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.

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.

You’ll notice on our site that we sell ambos, pulpits and lecterns. They all look fairly similar. Lecterns typically are a little skinnier and pulpits are a little bigger. Are they all the same thing or is there a reason they carry three distinct and very different names? You may not realize this, but they are all different and historically used for different purposes.

In medieval times, ambos were the center stand in a church. Ambos now, however, are often used for all speech purposes. In Greek the word Ambo means “both.”

Traditionally the pulpit of the church was located on the left-hand side of the church. Pulpits were primarily used for giving sermons. The left side (pulpit side) of the church is even today often referred to as the gospel side of the church.

Lecterns were historically found on the right side of the church or cathedral. They were primarily used for reading scripture. For this reason the right side (lectern side) of the church is often referred to as the epistle side of the church. The word lectern is Latin and means “to read.”

Lecterns, pulpits and ambos are now used universally for all speech-giving purposes, but still retain their traditional names. We have a great selection of lecterns, pulpits and ambos that are handcrafted from wood and look great. Time permitting, stop by and take a look at them 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.

We are always looking for new ways to help all of you beautify your church and make your job a little easier. We are very happy to announce the addition of six new podiums to our site. These new podiums are made from cherry hardwood, with some models also being available in walnut and oak.

We offer two versions of each podium. The Evolution model includes a sound system capable of operating without any cables. The Evolution version can hold a charge for up to three months of non-use.

NEW PODIUMS:

1. Collegiate Podium

2. Collegiate Evolution Podium

3. Counselor Podium

4. Counselor Evolution Podium

5. Ambassador Podium

6. Ambassador Evolution Podium

Time permitting, stop by and take a look at these new models. These pulpits are beautifully hand crafted and feature all the quality that Heavenly Wood is known for. Feel free to call and speak with one of our church furniture specialists by calling 1-800-257-2968. Our furniture specialists will not pressure you into a sale and are more than happy to answer questions.