Why does seating in a church affect the community?

Answer 1

One obvious way seating in a church can affect the church community is in how comfortable the seats are. Unless the church service is short, poor seats can be quite distracting. In a different fashion, though, church seating can affect the community in which the church resides because, in some small rural areas, the town church is still considered to be the focal point for town activities, such as town meetings. A church with adequate seating can make the difference between that building being usable for town activities or not.