Create more (or less) space in your venue with these four portable church dividers.
The venues that portable churches inhabit are seldom designed with the needs of churches in mind. Churches are ever-evolving with their space needs and there are very few buildings that can provide everything without needing alterations.
Over decades, churches have devised ways for creating more (or less!) space in their venues. And now, there are some excellent options, specifically designed with portable churches in mind.
Flexibility is a keyword when it comes to portable setups and when it comes to creating spaces, flexibility is crucial. There are several portable church divider options and various ways to use each of them. Here are our Top Four Best Portable Church Dividers.
4 Best Dividers for Portable Churches
1. Pop-up walls
Pop-up walls are cost-effective and take only a minute to set up. They come with your chosen design on them, which means that you can either choose them to come in a plain color, an attractive pattern, or with your church’s branding on them.
If you purchase PCI’s pop-up walls, the advantages include that they’re lightweight and very easy to carry and transport, they are reusable i.e. you just need to update the fabric and use the original frame, the frame has a manufacturer lifetime warranty, and you can order either straight or curved setups.
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2. Cases
Portable Church Cases are not only for safely transporting portable church equipment. With a bit of creativity, they can also serve as great dividers when you need to section off areas.
Rather than having to find places to store your cases on a Sunday, you can use them as portable church dividers. Generally, they have carpeted sides, which means you can easily attach temporary signs or fabric to them with velcro and totally hide the fact that they are, in fact, cases.
With cases already being in the venue, this could even reduce your packing up time, because you don’t have to walk too far to fetch them after your Sunday service.
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3. Scuba walls
These are highly effective portable church dividers because they span from the ceiling, down to the floor. They are also very easy to set up and an extremely safe option.
With the use of magnets, your team can create wonderful spaces within your portable church venue and not have to worry about this kind of divider being knocked over.
Additionally, scuba walls can be very long, and shorter ones can be overlapped to create extensive walls. Scuba walls also take up very little space when storing them, which is an added bonus for portable churches.
Learn how to set up your scuba wall safely with this short clip.
4. Pipe & Drape
Pipe and drape is the best option for venues with high ceilings and when kids won’t constantly be in contact with the drape.
Putting up scuba walls requires your team to be able to reach the ceiling and conform to the ceiling’s metal components when creating a space. However, with pipe and drape, you can create any size space, anywhere you want.
For events that require some extra creativity and setting a special scene, going with pipe and drape is best. Depending on the drape options you have, you can create some wonderfully colorful, dramatic, or even glamorous spaces that cater to what your church event needs. But when it comes to your weekly church needs, simple drapes are all you need to create more, or less, space for your people.
A COMBINATION OF PORTABLE CHURCH DIVIDERS IS KEY
With a good dose of creativity, many churches use a combination of the dividers recommended above. It just takes your team to evaluate the spaces needed and how best to use the various divider options on hand. What is great is that you can build your stock of dividers with time and none of them are permanently placed, which means that you can always be making adjustments and improving the venue that your portable church inhabits.
