Columbarium Designers, Inc.

11/04/2019

McCleskey Construction Company has been meeting the needs of the cemetery industry as a turn-key, design-build company for mausoleums, columbariums and memorialization. McCleskey Construction Company is currently seeking an Administrative Accounting Assistant.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Familiarity with bookkeeping and basic accounting procedures
• Competency in MS Office, databases and accounting software, (Timberline a plus)
• Accounts Receivable/ Accounts Payable/ Data entry
• Provide administrative support - answering the telephone, opening, stamping mail, assisting visitors, UPS/FedEx preparation etc.
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets
• Data entry and word processing skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Dependable, well-organized, self-starter, and detail oriented
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment

07/11/2018

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/-different-items-to-include-in-your-columbarium

We have been talking about different items to include in your columbarium. An ossuary was suggested. If you remember an ossuary is a large underground vault that has an opening above ground. Cremated remains are poured down a cylinder into an underground vault and co-mingled with other cremated rema...

05/18/2018

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/should-an-ossuary-be-a-part-of-your-columbarium-program

Recently we had a few churches asks us questions about including an ossuary in their columbarium design. Since I’ve only been a part of the Columbarium Designers, Inc. team a few years, I didn’t know what an ossuary was. Dave, who has been helping churches, cemeteries and organizations with thei...

02/15/2018

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/cremation-try-looking-it-up-on-google

Have you ever typed the word “cremation” into Google? What did you get? After the sponsored ads, I got locations in my area I could go to that I could get a cremation done. Then of course Wikipedia with an accurate but cold statement of what cremation is. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremation...

01/30/2018

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/a-little-history-about-cremation
Is it for you?

12/12/2017

http://www.columbariumdesigners.com/article/a-columbarium-program-offers-compassion

Your group is excited it has made the decision to include a Columbarium on the campus. The committee chose the perfect design and construction partner, loves the master plan. Enough niches have been sold so construction of the first phase has been completed. The tracking of the sales online is easy?...

11/14/2017

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/columbarium-a-ministry

“Death ends a life, not a relationship”. It is the relationship that is important. The relationship you are building with the family and the relationship the family has with their loved one. You want to help the family to think through ways they can celebrate and remember their loved ones life.

10/31/2017

Do you believe a Columbarium should be on a Church Campus?
Please click onto the link below and complete the 5 question survey. (it takes less than 2 minutes)
https://cdi2.typeform.com/to/grpEkX

10/13/2017

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/what-is-a-tribute-center

09/15/2017

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/reason-to-memorialize-a-loved-one

Choosing cremation doesn’t mean a person doesn’t want to be honored, memorialized… remembered. Some individuals want to be cremated and then scattered, but they can still be memorialized. It is important to memorialize because it says that their life mattered. A monument, whether it is a plaque on t...

08/08/2017

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/how-is-a-columbarium-installed

06/13/2017

http://columbariumdesigners.com/article/what-is-a-columbarium-niche

A columbarium can be almost any size and can be put in areas you may not think to use. They do not take much space and can be located in unused areas. There are endless options. A church recently put niches behind their altar in a chapel. It works perfectly for them. A cemetery recently included a c...