2 front door churches..1 for men..1 for women

[Jerry Bell]

I have recently started making the effort to stop and take pictures of churches that still have the 2 front doors. One door was for the women to enter and the other likewise for the men. Also in church the men sat on one side and the women sat on the other side. I don't know any church that still practice this but they are several of the church buildings in this area and nearby states. Many of the churches was founded in the mid 1800's to the early 1900's." I think" I have seen Baptist - Methodist - Church of Christ so it wasn't one domination that practiced this. I can remember as a young lad when this was partially being practiced where the men and women would sit on oposite sides but as a young teen it was'nt practiced.

Was this practiced it anyone's area?

Does anyone know why and how this tradion started?

[Andrea Larabee]

I don't know of any churches in the US that practice that but currently there is a Baptist church in India that does. I don't think it is the church that promotes that though, it must be a cultural issue.

[Dave McClung]

I have recently started making the effort to stop and take pictures of churches that still have the 2 front doors. One door was for the women to enter and the other likewise for the men. Also in church the men sat on one side and the women sat on the other side. I don't know any church that still practice this but they are several of the church buildings in this area and nearby states. Many of the churches was founded in the mid 1800's to the early 1900's." I think" I have seen Baptist - Methodist - Church of Christ so it wasn't one domination that practiced this. I can remember as a young lad when this was partially being practiced where the men and women would sit on oposite sides but as a young teen it was'nt practiced.

Was this practiced it anyone's area?

Does anyone know why and how this tradion started?

When I was a child my father was pastor of the ElDorado, Arkansas Nazarene Church. In that church there were two rows of seats at the front that were turned sideways to the rest of the pews. We referred to that area as the "amen corner." Only men sat in the amen corner. Their wives and children sat in the pews where the people looked directly at the preacher. I don't think there was any thological basis for the separation of men and women. It was just the local custom.

[Jerry Bell]

We had the 2 rows - sideway pews also and only the men sat there. They would amen the preacher -- or not.

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

Dave, I remember the old First Church of the Nazarene in Rock Hill, SC. They had an Amen Corner on the right facing the pastor, just like you described.
I remember the pastors: Coursey, Hand, Liner, Scott
That is where we attended when Evangelist Felter held us a revival. They have built two building since then, and there are now five COTN churches in town. Joseph Finger built the 2nd church while we were at First Church. You may remember Professor Larry Finger, his son. They lived beside of us, when I was small.