church pews

Where congregations sit

Church pews are the long wooden benches with backs found in Christian churches, arranged in rows facing the altar.

Congregants sit in pews during services.

The term sometimes appears figuratively to mean regular church attendance or the congregation itself: He hadn't seen the inside of a church pew in years.

Related

hymns · hymn singing · kneeling · wooden · cushions · congregation · aisle · front row · back row · sermon · worship · prayer · prayer book · altar · stained glass · stained glass windows · Sunday · reverence

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Opposites
seating formality/permanence

church pewsfolding chairs

Hinged portable seating

standing room · open floor · stackable chairs · plastic chairs · bean bag chairs

sacred vs. secular seating

church pewsbar stools

High seats at counters

office chairs · park benches

standing vs. sitting

church pewsstanding room only

No seats available

Family

church, pew, churches, pews, churchly, churchman, churchmen, churchyard, churchwarden

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G