Church Moving in Boston and MetroWest

Pick the week between two Sundays, then check the parish calendar for funerals, weddings, food pantry days, and weekday groups. Book the pew contractor and the organ builder, if needed, before our date. Weekday moves suit most churches, and we can work a Saturday on request when the calendar allows.

New England churches bring their own access problems: stone steps, narrow front doors, a sanctuary up a flight from the street, and a hall in the basement. Village-center churches in Wellesley, Needham, Natick, and Franklin often have limited parking, and in Boston neighborhoods the truck may need curb space held by the city. Many older buildings have no elevator. Before the date we walk both buildings and check the longest pew against each doorway, landing, and stair turn. If a diocese or insurer asks for our certificate of insurance, we send it on request.

Pews are long, heavy, and old, and their ends and arm rests are carved or shaped. We pad every end, carry pews on edge with enough people to keep them level, and keep them numbered so the rows go back in order. Floors in old sanctuaries are often wood or tile, so the route gets runners, and stone steps get pads at the edges.

Anything sacred is handled by the clergy or altar guild, not by the crew: vessels, the tabernacle, relics, vestments, and consecrated items. Stained glass stays with a glazier. Sheet music and choir robes are boxed by the choir director. Parish records are packed by the office staff, and the parish office computers are unplugged, padded, and set up at the new office; the church's IT volunteer handles email and the network.