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George Kreger

Allied Molded Products “Designer” Waste Receptacles

Designer Waste Receptacles?  Absolutely!  For years waste receptacles were a purchasing afterthought for churches.  New buildings would be constructed or renovations would be completed, and then someone would make a trip to the hardware store and purchase a few inexpensive waste receptacles.  The new building might be beautiful and very well decorated, yet the waste receptacles obviously received little of

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April 2, 2010 No Comments
Church Chairs / Worship Seating
Church Seating
George Kreger

Church Seating Criterion #7: FUNCTIONALITY

This is my last article in a series that has been examining the seven key criteria that churches should consider as they pursue church seating solutions for their various environments.  As I have visited and worked with churches across the country for more than 30 years, I’ve found that while there are no two church settings that are identical, church

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March 27, 2010 2 Comments
Church Chairs / Worship Seating
Church Seating
George Kreger

Church Seating Criterion #6: HANDLING

Handling church chairs and seating normally only gets attention when the chairs need to be moved regularly, and even then only by those individuals who have to actually move them.  Here are some factors to consider to help appreciate the efforts of the chair movers in your church. Weight: The most common style of worship chair weighs around 20 pounds. 

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March 24, 2010 No Comments
Church Chairs / Worship Seating
Church Seating
George Kreger

Church Seating Criterion #4: DURABILITY

Church Furniture must be durable.  Every week the church furnishings found throughout the facility will be used by groups within and without the church, and by groups of every age.  All church furnishings need to have a high degree of durability, and this is especially true for the most used type of furniture, church seating.  Let’s take a look at

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March 13, 2010 No Comments
Church Chairs / Worship Seating
Church Seating
George Kreger

Church Seating Criterion #3: STORAGE

Now that we’ve looked at the top two church seating criterion, cost and comfort (see my previous two articles), we’ll move on to other five.  Each of these five are very important, but normally not given the consideration they deserve.  We’ll start this group of five additional criterion by examining “chair storage“. When I counsel churches on chair purchases, I

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March 7, 2010 No Comments
Church Chairs / Worship Seating
Church Seating
George Kreger

Church Seating Criterion #2: COMFORT

Although “cost” is the most heavily weighed church seating criterion, a close second is “comfort”. We like to be comfortable when we’re seated for extended periods of time.  And nothing affects that level of comfort more than the chairs you’re sitting on.  Here are some “comfort” factors to be aware of when purchasing church furnishings. More Padding does NOT Mean

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March 5, 2010 No Comments