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Youth group gathered outdoors at sunset for praise and worship

The Best Ways to Empower Religious Youth Group Activities

When it comes to religious youth group activities, the internet contains many ideas and activities to keep youth engaged and inspired. But what makes a great youth ministry at a spiritual center or house of worship like yours? A youth…
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Custom radius curved pews installed in Redeemer Presbyterian Church

Looking Back at 58 Years of Handcrafting Radius Curved Wood Pews

If you’re not yet familiar with our work here at New Holland Church Furniture, there’s one simple statement that gets to the heart of how we have approached worship furniture design, building, and installation through the decades: Custom is our…
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Church sign advertising online Sunday service via Facebook due to COVID-19

5 Great Tips for Keeping Your Congregation Engaged During Social Distancing

As social distancing continues this spring (and possibly through summer 2020), your congregational leaders may have already established some great ways to keep everyone in your community engaged remotely. However, many of us probably believed we would be back worshipping…
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Chancel and pulpit area of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Houston TX

Did You Know? Traditional Church Architecture Is On the Rise

A few years ago, The New York Times published a feature in its Religion Journal that shared the new church building story of our customer, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. St. Martin’s made headlines when the congregation—one of…
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New radius curved pews at St Mary of the Immaculate Conception church

4 Big Things That Set New Holland Church Furniture Apart

With over 100 years  in the woodworking industry and over 70 years of experience in design and custom craftsmanship of worship furniture, there are few worship furniture and seating manufacturers in existence today that can match New Holland Church Furniture’s…
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New Holland Church Furniture craftsman shaping new sanctuary furniture piece

5 Big Signs It’s Time to Replace or Restore Your Sanctuary Furniture

Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we’ve seen it all in terms of damaged and worn out sanctuary furniture. From pews and other worship seating, pulpits/ambos, clergy chairs, and Bimah furniture, there are not many wood furniture pieces we haven’t…
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Mix of refurbished and new chancel furniture at Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY

How to Creatively Reuse Your Old Worship Furniture In a New Space

Has your church, temple, or other religious organization been working to address congregational growing pains by either building a new worship space or renovating an existing sanctuary or other gathering areas? If so, you deeply understand all of the nuanced…
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Rows of Radius Curved Pews in a modern church sanctuary

3 Big Benefits of Radius Curved Pews for Your Congregation

If your church or other sacred worship space resides in a very old, traditional building, you likely have scores of straight pews arrayed in neat rows for your congregants to sit on during services. While this church furniture is undoubtedly…
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