Residencies

Interested in renting a space at Oakwood for an extended period of time?

Oakwood Community Center provides residencies to groups and organizations that align with our mission.

Residencies provide regularly scheduled access to Oakwood’’s lower parlor, kitchen, meeting rooms or sanctuary. Residencies may also include organizational support such as fundraising, strategic planning and opportunities to collaborate with other organizations currently in residency at Oakwood.

Apply For A Residency

What spaces are available?

  • Sanctuary

    Ideal for large lectures, conferences, weddings, seated events and religious services.

  • Lower Parlor

    A Large and welcoming spot for parties, concerts, large meetings, dinners, and community events.

    Rental of the lower parlor optionally includes use of Oakwood’s large community kitchen.

  • Classroom

    Perfect for a small meeting, seminar or group activity.

  • Living Room

    A cozy spot for small meetings.

    This space is reserved for use by local, nonprofit organizations and community groups, at a pay-what- you-can rate. Reservations must be made at least one week in advance.

 FAQs

 

  • Rates vary by need and use.

  • Let us know you live in the neighborhood when you reach out and we can provide you with a discounted rate.

  • A schedule of use will be determined based on need and availability.

  • Organizations seeking to reside at the Oakwood Community Center must complete the OCC Residency Application. Submit this FORM to Oakwood Community Center: oakwoodcommunitycenter.org) or drop off a hard copy at Oakwood.

    Please keep in mind we are a small volunteer-run organization with limited staffing. We will get back to you as soon as we can. In the fall and winter months, we tend to book up quickly, so please try to call in advance.

  • Residencies are reviewed annually.

  • A rental agreement must be signed at least one week in advance of the start of your residency and is renewed annually.

Current Residencies & Longterm Rentals

  • Shades of Cocoa

    Shades of Cocoa is an organization that helps young girls with leadership skills, empowerment, enrichment as well as self care. We are a sisterhood that is linked by friendship, self care, self love, uplifting each other while having love for leadership.

    Shades of Cocoa’s most important goal is to promote self love in girls of color.

    Facebook
    Instagram

    Email: shadesofcocoa01@gmail.com
    Website: www.shadesofcocoa.org

  • Swordpaw Music

    Less a traditional recording studio and more a creative production lab, Swordpaw is a space for music-making, collaboration, and recording.

    Currently Swordpaw is home to the following bands: Bear Grass, In Mtns, Great Mutations, Haley Moley, Doc Horton and the J Street Band, Steve Hammond and his Rabid Children, Ice Queen, Pony in the Pancake, Front Biz

    Days/hours of use: Evenings and weekends

    Interested in using the space?

    Contact:
    Ian White at (518) 852-3912
    ian.white1212@gmail.com

  • Capital Bookkeeping Cooperative

    We’re a worker-owned cooperative of bookkeepers and consultants who value financial literacy, transparency, and a culture of informed decision making ⁠— for us and our clients.

    What We Do:
    Setup & maintenance
    See the whole picture
    Build capacity

    Contact:
    (518) 212-7252
    info@capitalbookkeeping.coop

  • Girl Scouts of Northeastern NY Troop 1303

    Contact Information:
    gsneny1303@gmail.com

    Facebook

  • Iglesia Pentecostal Puerta Del Cielo

    We are a Christ-centered and Bible-believing church with the main objective of glorifying God. We invite you to join us as we share the living word of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Days / hours of service:
    Worship (in Spanish): 9AM-12PM Sundays
    Bible Study: 7:30-9:15 PM Wednesdays
    Worship and prayer: 7:30-9:15PM Fridays

    Contact:
    Pastor Eduardo A Diego
    675 Brunswick Rd T40, Troy, NY 12180
    Cabad10@yahoo.com

  • New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church

    Welcome to New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church! We are a Church lifting up Jesus, loving God, and living in the spirit.

    Days / hours of service:
    Sunday worship service: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Wednesday prayer service and Bible study: 6-9 PM

    Contact:
    Bishop Norman R. Macklin, Pastor
    (518) 462 0058
    nmacklin@nycap.rr.com

  • Foster Can

    Our mission is to bridge current youth in foster care and alumni in transition to resources to help them overcome social, academic, vocational, and housing barriers through coaching, mentorship, and charity.

    Learn more at fostercan.org.

  • Rhema Revealed Ministries

    At Rhema, you will experience love in a refreshing way. We are real people with real issues. We are not perfect. We simply understand that we need God and we need a community that will wrap around us and love us to life. At Rhema, you wont hear just another sermon. You will receive "A Relevant Word For Your Life Now!"

    Days / hours of service:
    Sunday worship service: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Lower Parlor

    Contact:
    Pastors Justin and Carrie Relf
    Tel: (518) 728-0751 rhemarevealedministries@gmail.com
    Website: www.rhemarevealedministries.org

Apply for A Residency

To apply, please e-mail your application to oakwoodcommunitycenter@gmail.com.

Please keep in mind we are a small volunteer-run organization with limited staffing. We will get back to you as soon as we can. In the fall and winter months, we tend to book up quickly, so please try to call in advance.