The great church carpet debate!
Posted by jdbsound on April 23, 2021
Should churches have carpet in the sanctuary and should there be padded seating?
Here is our latest video on this important issue.
Here are the details of how those values came to be.
The standard for a worship space to have a signal to noise ratio of 20 to 25dB and a flat response from 80 to 8000 Hertz comes from studying worship styles and working on hundreds of Churches. First, you have to look at all of the various elements of worship. They include:
- Main Elements (Based on Scriptures and by Jesus Example)
- Reading of Scripture
- Preaching and Sermons
- Questions and Answers
- Prayer
- Celebration of communion
- Congregational singing
- Offerings
- Secondary Elements (items that churches have added to worship after the reformation period.)
- Choir or choral music
- Music to support congregational singing
- Music lead by a worship team
- Announcements
- Sharing of testimonies
- Sharing of prayer requests
- Singing performances
- Music performances
- Music Rehearsals
- Child participation
- Congregational meetings
- Event Elements (non-worship uses of a sanctuary.)
- Weddings
- Funerals
- Teaching Events
- Conferences
- Concerts
- Fundraising events
- Music Lessons
These are all of the main elements of how the church sanctuary is used over its lifetime. Not all churches will practice these elements, but the first seven elements in the main portion are universal. Now here is an aspect that is least understood. If you have the ideal acoustic conditions for the first seven elements, the worship space can support all of the other elements that all churches will practice at one time or another.
For the rest of the article, here is a link to the PDF file on Carpeting in Churches.
Article by Joseph De Buglio
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