As I assist churches throughout the country develop their cafe and coffee-shop environments, a major decision each church has to make is what height tables and chairs they’re going to furnish their new project with. I often find the terms church furniture manufacturers use to delineate the three basic height choices are not familiar to churches. So here’s a quick
Lesro has long been a great source for churches of quality, but also reasonably priced reception furniture. Their various modular collections provide all the components and accessories needed to accomodate any size of church reception area. In the world of church furniture the use of Lesro seating is very common. Recently Lesro introduced a new collection of reception furniture named
We’re now more than five weeks into the new year and there has been little movement by church furniture manufacturers to raise prices for 2010. In a random survey of 50 prominent church furnishing manufacturers, I found only 12 that have raised prices this year subtantially over 2009. That’s great news for churches. However, I’ve heard from several that they’re
As each year draws to a close, I’m always asked what sort of price increases are likely for church furnishings the following year. Over the past couple of years, we have seen church furniture pricing skyrocket for a few months, and then decline slowly over a significantly longer period. So what’s in store for 2010? Well, the cost of church
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
The evening news the day before Thanksgiving shared about another church fire. It seems advent candles were left burning on some church furniture following Sunday services. Later that evening a fire broke out and by the time it was controlled, the church building was a total loss as well as all contents. The good news for the church was they
