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
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
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
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
When you appoint a committee for any sort of church furnishings purchase, you can be sure that among the group members will be those whose primary concern is going to be cost. This is certainly true when it comes to church worship seating. Over the years as I’ve worked with church furnishing manufacturers and church construction firms, one consistent refrain
Over recent years, there’s been a great effort among church seating manufacturers to control their production costs. Church seating is a very competitive arena in our day so any dollars saved on the production side aides in providing a competitive advantage. One of the major ways that manufacturers have tried to lower their production costs is to acquire or produce
