Are there any kneelers in protestant churches?

[kayla]

As a Catholic, I am so use to seeing kneelers in almost all churches. But I have never attended services in a protestant church. Do any of them have kneelers?
I was once asked…, if you turely believe Christ is presant in the church and the blessed sacrament of communion, would you ever get off your knees? I thought about this and “No” I would probably not get off my knees in his presence.:bowdown:

 

[Syele]

Most Episcopal Churches have them. I have seen them in some Methodist churches too.

Growing up in a inter-denominational church they had them only all around the front of the church. These weren’t the same though as they aren’t attached to pews and are more padded and larger. I’ve been in a few Baptist churches with those “up at the alter” too.

Most non-denominational (And Assembly of God churches) I attended do not have kneelers, but that doesn’t stop them from kneeling. Some even go prostrate on the floor. There have been many occasions I wish the Church had provided kneelers, I’m not in the best of shape to be on my knees on the floor so much.

 

[consumedconvert]

Your occasional Presbyterian Church will have kneelers.

 

[Jabronie]

My wife did mission work in Tanzania and she said that Lutherans in Tanzania kneel more than Catholics in America.

 

[JonNC]

As a Catholic, I am so use to seeing kneelers in almost all churches. But I have never attended services in a protestant church. Do any of them have kneelers?
I was once asked…, if you turely believe Christ is presant in the church and the blessed sacrament of communion, would you ever get off your knees? I thought about this and “No” I would probably not get off my knees in his presence.:bowdown:

Older Lutheran churches have them, newer ones less so (unfortunately). The old line used to be “stand to praise, sit to listen, kneel to pray.” Curiously, many Lutherans kneel to receive the sacrament, but not so much in the pews anymore.
I’ve noticed on tv that Catholics do not kneel when they receive the sacrament? Why is that?
Jon

 

[joeybaggz]

Older Lutheran churches have them, newer ones less so (unfortunately). The old line used to be “stand to praise, sit to listen, kneel to pray.” Curiously, many Lutherans kneel to receive the sacrament, but not so much in the pews anymore.
I’ve noticed on tv that Catholics do not kneel when they receive the sacrament? Why is that?
Jon

Standing attentively and with reverence is considered a sign of respect.

 

[Lilyflower]

I guess a kneeler is one who kneels

 

[JonNC]

Standing attentively and with reverence is considered a sign of respect.

Agreed. I was just curious after the OP said:

I was once asked…, if you turely believe Christ is presant in the church and the blessed sacrament of communion, would you ever get off your knees? I thought about this and “No” I would probably not get off my knees in his presence

Jon

 

[Publisher]

In my experience, those Meetings I have attended do not have “kneelers”, some Friends kneel when they pray while the rest of us sit in expectant waiting…or most often those Friends which offer “verbal prayer or ministry” stand and the rest sit in waiting.

 

[valiermn]

As a Catholic, I am so use to seeing kneelers in almost all churches. But I have never attended services in a protestant church. Do any of them have kneelers?
I was once asked…, if you turely believe Christ is presant in the church and the blessed sacrament of communion, would you ever get off your knees? I thought about this and “No” I would probably not get off my knees in his presence.:bowdown:

Some Lutheran Churches did have them and We do Have a communion Rail in the Lutheran church today. I was a catholic and the Church closet to my house does not have kneelers and there is no room for on the floor to kneal

 

[Harpazo]

Shlomo lkhulkhun,

Up until the Reformation and the fractions that came from it, there were not even pews in churches. It’s only a Protestant innovation. People stood the whole time and knelt on the ground, did prostrations, etc. If you were to visit certain Eastern Catholic Churches in their native regions, you would most likely see churches without pews.

I cannot imagine seeing kneelers in Protestant ecclessial buildings, but I suppose certain liturgical groups such as Anglicans might have them. Kneelers seem like a Catholic adaptation for the Protestant spread of pews.

Alloho minokhoun,
Andrew

 

[O.S.Luke]

I cannot imagine seeing kneelers in Protestant ecclessial buildings, but I suppose certain liturgical groups such as Anglicans might have them. Kneelers seem like a Catholic adaptation for the Protestant spread of pews.

Lots of Protestant churches have kneelers, both in the pews and around the altar. All of the churches of early Methodism had wooden kneelers built into the pews (box pews, usually), as they were modeled after Anglican churches. You will still see kneelers on the East Coast, and in Methodist churches across the South - many of them over 200 years old and original to the buildling (and the kneelers still aren’t padded on most of them). Many Methodists still kneel to receive the Eucharist.

O+

 

[chris_molter]

Most Episcopal Churches have them.

Not only that, but most of em still have their altar rails intact, which is more than I can say for most of the Catholic Churches I’ve attended!

 

[emeraldcoast]

Not only that, but most of em still have their altar rails intact, which is more than I can say for most of the Catholic Churches I’ve attended!

Yes Chris, and you will also see us kneel at the alter to receive Communion in both forms. I am so surprised that not all Catholic Churches offer both forms at Communion to the people. There must of been a reason that Jesus offered His Apostles both bread and wine at the Last Supper. “Do this in memory of Me” --Shouldn’t we follow His lead?

God Bless!

 

[chris_molter]

Yes Chris, and you will also see us kneel at the alter to receive Communion in both forms. I am so surprised that not all Catholic Churches offer both forms at Communion to the people. There must of been a reason that Jesus offered His Apostles both bread and wine at the Last Supper. “Do this in memory of Me” --Shouldn’t we follow His lead?

God Bless!

Odd. With the exception of the TLM/EF liturgy I’ve always seen the cup offered. Whether it’s a good or bad thing can be debated, since there were good reasons for not offering the cup to the laity (although at this point in time, I don’t think those reasons are applicable any longer). Personally, I think intinction is the way to go. (We received both by the cup and intinction when I was in TEC)

 

[O.S.Luke]

Be careful, Chris. Some of your Catholic brothers and sisters will tell you intinction is of the devil.

 

[valiermn]

Be careful, Chris. Some of your Catholic brothers and sisters will tell you intinction is of the devil.

On Catholic answers Live Father Vincent Serpa Said that some RC Churches use intiction and the Eastern Churches as well The Eastern Church uses a spoon The body and blood are given on a spoon. Father Serpa also mentioned that intiction allows a parish to use less Eucharistic ministers. We use both Intiction and Comunion at the rail in My Luthern Church. I prefer Comunion at the rail

 

[JonNC]

On Catholic answers Live Father Vincent Serpa Said that some RC Churches use intiction and the Eastern Churches as well The Eastern Church uses a spoon The body and blood are given on a spoon. Father Serpa also mentioned that intiction allows a parish to use less Eucharistic ministers. We use both Intiction and Comunion at the rail in My Luthern Church. I prefer Comunion at the rail

My mom can’t stand intinction. She says that Christ did not say “take and dip”.

 

[emeraldcoast]

My mom can’t stand intinction. She says that Christ did not say “take and dip”.

Jon,

Send your mom over to my church where the cup will be offered to her to drank from and the option of intinction is available as well.

God Bless!

 

[Blueberry]

The Episcopal church I went to once had kneelers = they also knelt for Communion. At the Lutheran churches I’ve attended (and this was years ago, I only go to the Catholic church now) they knelt for Communion at a rail. Makes me wonder why on earth we can’t be kneeling for Communion, (we’re the ones that believe in the total Real Presence after all!!) though I do understand we have a lot more people at Mass than those churches did attending service.