Altars & Sanctuary
New Wood Altar Rails
Wood altar rails mark the sanctuary and give the faithful a place to kneel for Holy Communion.
About this collection
About New Wood Altar Rails
Fynders Keepers makes new wood altar rails and communion rails for Catholic churches and chapels. Every rail is made to order to the length your sanctuary needs, in Gothic, Roman, Romanesque or Spanish designs.
Price & freight
- Price: depends on size, material and design
- Freight: billed separately
Call 913-710-0025 or request a quote.
Styles & materials
- Styles: Gothic, Roman, Romanesque and Spanish
- Woods: solid oak, quartersawn white oak or paint-grade
- Finishes: natural, stained or painted
- Custom panel inserts can carry carved symbols such as the 12 Apostles
- We can closely match a rail from your parish's old black-and-white photos
Featured projects & options
- St. Gabriel's: 60 ft of rail with gates
- Roman altar railing for Newman University (oak or paint grade)
- Resin reproduction of an original Daprato railing with a stone finish—an 8 ft section is $3,500
- Some designs combine oak with a marble cap, marbleized columns and gold work
Common questions
Are your altar rails made to order?
Yes. Each rail is made to order to the length your sanctuary needs.
What woods and finishes can I choose?
Solid oak, quartersawn white oak or paint-grade wood, in a natural, stained or painted finish.
Can you copy a rail from old photos?
Yes. We can closely match a rail from your parish's old black-and-white photos.
Also see our marble altar rails, wood altars and marble altars.
Fynders Keepers brings 25 years of experience in church furnishings.
Learn more: Church requirements for altars · Altar and altar rail FAQs
New Wood Altar Rails
In the Sacred Liturgy
The altar rail, or communion rail, runs across the front of the sanctuary. It marks the boundary between the sanctuary, where the Holy Sacrifice is offered, and the nave, where the faithful pray, without hiding the altar from view. In this way it expresses both the holiness of the altar and the closeness of the people to it.
At the rail the faithful traditionally kneel to receive Holy Communion. Kneeling is a natural gesture of adoration before Christ, truly present in the Host, and the rail gives support to those who kneel, including the elderly. The priest moves along the rail giving Communion, accompanied by a server with the communion plate. Many rails include gates that open into the sanctuary.
Wood rails can be carved in Roman, Romanesque or Gothic styles, in oak and other hardwoods, with turned balusters, arches or pierced panels, and are often made to match a wood altar.
This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
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Looking for a different size, finish or design? Tell us what your church needs and we will prepare a quote.