Sponsor A Chair

The Dewsbury Minster Worship Area Chair Appeal

Beautiful ash chairs are now being purchased from ‘Irish Seating’. Their quality wood harmonizes with the panelling around the Paulinus Chapel and a ‘wheeled’ Paulinus Cross is etched into their backs, reminding us that Christians have worshipped here for 1400 years; that worship continues here today and will do so through future generations.

The chairs are designed to appeal to, and to invite all who might chance by, to sit for a while and enjoy a moment’s peace, perhaps receiving, reviving or strengthening their faith.

Comfortable for worshippers, they will encourage meaningful seating arrangements to enhance our varied devotions. They will also be worthy of, and practical for our many cultural functions.

These sturdy, upholstered, padded seats have book and kneeler rests. They can be stacked and 10% of them have armrests. They are being purchased in lots as funds allow.

In line with good quality, made to last, modern furniture, each chair will cost about £170. Our congregation has already given sacrificially to transform our dingy, cold and dilapidated worship area. However, the provision of chairs is an additional cost for which we need a special appeal.

We are arranging a book of donations to record, in elegant calligraphy, each known gifting of chairs for the enhancement of worship in the Minster. Plaques have been ruled out to eliminate the temptation to search for and use one’s ‘own’ chair. This is contrary to the Christian ideal of unreserved hospitality to friend and stranger alike.

Please send your donations to the Rector and if you are a tax payer please consider Gift Aiding.