In the interest of full disclosure I sell pews and other church products through my company, Church Pews and Seating in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, so I do have some bias. But the cool thing about blogs is that other people can support, comment and offer counter-points to my thoughts. One thing about the comments. If you're posting about a supplier, make sure that you have the company name correct and that they were in fact the maker of your product. I have visited a lot of churches over the years and even when the pews are relatively new, most people in the church office or on the committee cannot remember which company actually supplied them.
Below is a listing of pew companies that I am aware of as of this posting Note that I have included some that are definitely not in production and some that may have stopped. I have verified the links. You have to contact them if you're interested in learning more. If you find a dead link, let me know so I can try to reconnect. If you're a manufacturer and don't want to be listed, let me know that too. I will try never to make a comment on a given manufacturer either pro or con because that isn't the purpose of the blog, but will comment on various construction techniques that are used and discuss the pros and cons. I have tried to keep non-manufacturers off of the list. Good luck with the contacts.
Company
|
Web Address
|
Phone
|
City State
|
Abraham Mfg
|
800-293-9604
|
Port Arthur, TX
| |
Allencia Furnishings
|
800-814-3598
|
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
| |
Atlantic Institutional Furniture and Pews
|
877-866-5151
|
New Brunswick, Canada
| |
Canada Pew Company
|
877-240-8694
|
Winkler, Manitoba
| |
CCS of Virginia
|
540-626-6140
|
Pembroke, VA
| |
Church Interiors
|
800-289-7397
|
Union City, OH
| |
Church Outlet
|
800-736-3113
|
High Point, NC
| |
Church Plaza
|
800-927-6775
|
Sarasota, FL
| |
Covenant Church Furniture
|
Ozark, MO
| ||
Dakota Church Furniture
|
Dickinson, ND
| ||
Davis Church Furniture
|
715-284-9733
|
Melrose, WI
| |
Dumas Church
|
Grove Hill, AL
| ||
E. Hackner Co.
|
No longer in production
|
LaCrosse, WI
| |
Endicott Company
|
No longer in production
|
IN
| |
Gunder Church Furniture
|
Humboldt, IA
| ||
Hall Manufacturing
|
800-256-5631
| ||
Heavenly Wood Church Furniture
|
Kaysville, UT
| ||
Imperial Woodworks, Inc.
|
Waco, TX
| ||
King Church Furniture
|
334-983-5663
|
Dothan, AL
| |
Kivett's Inc
|
Clinton, NC
| ||
L. L Sams
|
No longer in production
|
Cameron, TX
| |
London Church Furniture
|
London, KY
| ||
Marshall Company
|
Payette, ID
| ||
New Holland Custom Wood Work
|
New Holland, PA
| ||
Northland Church Furniture
|
Luck, WI
| ||
O'Neill Church Furnishings
|
888-561-9771
| ||
Ossett
|
No longer in production
|
WI
| |
Overholtzer Church Furniture
|
800-367-7397
|
Modesto, CA
| |
Rainsville Church Pew Co
|
Rainsville, AL
| ||
Ratigan-Schottler Manufacturing
|
402-223-3220
|
Beatrice, NE
| |
Rugel Church Furnishings
|
865-475-3030
|
Jefferson City, TN
| |
Sauder Manufacturing
|
Archbold, OH
| ||
Scott Manufacturing
|
Ada, OK
| ||
Summitt
|
GA
| ||
Valley City Manufacturing
|
905-628-2253
|
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
| |
Virginia Church Furniture, Inc
|
800-523-3284
|
Pulaski, VA
| |
Walter Jacobi & Sons Inc
|
No longer in production
|
Belmont, CA
| |
Ward Manufacturing
|
Greenville, TX
| ||
Winebarger Church Furniture Company
|
No longer in production
|
Lynchburg, VA
|
3 comments:
There is a lot of good info on this site. However some of the companies listed are not manufacturers, but are sales offices. Church Plaza, Church Outlet, Church Interiors and Heavenly Wood are all sales offices and do not manufacture pews.
Two companies not listed that do manufacture are Born Again Pews in Twin Oaks, OK (www.bornagainpews.com) and Southeast Church Furniture in Greensboro, NC (www.sechurch.com)
Also, CCS of VA recently closed, Overholtzer went out of business and Imperial Woodworks bought their name and designs but they are made in TX now.
Trinity Church Furniture no longer makes pews, only pulpit furniture. www.pews.com
Church Furniture Store manufactures pulpit furniture and offers these at substantial discounts to churches. www.churchfurniturestore.com
There was also a factory in Florida that closed recently, but I cannot recall the name, and one in Carolina is taking an "extended leave of absense" due to the economy. Cathedral Church Interiors in Autryville NC no longer shows up online.
Don't forget to check www.usedpews.org for Used Church Furniture opportunities - buy, sell or donate to another church.
All church to church transactions.
Hi
Could you tell me how do pew manufacturers generally distribute their products?
Do they normally sell it through sales offices like Church Plaza, Church Outlet, Church Interiors, etc.?
Or do they sell through sales represenatives which are employed by the company or independent sales representatives such as yourself?
To correct the previous comment regarding a pew manufacturer in Florida closing...Florida Millwork & Church Furniture is still open! We are located in Central Florida, and manufacture pews and other custom church furnishings for churches throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Our website is FloridaChurchFurniture.com.
Thank you!
Post a Comment