The campus of First Unitarian Church of Orlando includes three buildings: Gore Hall, the Sanctuary, and the Enrichment Center. The Labyrinth is between Gore Hall and the Enrichment Center. The Community Garden is on the north side of the Enrichment Center, at the end of the parking lot.

Gore Hall

When you enter our driveway and parking area from Hampton Ave., Gore Hall is the long building to your left. Its main entrance is roughly in the middle of the building, facing the parking lot. As you enter the building, there are restrooms on either side before you arrive in the Foyer. One of the restrooms is for families and has a baby-changing station. To the right of the Foyer is the main room, called either Gore Hall or the Fellowship Hall. At the far end of that room is the kitchen.

There are exits from either the Foyer or the Fellowship Hall to a courtyard and the Sanctuary.

On the left side of the Foyer you’ll find an open area with seating and the bookshelves of our Lending Library. A resale shop is to the left; it is operated by a group called the Alliance. On the far end are Classrooms A and B.

Sanctuary

The Sanctuary is south of Gore Hall. There is a courtyard between the two buildings. We hold worship services and other major events in the Sanctuary. The main entrance to the Sanctuary is on its west side, facing the Labyrinth. Inside the foyer, there a hallway on the right leading to the Wiggle Room, a place for parents to take restless children and still watch and hear the service. Farther down the hallway are four ADA-compliant gender-neutral restrooms, and two have baby-changing stations. The Sanctuary also has a T-coil loop for hearing assistance.

Before you find a seat in the Sanctuary, look to see if there’s a current art exhibition on the back walls. These exhibits are tied to sermon themes and are changed three or four times a year. We have a grand piano and various drums to make music, a choir area, and a stage with its pulpit. A chalice sits on a table next to the pulpit. We light the chalice at the beginning of the service and extinguish it at the end. A large electronic screen hangs above the stage and pulpit where the A/V Team projects information, visuals, and hymn lyrics.

Labyrinth

As you leave the Sanctuary, you pass our Labyrinth on the way to the Enrichment Center. This large, circular arrangement of stones in the patio is used for walking meditations. Click here for more information about this amazing resource. 

Enrichment Center

The church offices are in the Enrichment Center, and include spaces for the Minister, Director of Religious Enrichment, Church Administrator, and Program Assistant. Access is through the front entrance facing the parking lot into the Volunteer Office, which is place for volunteers working on projects to meet.

The Enrichment Center is arranged in a quadrangle of four buildings around a central, grassy courtyard. You’ll see a breezeway to the courtyard just beyond the Labyrinth. As you enter the breezeway, there is a gender-neutral restroom on your right that has a baby-changing station, and the entrance to the Nursery is on your left.

When you emerge into the courtyard, the long building to your left (south side of the courtyard) houses Classrooms 1 through 5. These rooms are used for Children’s Religious Enrichment and other purposes.

The far side of the courtyard (the west side) has the Music Library, the Studio (for yoga, meditation, and music-making), two more restrooms, and the Community Room.

Around the corner from the Community Room, on the right (north) side, is the Assembly Room. This is a larger meeting room with a kitchenette, tables, and chairs. To the right of the Assembly Room is the Gathering Space, which is a smaller room for meetings and pastoral counseling. After the Gathering Space, another breezeway leads to the parking lot.

Community Garden

North of the Enrichment Center and west of the parking area is the Community Garden. Click here to go to our Community Garden page.