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Thomas McElheny

Dr. Thomas McElheny is the Founder and Owner of ChurchPlaza, holds advanced degrees in business and education, and has served as Director of Christian Education for three Sarasota, Florida churches. He enjoys writing about facilities maintenance and related topics. His work has been featured in several church leadership publications, including Charisma Leader, XPastor, and WorshipFacilities.com.

After serving seven years as a Marine Corps Officer, Dr. McElheny founded a church seating and furniture company at the request of leaders from the Assemblies of God and the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee. Over the years, ChurchPlaza has been endorsed by 47 national denominations, ministries, and publishing houses. 

ChurchPlaza products are manufactured to the highest quality standards and provide value at a fair price. The sales team is made up of honest, God-honoring members who will always speak truthfully. The ChurchPlaza mission is to provide quality products at a great value from people you can trust!

Church leaders discussing financing options for church chairs

5 Ways to Finance Your Church Chairs Purchase

Budget and Finance

Church chairs can be a large investment for a congregation. You likely have a budget in mind, and hope to stay in that budget. You may have even considered buying…
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Rows of wooden church chairs with Bibles

Cost of Church Seating: How to Budget for Your Purchase

Budget and Finance

Budgeting is not a task many of us enjoy, but it’s an essential step for making a big purchase. Whether you are replacing existing seating, adding rows of metal chairs…
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A comfortable church seating capacity

How to Calculate Seating Capacity for Your Church

Church Facilities, Church Leadership, Most read

Whether you’re moving to a new space, building a new church, or launching a church plant, you’ll need comfortable seating for your congregation. Before you can begin to compare styles…
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Church Chairs vs. Pews

Church Facilities

Not long ago if asked to picture a church many people would have responded with an image of a perfect white wooden building complete with a steeple, rows of pews,…
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Do Contracts or Covenants Define You?

Blog

A column by David Brooks of the New York Times recently caught my eye. The op-ed piece called, “How Covenants Make Us” was written as part of Mr. Brook’s regular column….
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Megachurch Attendee Infographic

Megachurches, Mega Reach

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A Deeper Look at Megachurches With the rising popularity of televangelists like Joel Osteen, the spotlight is shining even brighter on the popularity of megachurches. This begs the question, what…
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