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Church Furniture
George Kreger

Maximizing Banquet Table Seating Capacity

I’ve helped some churches recently layout their multi-purpose rooms and fellowship halls to maximize their seating capacity around banquet tables. When churches commonly used mostly rectangle tables, it was fairly simple to determine how many people could be seated in one serving. Today round tables are the growing choice for churches and capacities are harder to determine. Here are some

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Church Furniture
George Kreger

O Holy Night

Before the day of churches and church furnishings, there was one special night where a huge step in God’s plan for us took place.  Praise the Lord! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFxG6-WSnI[/youtube]

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Church Furniture
George Kreger

Built in America!

The world of church furnishings is no different than the world of manufacturing for other products of our day.  Most companies have chosen to move some or all of their production capacity off-shore.   When the manufacturer controls the off-shore facility completely, I have found that the quality of the product remains somewhat constant.  But when the manufacturer decides to just

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Church Audio-Visual
George Kreger

Whiteboard Choices

Whiteboards have been replacing chalkboards for the past four decades in today’s classrooms, office and churches.   While whiteboards were first introduced back in the 1960’s, they did not become especially popular until about 20 years ago when the health risks of chalk dust began to be noticed.  The first whiteboards were made of a melamine surface.  They looked very

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Church Furniture
George Kreger

Dress Up that Courtyard with Ultra-Play!

Several years ago I visited Saddleback Church in California.  I was there to attend a Worship Conference Saddleback was hosting, but as always, I was very attentive to the church furnishings I observed being used.  Probably the #1 impression I had, was how well the expansive outdoor areas at Saddleback were able to be utilized in efficient and attractive ways. Certainly the Southern

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Save Your Church Money Blog
Church Furniture
George Kreger

Steffywood Changing Tables

Several years ago we built an additional church nursery to help accomodate New Hope’s baby boom.  Our Children’s Ministry Director searched across the country for the most attractive and functional children’s furnishings she could find.  I was surprised when she discovered a small company in Angola, IN, just 25 minutes from where we’re located, that manufactures exactly what she was

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