Church Furniture Blog

This is just a quick note to all our blog subscribers. Our church furniture is now cheaper! What I mean to say is it has been heavily discounted and is now a lot less expensive. Our furniture is, and always will be, high quality stuff.

We have just lowered the prices on most of our church furniture, equaling hundreds of dollars worth of savings on many pieces of our furniture. These are probably the lowest prices we have offered in over five-plus years. Feel free to stop by our site and take advantage of these new savings. Shop now by going here.

At Heavenly Wood, we offer a wide selection of Christian church furniture. This includes altars, prayer kneelers, wooden crosses and narthex furnishings. Some of our furniture is non-denominational, able to be used by any business, office or religious faith. So what modifications are commonly made to existing non-denomination furniture to make them more Christian oriented?

Because much of our furniture is hand made, modifications can be done to almost anything we sell. Modifications that many of our customers have made to standard furniture to make it more Christian oriented include:

Lettering: We can add scriptural versus and other wording to furniture. Let us know what you want and we’ll let you know if it can be done.

Emblems & Etchings: We can add many etchings and ornate décor to our furniture. This may include a dove, an Ichthys (Ichthus), grapevine etchings and more.

Crosses: We can often add a cross to a table, lectern or podium per your request. Again, let us know what you have in mind and we’ll let you know if it is a possibility.

Custom Modifications: As you may already know, we can also re-size furniture, make it taller and remove things. You name it and we can probably do it.

Feel free to call us at 1-800-257-2968 with your custom furniture questions. You may also fill out this form.

Seating is one of the most important parts of a church. Think about it. Insufficient seating can make church services tough for your congregation. Church seating is available in a variety of formats, including metal and wood. There are a few questions you will want to ask yourself before making your purchase.

What style is your building? Although this isn’t a rule set in stone, it is a good idea to try and match your church seating up as closely as possible with the building it will be in. This means an older or more traditional church may require more ornate wood furniture where a newer more contemporary church may be fine with a metal frame or simple wood chair.

Is space an issue? If space is an issue, or you use a room for multiple activities, you may want to consider using stackable seating. Stackable seating frees up a lot of space. If you have a room dedicated for church services only, you may want to consider using a heavier or non-stacking chair.

Is color coordination necessary? Much of our furniture is available in a variety of wood stains and fabric colors. Try to match the wood stain and fabric to match existing church furniture and décor. If you have any questions about matching the furniture, give us a call at 1-800-257-2968.

Who will be using the chairs? Will your furniture be primarily used by adults or children? This is an important question to ask. Our wood furniture is very durable, and can withstand the wear children can create, but children are messy.

If children will be using the furniture, you may want to consider a chair with an open back for quicker cleanup. If children will be exclusively using the seating, you may even want to consider getting a metal or wood chair without padding. This will help cut down on stains.

The following types of church seating are available at Heavenly Wood:

• Stackable Church Seating
• Wooden Church Seating
• Ornate & Decorative Church Seating

Feel free to call or e-mail us if you have any questions about church seating options.

Heavenly Wood offers a large selection of prayer kneelers, sometimes referred to as prie dieu kneelers. While prayer kneelers all serve a similar purpose, we offer three different types of kneelers. The type of kneeler you use will depend on where you are using it and why you are using it. Here are the three different styles you can find on our site:

Portable Prayer Kneelers – These types of kneelers usually consist of a base with a padded surface. These don’t include any additional attachments. These types of kneelers are ideal for both home and church use. Because they are small and compact, they can be used almost anywhere. They can even be tucked under pews and chairs for storage.

Prayer Kneelers With Arm Rests – These types of kneelers are the most common style used and purchased. They not only feature a padded knee rest, but also include an armrest. These prie dieu kneelers are ornate and made from wood. Many even feature padded armrests. We even offer a wedding kneeler, with armrests, that allows two people to use it simultaneously.

Prayer Kneelers With Confessionals – These types of kneelers feature a padded knee rest and a confessional screen. Available in different wood stains and fabric colors, these kneelers fit right in with any church environment.

Remember, our wooden kneelers are all handmade. Let us know if you want any custom modifications and we’ll work up a custom quote for you. You can find our entire selection of prie dieu / prayer kneelers here.

Whether it is because of the day itself, or because it is a good time of year, Easter is a popular time for many of our customers to upgrade or add to their church furniture. This includes pews, seating, pulpits and more. Our wooden crosses are also a popular item to add to churches during this season.

