Religious Conventions

Chattanooga boasts more churches per capita than anywhere else in the country. Our central location helps groups draw record numbers from our border states of Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. Approximately one third of the nation’s population can reach Chattanooga in a day’s drive and our airport is only 15 minutes from downtown. Many large and small religious clients are discovering Chattanooga as a safe and family-friendly destination.

"Chattanooga offers one of the best meeting packages that I've seen. The various agencies, hotels, CVB and the Convention Center worked together to ensure that my needs were met. Attendees love Chattanooga because of the easy access around town via a free electric shuttle and there are far more family attractions than any other city we’ve been in." - Palma R. Hutchinson, Church of God Prophecy International

"I have worked with hotels and convention centers throughout the Southeast, and the team at the Chattanooga Convention Center is among the best. Every employee of the Convention Center we encountered was courteous and went out of their way to provide excellent service for our meeting. The assembly attendees were quite taken with Chattanooga as a meeting site." - Elaine Schwartz, ELCA-Southeastern Synod, Director of Communication Resources

• Chattanooga Convention Center with:
• 185,000gsf of multipurpose space
• 100,800gsf of exhibit space accommodating up to 500 10'x10' booths, up to 6,288 banquet seating, and up to 8,000 theatre seating
• 21 additional meeting rooms ranging from 812gsf to 1,800gsf
• 40,000gsf pre-function space
• 11 loading docks
• wireless high-speed Internet connectivity throughout the facility
• in-house food and beverage service
• The Center is on the city's free downtown electric shuttle route.
• 2,000 guest rooms downtown and 6,000 additional hotel rooms 5 to 15 minutes away.
• Additional facilities downtown include:
• Tivoli Theatre, seating capacity 1,700
• Memorial Auditorium, seating capacity 3,800
• UTC McKenzie Arena, seating capacity 12,000
• Finley Stadium, seating capacity 20,000 (outdoor)
• First Tennessee Pavilion, 50,000gsf
• Camp Jordan Arena, just 15 minutes from downtown, seating capacity 5,500.
• A number of full-service hotels that can accommodate smaller meetings:
• Chattanooga Marriott Hotel - maximum theatre seating, 500
• Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday Inn - maximum theatre seating, 800
• Chattanoogan Hotel - maximum theatre seating, 600
• Sheraton Read House - maximum theatre seating, 400
• DoubleTree Hotel - maximum theatre seating, 640
• Chattanooga hotel rates and food costs are 35% below the national average*
• Chattanooga Convention Center rental per square foot is 50% below the national average*
• Chattanooga's parking rates and taxi fares are 60% below the national average*
• 150 restaurants for every palate and pocketbook
• World-renowned attractions
• Outstanding museums
• Great shopping
• Variety of outdoor recreational activities