What Is Pulpit?
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin pulpitum (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accessed by steps, with sides coming to about waist height. From the late medieval period onwards, pulpits have often had a canopy known as the sounding board, tester or abat-voix above and sometimes also behind the speaker, normally in wood. Though sometimes highly decorated, this is not purely decorative, but can have a useful acoustic effect in projecting the preacher’s voice to the congregation below. Most pulpits have one or more book-stands for the preacher to rest his or her bible, notes or texts upon.
The pulpit is generally reserved for clergy. This is mandated in the regulations of the Catholic Church, and several others (though not always strictly observed). Even in Welsh Nonconformism, this was felt appropriate, and in some chapels a second pulpit was built opposite the main one for lay exhortations, testimonies and other speeches. Many churches have a second, smaller stand called the lectern located in the Epistle side, which can be used by lay persons, and is often used for other Scripture lessons and ordinary announcements. The traditional Catholic location of the pulpit to the left side of the chancel or nave has been generally retained by Lutherans and many Anglicans, while in Presbyterian and Baptist churches the pulpit is located in the centre behind the communion table. Many modern Roman Catholic churches have an ambo that functions as both a pulpit and lectern.
Why Is A Pulpit Important?
It stands squarely in the center of the platform to symbolize the proclamation of the Word of God and the central focus of our worship. To Promote the Centrality and Authority of the Word of God. To Preach the Precepts of the Word of God.
Who Stands At The Pulpit?
The pulpit is a raised stand used by a preacher (usually the vicar), from which he or she will give a talk, known as a sermon, during a service. The origin of the word pulpit is the Latin word pulpitum, which means a platform or stage.
Pulpit Prices In Ghana:
GH₵ 6,800.00
Modern Wooden Pulpit
GH₵ 2,700.00
Glass Pulpit With Wooden
GH₵ 2,450.00
Neat Tempered Glass Pulpit
GH₵ 2,500.00
Wooden Pulpit
GH₵ 3,500.00