Parsonsfield Seminary

Parsonsfield Seminary is a historic campus on eight acres in North Parsonsfield, Maine, operated by the Friends of the Parsonsfield Seminary, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to preserving and maintaining the property. The complex of four Victorian buildings is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, having first opened in 1832 as the first Free Will Baptist school in the United States. The seminary played a significant role in American history, with staff and students actively participating in the abolitionist movement and operating a stop on the Underground Railroad in the 1840s. Today, the handsome Victorian buildings and grounds are available for weddings, conferences, seminars, and graduations. Couples can choose between a magical outdoor ceremony on the grounds, or an intimate indoor ceremony inside the white School House building, with options for an alfresco cocktail hour or an elegant indoor reception complete with dinner and dancing. The campus accommodates all the festivities of a wedding day — ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception — within a single historic setting that helps capture an important part of the past while enriching the lives of those who celebrate here.