A few months ago the pastor of a large church contacted us with a need for new chairs for his church. After several years of growth, they were now running close to 2,000 attendees over the weekend. Of their five weekend services, three of them were held in their sanctuary which seated just under 500 in pews. The church had
For several years the church worship seating market was dominated by a number of manufacturers who offered similar lines of chairs. While there were significant differences in styling, fabric choices, and the number of options each manufacturer offered, overall the commonalities of church chairs outweighed the variances. A few years ago a major development took place when the imported Hercules
A few months ago a long-term church customer contacted us about purchasing chairs for his church. Fifteen years ago they constructed their current sanctuary and furnished it with pews for seating. Since the construction of their sanctuary they have been blessed with substantial growth as a church. Currently they hold six worship services per weekend and really do not want
You’ve seen the web ads: “Church Chair Sale — List Price $175 — Your Price $25.99.” If you’re like me, you intuitively sense something is out of kilter here! Either the list price is extraordinarily inflated or this is an unbelievable deal! But despite your intuition and common sense trying to warn you off, that price is SO attractive! Isn’t
The effects of our “down” economy have been numerous for churches across the country. Giving has plateaued or decreased in most churches. Building programs have been delayed due to decreased giving and/or the more rigorous rules and standards that lenders are now obligated to follow. And the movement of people in search of work has greatly increased. In my own
A few months ago, Comfortek Seating introduced a Molded Cold Cured Foam (CCF) seat cushion to their popular SUMMIT Seating line. “Cold Cured” or “Molded Foam” seat cushions have normally only been utilized in the construction of automobile seats and fixed theater seating. Now Comfortek Seating has integrated this technology to most of their popular line of worship seating. Church
