Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Have a Seat: On Properly Positioning Church Pews

Church pews are an indispensable item in any house of worship. They provide the bare minimum of comfort for those celebrating Mass or attending service, while their deliberate shared seating capacity allows for the celebrants to come together in praise of the Lord. In short, church pews, while appearing at times as ordinary wooden benches, serve a very important role.

Ministers and priests alike will want to position their pews properly for the best effect. While it’s only natural that the faithful need to face the altar or front of the temple, houses of worship only have so much room for a certain number of pews. A little ingenuity can maximize the space within a sanctuary, fitting as many pews as the location permits.


One way to properly position pews is to first mark the floor of a temple with masking tape to denote a pew’s position. Those attempting to move the church furniture this way should also measure the dimensions of the pews to get a rough idea of how each will take up space. It’s wiser to move the pews one by one, starting with the front row moving backwards. If there are spaces along the sides of the temple, ministers should consider either adding pews positioned diagonally, or smaller pews to fill in the gaps.

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