends: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter weekend (Thursday -Sunday), Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Eve/Christmas Day.

A wedding on Sunday may be scheduled to start between 3:00pm-6:00pm.

Weddings: Meeting with the Minister/Pre-marital Counseling

It is required that both the bride and groom meet with the First Baptist Church Covington officiating minister or their approved officiating minister and licensed Christian counselor for counseling prior to the wedding.

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In the event that you should desire someone other than a First Baptist Church Covington minister to perform your ceremony, you should discuss this matter with the Venue Director. Only ordained evangelical ministers of like faith and practice will be permitted to perform a wedding ceremony at The Chapel, The Garden Room, or The Prayer Garden. FBC Covington pastoral staff will contact the visiting pastor to confirm his participation and affiliation.

Building Use Guidelines

It is very important that the entire wedding party understand that the chapel at FBC Covington is first a place of worship. As such, there are certain guidelines which must be met. You are responsible to see that your guests and outside vendors are aware and comply with the following guidelines:

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We ask that members of the wedding party dress modestly.
A venue staff member from the chapel at FBC Covington is required and is included in the price for every wedding conducted at the venue.
You may use mechanical battery candles for your wedding, but NO open flame. Candles are not allowed. The one exception is the unity candle.
The flower arrangement, bouquets, and greenery that you choose will enhance the beauty of your wedding and will create the atmosphere that you desire for this special occasion. The flower girl/boy may not disperse flower petals, real or artificial in the chapel, or on the venue grounds buildings.
We recognize the importance of wedding photography and videos as lasting remembrances of your wedding day. Because the wedding ceremony is a religious service, all photographers and videographers, amateur and professional, are asked to reverence the ceremony and the chapel.
Glitter, confetti, rice, and bird seeds are not allowed in any of the buildings, or on the chapel grounds.
Sparklers and/or explosive fireworks are NOT allowed on The Chapel buildings and grounds.
A security officer will be provided at the venue.
All chapel properties must be left in the condition in which they were found prior to the wedding.
There are to be no alcoholic beverages brought, served, and/or consumed in any of the buildings, or on the chapel church property. This is a zero tolerance policy.
Smoking, vaping, chewing, use of smoking products of any kind, or use of illegal substances is not permitted in any of the buildings or on the chapel church property.

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