Church Pews: A Historical Perspective

The churches have seen a lot of radical changes in the last two centuries. Some of these changes have revolved around ideologies, while some are reflected in the different styles of church pews that have evolved over the years. Some of the designers of the early Christians and the architects have developed a centralized plan that is based purely on a circular or square or polygon. The most important aspect of central planning was the focus of the entire structure which was dominated by a dome on top. This plan has worked well, for the congregation attending the church were standing and sitting. So the banks have not been used in medieval times. The posts were a dominant feature in several churches in the period between 1600 and 1800. During this period, social rank was considered as a major influence in providing jobs and those who have better social status, were able to sit on the bench closest to the pulpit. All churches have a separate section of the banks that were destined to sit at the general public, while others were reserved for special groups. The different types of seating in the church, including schools for the poor, young, deaf / hard of hearing, widows and people of color. Pew for blacks were known as the black pews. Some of the churches were numbered Black schools and even labeled as "nigger". Another provision of chairs in the churches of former slave owners will be included for payment for the purchase of desktop space of its servants or slaves. In the period between 1840 and 1930, the church moved to private schools should be free and open seats. This has led to the coining of the term "free church". The early 19th century have resulted in various reforms and led to the collapse of the parish of age. The old parish system was established during the 12th century and in the meantime, the landscape in England was changing at a rapid pace. The city grew rapidly as Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and London. Although there is no guarantee that can also be found in the pews in the neighborhood. Disposition of those still random and disorganized. Most churches rent their desks in some of the families and churches, there were no banks in the name of a house. As a result of pressure was not strong in the Church, as no one else could sit on benches, other than rent. Churches used to make the provision of free places along the tunnels to cope with the problem, but this was not enough especially in light of population growth. Since 1930, there have been major changes in the seating arrangements in churches around the world and the United States, where more and more democratic ideology was the elimination of demarcation that separates the white of black people. In the post-Civil War, most of the churches has added new accessories and furniture including desks and pulpits box. Postwar period also saw the Reformation that has affected the design of the church. The pulpit has become a major feature, and stood behind the communion table. The communion table replaced the altar. If you look at the different periods in which the architecture of the church and was through banks of changes, we find that the changes were motivated by considerations of a theological nature. Today, theological considerations have no place in modern architecture of churches around the world. Some of the churches have also experimented with the arrangement of the church, banks, and there was a time when parishioners sat opposite each other in a face to face arrangement of the seats. The pews have been introduced in the Middle Ages and the seats are allocated only to those who needed to sit, as the elderly or infirms. Over time, the bishops took the chairs and this was followed by banks in the church for ministers and the congregation. In the modern world, all banks have applied to host the majority of participants in the mass. Bank of seats The deal was seen as an invention of northern Europe and there was a time when the rich have bought their desks. In some churches, there were no banks along gender lines. But those were the medieval era and things have changed radically in the 20th century. Today there is no difference between the separation of white or black, not gender, or rich and poor: every one can sit in the pews and to God