Vriesland ChristmasStaging ChristmasStage Design Church ChristmasChurch Christmas Stage IdeasChurch Christmas Dinner DecorationsChristmas Stage Design BackdropsAdvent Stage DesignDecorating Church For ChristmasWinter Stage DesignForwardJosh Collesano from Woodside Bible Church in Troy, MI brings us this awesome look for their Christmas stage design. Info from Josh: At Woodside our stage and venue designs are more based around the seasons of our culture and church vs series-based. That being said one of the 5-7 looks we do every year falls at winter time and Christmas. For us, just like you, Christmas Eve is a massive season where many are coming that normally wouldn't come; so we put a lot of effort into this look. Dan Harmon from Next Level Church in Fort Myers, Florida brings us this cool stage for their Christmas. Joel Tyson from Citypoint Church in Denver, CO brings us this great Christmas look. Sky Full of Stars Cameron Helwege from Statesboro First United Methodist Church in Statesboro, GA brings us this starry stage design for Christmas.

Chad Kirchoff from Woodridge Baptist Church in Kingwood, TX brings us this pallet beautification project. The team from from Dynamic Christian Assembly in Osun, Nigeria brings us this simple Christmas design. Shey from Faith Baptist in Bartlett, TN brings us this multi-set stage design for their 2016 Christmas musical. James Trippett from Bon Air Church of the Nazarene in Kokomo, Indiana brings us this crafty Christmas design. Lee Coate from The Crossing in Las Vegas, NV brings us Christmas crate design. Brandy Gibson from Chestnut Ridge Church in Morgantown, WV brings us these Christmas pallet chandeliers. Jeff Dietz from Grace Fellowship North in Katy, TX brings us these super rugged Christmas trees. Jordan Christie from Hillcrest Baptist Church Spanish Trail Campus in Pensacola, FL brings us this stage design incorporating trees. Jason Caldwell from Peninsula Bible Fellowship in Silverdale, WA brings us this stage design that would work perfect or Valentine’s Day.

Metal and Wood Grain Estevan Medina from Centro Cristiano Vida Nueva in Phoenix, AZ brings us this nice use of pallets and corrugated aluminum. Elizabeth Klingler from Substance Church in Ashland, Ohio brings us this home-y Christmas stage design. Courtney Dickinson-Mukamuri from Covenant Church in Doylestown, PA brings us this fabric-y Christmas design. Throwback: Christmas in La La Land Check out this city skyline from Oasis Church in Los Angeles, California. Greg Muncy at Cornerstone Fellowship in California used this stage design from October through December. Christmas lights and windows frames created a really cool “starry night” feel. Jeff Abbott, the production director at Christ Church in Hickory, North Carolina put in a treemendous amount of work into this awesome set. Christmas Decorating Ideas For ChurchChristmas Craft BoothsChristmas Decorations For Church IdeasChurch Decorations For ChristmasBooth HolidayDecorations WinterChristmas ActivityHoliday CheerFree Printable Christmas QuotesForwardI love this hymn of faith to celebrate Christmas!

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The white flag bunting was sewn from muslin and thick twine. The bunting, combined with the lights, created a feeling of a snowy, starlit sky.wall decor for sale in philippinesThe sermon series through Advent was calledMorepin 7PinChristmas stage design MoreMorepin 9Pin32in Giant Cardboard Snowflakes Set by MettaPrints on Etsy MoreMorepin 18heart 1Pinlove this! home decor in corona caor out in courtyard where greeting table usually is?exterior paint colors 1900sMorepin 119heart 7PinMarch stage design ideaMorepin 4PinCreate this DIY particle board using Styrofoam and a strand of Christmas lights. Source: Church Stage Design IdeasMorepin 15PinPastor Tom Halladay teaching us about Joy during the Christmas season.

Saddleback Church Lake Forest CampusMorepin 5PinThe design itself was fairly simple – they went out to some woods behind the church, cut down a few moderately sized trees and painted them white with a Wagner power sprayer. Then they took each tree and supported it using cement in a one gallon paint bucket. The windows were hung from one another using airline cable and were arranged in a curve to make the stage appear smaller.Morepin 220heart 7PinTree Variety MoreMore We’ve all seen them. The sets and stages at larger churches with bigger budgets that make your mouth drop. You get super excited about creating something similar on your stage, only to find out that the design you’re trying to recreate costs more than your entire annual production budget. It’s easy to give up any hope of having an amazing stage design when you have a small budget. But, with the right materials and a little creativity, you can make a stellar stage design without breaking the bank. In this post, we’ll cover a number of low-cost materials to create stage designs with, but first, there are a few things you need to consider when building your set.

There’s only so much that a stage design can do on its own. Lighting is what changes a plain stage into a dynamic environment, and it can really control mood of your room. Stage designs will come and go, but chances are, you’ll be using whatever lights you have until they die. If you have the option, set aside a portion of your set budget to buy at least 1-2 new lighting fixtures. By the time you’ve gone through 4-5 stage designs, you will have built up a nice lighting rig. One of the easiest ways to give your stage a dynamic feel is to add depth.  Flat designs can easily become boring, but depth can make for some very cool shadows on your set, which will give you a wide array of options when designing your lighting cues each week. It’s easy to make a set look good with lights that are constantly changing color and intensity, but your set needs to look good when the lights aren’t in motion. Also, if your room is used for more than just weekend worship, you need to make sure your set looks good without being lit at all.

With those things in mind, let’s look at some of my favorite building materials for constructing stage designs, along with some real-world examples for inspiration. PVC pipe comes in a variety of lengths and diameters, and since it’s commonplace in every household, it’s quite cheap. At about $5 for a 10ft section, your money will go a long way towards creating some great designs using PVC. Pro tip: Use acetone to wipe away the manufacturer-printed information on the side of each piece of pipe.  Leaving the text on will just be a distraction.  (Example 1  •  Example 2  •  Example 3) Possibly the strongest contender on the list due to its sheer flexibility (both literally and figuratively), this corrugated plastic is an excellent building block for any stage design. Coroplast can maintain its lightweight, yet sturdy, form in just about any shape, which means your options are virtually unlimited when building. In addition to opaque white, coroplast can also be found in translucent varieties, which will give you the option of lighting it from behind to create some stunning effects on your stage.  

Again, keep in mind that lighting is what will really create great looks with a coroplast set, not the material itself. The best place to find low-cost coroplast sheets is your local sign shop.  Any shop that prints yard signs & the like will most likely have 4’x8′ sheets of coroplast on hand.  Prices vary from place to place, but a 4’x8′ sheet will usually run around $12-$20. You can also pick up sheets at some home improvement stores such as Home Depot.  (Example 1  •  Example 2  •  Example 3  •  Example 4) Like PVC, window screen is widely available at any home improvement store and it comes very cheap. Crinkling up window screen can create some serious shadows, which can add depth and texture to an otherwise boring set. Make sure to wear heavy duty gloves when working with this material though; the sharp edges of a roll of screen can shred your hands if you aren’t careful.   Wood is yet another solid choice for set building.  Lumber is already pretty cheap, but often times you can find pallets for free from local warehouses and storage facilities.