Tekton Woodworks

01/06/2025

We were honored and pleased that the SEEK conference in Salt Lake City chose to use the portable altar, ambo and presider's chair we designed and built for their main liturgies.

05/02/2024

Happy Feast of St. Joseph the Tekton!

07/13/2023

We had the great honor of designing and producing the entire interior environment for the Eucharistic Rally for the Diocese of Salt Lake City held July 9, 2023. This included the altar, ambo, bishop's chair, banners, layout, and lighting. The goal was to transform an exhibit space into a sacred space by mimicing the interior of the Cathedral of the Madeline in SLC. The temporary altar is faux finished Carrera marble that breaks down for storage for use in future large liturgies. The cathedra (bishop's chair) we used had been partially destroyed when the cathedral was renovated in the 1980s, and we had restored it 15 years ago. The large crucifix banner in the sanctuary is an artist rendition of the back wall of the cathedral sanctuary. The arena was ringed with large banners of the cathedral's stained glass windows. We even designed the processional banners for every parish to carry in the eucharistic procession. Just under 8000 people attended from all over the diocese.

05/30/2023

05/30/2023

New sanctuary furnishings for St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington, KY. This is a mostly African American parish, and since St. Peter Claver ministered to slaves in the 17th Century they wanted all the materials to be sourced from Africa. The wood is makore (African Cherry) and the granite is African Grey Granite. Thank you John VanWagoner for doing such wonderful fabrication work on these!

02/06/2023

Confessionals for St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Salt Lake City. Walnut with backlit stained glass by Glassfire Studios. Design by MHTN Architects. This completes the interior renovation started in 2018.

12/24/2021

Delivered a new baptismal font to Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church to complete their suite of liturgical furnishings.

12/31/2020

It's amazing that it's been 10 years since this was first published.

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07/04/2020

After 25 years since building the furnishings for St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Heber, Utah (our first church project), we were asked to build a new tabernacle stand for the sanctuary. We have worked on over 40 churches since building that first altar in the basement .

10/19/2018

Presider's and deacons' chairs for Holy Family Catholic Church in Ogden. Utah.

07/27/2018

Recently completed furnishings for St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Salt Lake City. Calacatta marble and black walnut. Designs by Peggy McDonough.

07/27/2018