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  It was amazing to experience the strong history of Detroit. Its strength is in the peoples willingness to reject slavery and their willingness to stand for what is right. From my experience these were courageous people who were willing to transcend status quo, to take their own freedom at the risk of their own lives..

  Added June 05, 2017 by Gloriane Wiley
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  Great place to take the kids, i was inspired to bring my own 4 children after going myself on a field trip via Blackwell elementary school (my youngest daugther's school 5). This is a Live simulation of slavery and its escape- just a good experience overall, U Should definitely Visit.

  Added June 01, 2017 by Dondra Mainor
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  We had our wedding at First Congregational Church of Detroit in July 2016. Mainly we worked with Pastor Cindy and two staff members to plan the wedding and the weeks and months before it happened.
  
  Bottom line, we recommend against First Congregational Church of Detroit as a wedding venue.
  
  Please note: this is NOT a review of the church itself. The Underground Railroad Tour is awesome! And the church community was always welcoming and kind to us. This is just a review of the church as a venue/caterer for weddings.
  
  Pros: The building is beautiful, both the sanctuary itself as well as the rooms used for the bridal party and reception. The dining area looked great with napkins decorated in our wedding colors. And, for what the church promises, it’s a good bargain in terms of price.
  
  Unfortunately, the church did not deliver on their promises.
  
  1. We had the misfortune of having our wedding on one of the hottest days of the year. The reception hall itself has air conditioning units, and the church staff assured us that our reception would be safe from the heat. Not so. We had an afternoon reception, and it was a sweltering 85 to 90 degrees. The air conditioning was on, but it was apparently not at all up to the task of cooling a room with 140 people. Our guests were quite uncomfortable with the heat.
  
  2. This created a significant problem when the church caterer did not have any water available for guests at the start of our reception. Our guests graciously listened to our speeches, and even dry toasts by our parents, without any water or wine on our tables. Members of our bridal party specifically asked that pitchers of water be brought out for our guests as the reception got started around 1pm. But the church was slow to address this issue, and it was over an hour into the reception before all our sweltering guests had water to drink at their tables. This happened despite the fact that we discussed ahead of time with the church that drinks be at the tables when our guests arrived in the reception hall. Many of our guests left earlier than they would have due to the heat and lack of water.
  
  3. We paid for appetizers as part of the church catering. We discussed ahead of time with our church contacts that the appetizers be available at noon (around when the ceremony ended). At the end of the ceremony (~noon), we told our guests they could file into the reception hall for some snacks, but there were none when they arrived, creating some confusion. The catering staff put out the appetizers around 12:45pm, only a few minutes before we asked everyone to take their seats to start the reception. The church catering staff even covered up the appetizers with plastic wrap and took it out of the reception early, with most of it left uneaten.
  
  These were our biggest concerns, but there were quite of few other problems.
  
  Throughout the wedding planning process, Pastor Cindy and the staff all assured us that they have extensive experience with weddings, and that they were prepared to pull it off.
  
  We want to emphasize that the community at First Congregational Church of Detroit was kind and welcoming to us, but we are not able to recommend them for weddings.

  Added May 09, 2017 by Alex Janke
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  We came here for a class field trip to see the living museum. It's was a amazing experience! I learned things about the Underground Railroad that I didn't know!

  Added March 15, 2017 by James Baxendale
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  Stunning historical place of worship . The beautiful woodworking and glass windows make this a beautiful place to visit !

  Added March 13, 2017 by Katie Bittner