r the sun THE BRUNSWICir^KACON THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 199) Dj Foursome Designs, Constructs Chancel Furniture For Church by doki cosgrovkgurgamjs It's mil every day thai a chutch receives a generous donation, especially the kind bestowed recently upon the congrega tion of Calabash Presbyterian Church. Calabash residents Roy Kcirn. Jay Morgan, A. Henry Gchandcr and part-time Calabash resident Glenn Pracejus recently completed a set of oak chancel furniture which they designed and constructed tor the congregation's new building on Old Georgetown Road between Sunset Beach and Calabash. The gill to the church of a pulpit, lectern, communion table, cross and vanity blinds for the choir was made possible through a memorial fund set up by a New Jersey wom an who resides part-time in Sunset Beach. Mary P. Jones of Wcstfield, N'J., gave the church what the Rev. Dr. Francis M. Womack Jr.. pastor of Calabash Presbyterian, calls "a substantial amount that will cover this and other purchases for the new building". She gave the money in memory of her husband. Charles Jones, and directed that it be used to purchase the materials necessary to construct the oak furniture that will be used in the altar area of ihc sanctuary. Womack, who has been pastor of the church since November 1 WO. saiil that a do nation such as this really helped the building committcc plan a facility he believes every body will enjoy. The pastor said he doesn't know how to estimate a dollar figure lor the value of the furnishing, especially since the labor was donated as well. "What these men have done would have cost tremendously. We're very fortunate to have had their help. I don't think I could put a price tag on their work." he said. Womack anil Keirn estimate that the ma terials to build the chancel picccs would cost about SI .(XX), but they weren't certain. Gchandcr, a retired painting contractor from Scotch Pines, N.J., said he and other members of the building committee thought that having the furniture made by hand would be less expensive and of better quali ty than buying it from a factory. "I knew there were a few men in this con gregation who were good at carpentry, so 1 got in touch with Roy," said Gchandcr. Keini, a retired cabinetmaker, accepted t r t? ? ' ? ^ . ... *?.. PHOTO BY FRANCIS WOMACK C KAI TIXC, A IJiCTERN are (clockwise from top left) Glenn Pracejus, Roy Keirn and Jay Morgan. The chancel furniture Has constructed in heirn's garage. ^ BEACH COUNTRY Ctit LANDSCAPING Lawn and Condo Maintenance Planting and Design ? Top Soil ? Marl Lot Clearing ? Sodding BioGuard Chemicals & Pool Maintenance Hwy. 179 Cornerstone Plaza, Ocean Isle Office 579-5290, Home 754-5085, Joe Cox/Owner METAL FOLDING TABLES 30X60 .......$49.95 HEAVY DUTY 30x72 $59*95 FOLDING CHAIRS 30x96 $69.95 $10*50 OFFICE FURNITURE SALVAGE 2705 MARKET ST. ? 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"There are four families from Scotch Plains who live or vacation in tins area, and Mrs. Jones learned of our building project ' through one of those families. But 1 never knew her," he said. The men began planning their woodwork ing project last summer. Actual construction j started "around the end of August," said Keirn. "We've been working on it oil and on lor a couple of months, he said. Keim, who the other men agree was the "prime mover" in ihe project, worked on the pieces at his house with Morgan. The wood was then finished with stain and varnish by Gehander and Pracejus at Gehandcr's home in Carolina Shores, where it will stay until it is transported to the sanc tuary. The eight-fixit oak cross already hangs over the altar area in the sanctuary of die church. Pointing out special touches in the chan cel furniture, Womack said he is pleased with the results of their efforts. Keim and Morgan constructed the pulpit and lectern with adjustable stands, gave all the pieces rounded edges, and used a light oak of the same shade and grain as die doors anil molding in the church. "It's going to look very nice," Womack said. Gchandcr explained thai he was using several coats of varnish, not just one, in or der to protect the wood and provide a smoother surface for people who brush against it. The four men have completed their task in time for the upcoming unveiling of the church's first permanent home. The congregation has been holding ser vices in the Calabash V.F.W. Building in Trader's Village since July 1988. Construction on the new facility began in June of this year and will be completed in time for the congregation to dedicate the building during its first servicc on Thanksgiv ing Sunday, Nov. 24, ai 9:30 a.m. Womack said that the building and iLs new chancel furniture will also be available for viewing at an open house scheduled Dec. 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