History  -  Mission Statement  -  Testimonials

History

In January of 1990, at the urging of a few close friends, Heaven Sent Designs began in a small garage in Jacksonville. Fl. We started offering a few costumes and 12 different banners in kit or completed form.  Five years later, we outgrew the garage and every other ounce of extra space in the home, and moved to a facility of 2500 sq. ft.  We now have products in 49 states and 13 countries. We offer an extensive line of Biblical costumes, often custom made for specific characters, as well as over 60 banner designs in two sizes. We have costumed entire choirs and casts for productions and have made banners as large as 20'x30'.

We have also made oversized props such as crowns for productions is large facilities.  Our banners and crowns have been used in numerous conventions and productions across the country.

Mission Statement

Heaven Sent Designs is committed to serving the church with quality affordable products for dramatic productions and worship.  Our heartfelt desire is to honor  and celebrate Jesus Christ through all aspects of banner ministry, from the initial research and designing, to the completed and presented banner.  Our costumes and banners are produced by a team of people who are committed to Jesus Christ and whose primary objective is to produce items of superior workmanship.

Testimonials - What Our Customers Say

    The soldier costume is beautiful and just what we were looking for! Your costume compliments what we already have, plus it looks great on our young men. Thank you also, for considering our request and pushing for our deadline. It is evident that you love the Lord by the gracious spirit you demonstrate.
L. Jennings Hamilton County Passion Play

    Dear Heaven Sent Staff Thank you so much for the banners you made for our church. They are absolutely gorgeous, far exceeding my expectations! It has been a pleasure working with your company.
M. Patterson Ripon Grace Brethren Church

    The children’s biblical costume order came today in a timely manner. Everything looks wonderful and so colorful! Great color choices! Thanks for the excellent service you provided for our youth theater!!!
D. Wolgemuth Riverside Youth Theater

    The banner arrived today. I knew it would be beautiful, but the photos certainly don’t show the quality workmanship involved.
L. Perry

    I want you to know that we are just thrilled with our banners and the “Lamb of God”. We have ordered four chancel banners from you and the “Lamb of God” is the most beautiful of them all. I know these banners will transform our temporary meeting place ( a school) and greatly add to an atmosphere of worship and praise to our God.
P. Milner Milltown Community Church

    "We searched through many sources for banners prior to choosing Heaven Sent and we are satisfied that we could have made no finer choice. When we ordered, we had a quickly-approaching deadline to meet in order to have the banners available for a special state-wide patriotic musical. Faced with this seemingly impossible task, Chris and her staff worked diligently to produce and deliver five gorgeous meticulously detailed banners, not only in time for our dress rehearsal, but days ahead of what we imagined possible. We are so grateful for this effort, and for the pageantry and rich blessing the banners added to this important production."
Sandra R. Rusnak First Church of God, Columbia, SC.

    "I want to express our delight with each of our banners. Our church family is very impressed and blessed by them. They are absolutely beautiful! We have presented our 'God With Us' musical three times and each time had people tell us what a difference the banners made and how much they 'touched' people as they were presented. Thanks for the way you worked with us to supply all our needs as expeditiously and as graciously as you did."
Leigh Worley Advent Christian Church, Benson, NC.

    "Enclosed is our check as final payment for our banner. They are so beautiful!! The crown arrived today and I can hardly believe the magnificence. Everyone who sees them is enthralled. You certainly provide a beautiful and a quality product!"
Ron Wilson First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, AL.

    "Heaven Sent Designs is a Class Act! We chose to purchase their banners because of the high quality and polished look of their designs. "
John Plastow First Covenant Church, Sacramento, Ca.

    "Heaven Sent Designs is the finest and most creative source of Praise and Worship Banners, Biblical Costumes, and accessories that I have found. This company began as a ministry and continues with ministry as its priority. I have personally observed the intense study and research that is done by Chris in developing every design and item that is produced by Heaven Sent. It is obvious that her goal is to honor Jesus Christ with her designs and that her heart is set on reaching people for the Savior and helping them to draw closer to Him through worship. "
Camp Kirkland Productions, Jacksonville, FL.

    "It has been my privilege to not only enjoy the ministry of Heaven Sent Designs through the beautiful banners, crowns, and costumes, but to know the heart behind the ministry. Chris Sandstrom has literally touched thousands of lives across the country through her gifts of creativity and pageantry. Each time we present our banners, we never fail to see the holiness and awesomeness of a loving God. It has become not only a banner and crown processional, but an entourage of beauty and majesty escorting the presence of the Lord into our auditorium. I can say without a doubt that the ministry of Heaven Sent Designs as led by Chris Sandstrom can and will revolutionize your ministry. "
Rodney Brooks First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL

    "Our church has been actively involved in the production of large Christmas pageants for the past 10 years. The primary costume resource for us has become Heaven Sent Designs. They have provided for our needs, whether small (one turban) or large (165 angel robes) promptly, efficiently and with grace. They are simply put, the best!"
Larry Kulcke Colonial Heights Baptist Church Jackson, MS.

    "I've looked around and have not found anywhere the combination of quality, prices and most importantly, prompt personal service as is offered by Heaven Sent Designs. In my opinion, the cream of the crop in the field of costumes and banners!"
Anthony Poole Tri-City Baptist Church, Conover, NC.

    "God has truly blessed Chris Sandstrom and her staff with a beautiful talent. The banners are beautiful and the kits are very easy to assemble. You could not gather all the different materials and trims and do the banners more economically than you can purchase the kit from Heaven Sent. Chris has a heart for the ministry and it shows through in all the products produced by her company."
Eddie Wilson Silverdale Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN.

    We have over thirty Heaven Sent banners which we use in a procession to enhance worship on special occasions. The breath taking beauty and majesty of these banners move the people to tears and usher them into an indescribable experience of the presence of God. We are grateful to God for the gifting he has given Chris Sandstrom as she designs and creates these magnificent banners.
Robert Butler Calvary Bible Church, Neenah, WI