Assemblings of the Exclusive Brethren takes place in their own meeting rooms which are designed in simple architecture with the interior lending itself to the family nature of the fellowship. Exclusive Brethren meetings are attended by all individual members able to be present. An essential feature is attendance by whole households. The Exclusive Brethren regard their meeting rooms, which are places of public worship, as holy places which must be treated with appropriate respect. In certain circumstances it is relevant to protect sessions of worship from interruption, consistent with Holy Scripture, "the doors shut where the disciples were" (John 20:19).