The refurbishment of the church halls are nearly complete and as the secretary of the Church committee, you need to do the research on all the equipment to fill the halls. Therefore you can present this information to the committee, and they can vote and make a final decision on what is needed. There are multiple small rooms to fill including one large hall and one medium sized space. As the building is brand new it needs to be filled with new equipment that is just as impressive.
Equipment such as church chairs are essential, these will need to be purchased in a range of sizes from church chairs suitable for children, to full size chairs suitable for adults. These can be either stacking or folding chairs depending on your storage space available.
Various folding or stacking tables will also be required for many of the rooms depending on what they are using it for. Activities that will be hosted in smaller rooms include Sunday school, church meetings, and a creche for minding children. These rooms will need their own small set of church chairs and tables for convenience when these activities take place. If there is a creche, suitable equipment for childcare will need to be purchased, for example toys and books.
The kitchen will be able to use all their old cups, saucers, plates and cutlery, however new electrical appliances will need to be purchased, for example large hot water cylinders. New ovens have already been selected and will be installed by the builders during the renovation, therefore that will not be a discussion point to take to the committee.
Therefore the main points the committee need to discuss include:
Folding or stacking chairs?
How many chairs?
Folding or stacking tables?
How many tables?
It is best to look at the number of old chair chairs and assess whether the volume was sufficient for all the occasions that they are needed for. If not, it needs to be decided how many more chairs need to be purchased. This needs to be properly assessed, as purchasing too many will be a waste of resources and purchasing too little can run into problems with big events such as concerts. The same goes for tables, however with tables it will generally not be as essential to choose an accurate number due to their nature. Good preparation for the committee meeting by outlining prices, and having a selection of styles, for example choosing upholstered church chairs, plastic chairs, or perhaps a mixture depending on their intended use will ensure smooth running and a quick decision.