Church Furniture Blog

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.

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.

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.

Customers frequently ask us if they can get a podium or cross unfinished. The quick answer to this is yes. We can sell you unfinished church furniture.

Why would someone want unfinished church furniture? There are a lot of reasons for this. Some people need to have a piece of furniture exactly matched to existing furniture. For this reason, many people like to stain the furniture themselves. You would be surprised how accommodating we are regarding our church furniture. Not only can we get it to you unstained and unfinished, we can also make modifications to the furniture.

Unfinished furniture often costs less than a finished, fully stained piece of furniture. Be aware, however, that buying unfinished furniture means you are at the mercy of your own staining talent. If you’re not 100 percent sure you can properly stain furniture, you may want to let us go ahead and do it for you.

Call us at 1-800-257-2968 or click here to contact us for a price quote on unfinished furniture.

You would be surprised how many people are creating their own home sanctuaries for religious worship. Some of these people feel their lives are too fast paced to attend a traditional church, where others like to attend church and have a sanctuary for personal meditation and worship as needed. Heavenly Wood helps to provide these people with church furniture. What types of church furniture are these people purchasing.

The most popular piece of furniture is a kneeler. Prayer kneelers, often referred to as prie dieu kneelers, are used for offering prayer. They are padded for the needs and usually include an armrest. Kneelers are available in several sizes with a variety of wood stands and fabrics. Prayer kneelers do not way much and can easily be tucked away if needed. You can find our kneelers here.

Another popular piece of furniture is the wooden cross. Heavenly Wood offers several wall-hanging crosses. These crosses are available in various heights, up to eight feet! The taller crosses tend to be more popular due to the intricate wood grain and the handcrafted look. You can find our wall crosses here.

Many people also like and prefer the ornate design of some of our wooden church seating. They like to put one or two chairs in their sanctuary for meditation purposes. Many like to use their iPods to download special podcasts referred to as Godcasts. They can then worship in their own sanctuary while receiving a sermon. You can find our seating here.