Shutters in Church
When you think of church, think of plantation shutters.
From the outside looking in it would appear that interior shutters would look good in many church settings. However, the actual question is: Are plantation shutters a good investment of a congregation’s money?
All things considered, quality wood interior shutters aren’t inexpensive and most congregations aren’t able to easily consider them. One great spot to get an idea as to why a church congregation would make such a decision is High Bridge Presbyterian Church in Natural Bridge, Virginia.
Updating History
Dating back to the Civil War-era you can imagine the history this church has probably seen – if your imagination can erase a modern out building and the playground.
The church is just a few miles from historic Natural Bridge – which was surveyed by George Washington and once owned by Thomas Jefferson.
So how did this historic church congregation come to this conclusion?
It all started with an anonymous donation earmarked to restore the church’s stained glass windows. That project came in under budget leaving some extra funds.
“It seemed brilliant. We got a lot of feedback that was great.”
John McCoy, project manager, said this was as demanding an endeavor as any. Everyone in the congregation appearing had something to say or guidance to offer.
In the end, the best advice came from Christiansburg-based manufacturer, Show-Case Shutters. “It’s all we do. That’s why we do it so well,” said Shan Carroll, President.
It is something we like to do because churches, usually, are a great fit for interior shutters,” said Show-Case Shutters marketing director, David Tate.
“In fact, we offer some nice discounts to houses of worship because we understand their financial constraints.”
Constraints that often times make changing out window treatments a rare event.
“We had blinds from the sixties up there before,” said McCoy.
“This gives three options we didn’t have to us: the shutters can fully open, we can close them all together or we can open some of the louvers and make some of them shut.”
“The toughest thing you can do is make an effort to make everyone in a congregation happy. I think we may have simply done that with this project.”
