I remember looking disappointingly at the collection of extended height swivel chairs we had collected at New Hope Community Church over the years. There were several different brands and styles that we had obviously tried out and then discarded. All of them had been purchased from a variety of office supply stores and warehouse clubs. And all had broken down
One of the most common questions I receive about church furnishings relate to lightweight folding tables. Almost without exception, churches have past experiences with heavier, particleboard-core folding tables that have been a staple for decades. In their storage rooms are tables of this genre, often with broken corners and sharp undersides. They have been lugged around so many times that
The title of this article is one of the most common questions about church furnishings I’m asked by churches. They’re adding projections screens for existing environments in their current building, or they’re needing to plan for a church construction project. What size screen(s) should be purchased? I have found that there are basically two ways for churches to acquire the
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
Angeles has recently released an outstanding line of portable sinks and changing stations. I really like these units in each of their various configurations. Since the sinks are all portable, they provide churches with cost-efficient solutions for hand-washing requirements, without imposing the high cost of adding plumbing (not to mention installation). Essentially, you just add water to the unit, plug
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