Now is the best time to begin looking for and ordering Easter furniture. Why is this the case? This is because our furniture is hand made. Hand made furniture lasts longer, and with tight budgets, we want to make sure your furniture will last you for years to come. While we can probably get the furniture out to you within 2-3 weeks, some of our more ornate and custom furniture can take up to 5-6 weeks. Counting this week, Easter is about eight weeks away.

If you need a quote, or a time estimate for your furniture, feel free to contact us here or call us at 1-800-257-2968. Quotes will cost you nothing and our customer service representatives will not pressure you into a sale. We simply want to help answer your questions and point you in the right direction.

You can view our entire line of church furniture here. You can read more about custom modifications to our furniture by reading our blog posting titled “Most Common Custom Church Furniture Modifications” found here.

You may have noticed that the majority of the furniture we sell is made from Northern Red Oak from New York State. Why is this? Is the wood cheaper to use or is there another reason? I will go into more detail on why we use this type of wood and what the benefits are in this article.

Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) is a type of tree typically found in the United States and southeast Canada. This type of tree typically grows anywhere from 90 to 140 feet tall. It is considered to be a hardwood. It grows straight and tall (along with the wood grain), making it easier to cut into wood sheets for furniture. The tree itself is very hardy, capable of living in soils of varying conditions.

The wood of the Northern Red Oak has a reddish brown color to it, hence the name Northern Red Oak. The tree is sometimes simply called Red Oak, but it is not to be confused with the Southern Red Oak (aka Spanish Oak), which is a different type of tree.  Spanish Oak is considered to be a lower quality wood for furniture.

Northern Red Oak is considered to be a highly valuable wood and considered to be high quality among woodworkers. Northern Red Oak is not only used for furniture, but is commonly used for flooring, veneer and interior trim.

We don’t use New York Northern Red Oak in our furniture because it is cheap or inexpensive to use, but because it is of high quality and reserved for the most valuable furniture. Our church furniture, as previously mentioned, is almost all made from this type of wood. Our furniture, even before it is stained, radiates quality and has an almost regal appearance to it.

You can find our entire selection of church furniture here.

We are pleased to announce our new 2010 church furniture catalog, now available upon request. Best of all, it’s free! This new catalog features our current lineup of church furniture and also includes several new products that will be available online in the coming weeks.

See something in our catalog that’s not yet on our site yet? No worries. We can get you anything listed in our catalog, even if it’s not on our site. This means you can easily order new styles of church furniture for Christmas or Easter services now!

You can either request that a hard copy of the catalog be mailed to you or you can view / download the catalog in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. You can find forms to access both the digital and physical copy by going here.

Again, we are excited about this new catalog and hope you will find something you like in it. Remember, our furniture is hand made and is a prime example of the utmost quality available in church furniture today.

Most churches, at least ones that I have visited and attended, have to deal with a lot of literature on a fairly regular basis. This includes brochures, magazines and other literature. While a lot of this material can be placed on a desk or table, it usually ends up unorganized. Brochure holders and magazine racks help cut down on this clutter.

Literature racks come in a variety of styles and formats, but for church use we have found that countertop and wall-mounted brochure holders and magazine racks are most popular. Most of our racks are available in a variety of wood stains, and fit in really well with existing furniture.

If wood isn’t what you’re looking for, or we don’t have something that matches well, our acrylic plastic racks are a great alternative. They make literature easy to see and the clear look of the racks fit in well with almost any environment.

Many of our racks can hold magazines and brochures, with an assortment of different sized pockets. We also have racks that have adjustable pockets to fit exactly what you need.

Our brochure holders and racks can be ordered online and shipped directly to your church. The wall-mounted racks usually include all the hardware needed to hang up and our countertop models work right out of the box.

Time permitting, stop by our store and see what display racks we have available. There is probably something here that you will like or need. Get your church organized today! Click here to see our entire selection of brochure holders and magazine racks.

Church furniture and the term inexpensive aren’t always two words that go together well. When it comes to church furniture, you will probably sacrifice a lot on quality if the price is “too good.” There are, however, ways to still get affordable quality church furniture at a reasonable price.

While we try to keep prices affordable for you with all our church furniture, you can save a little extra money by purchasing a factory second or overstock furniture.

Factory seconds are furniture that has a small blemish, during the manufacturing process, that is insignificant to the naked eye, but significant enough that it can’t be passed off as flawless. Factory seconds look great and are an affordable way to purchase a chair, table, lectern and more.

We also have a nice selection of overstock furniture. This is furniture that was made for another customer, but the order was never completed. This also includes furniture that we have had sitting in our warehouse for a while and we now need to clear out to make room for more furniture.

Both our factory seconds and overstock church furniture are available in finished and unfinished formats. You can find our overstock and factory seconds church furniture here.