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Our Stained Glass Windows |
From the beginning of the vision that drove our recently completed building project, having stained glass windows was a part of the plan. The congregation
wanted a building that gave a sense of "timeless beauty" from within as well as a welcoming message to passers-by.
Today the light and warmth of Christ surrounds us as we worship. And, especially at night, the truth of His love spills out through the windows to cheer and beckon weary travellers entering the town of Washington.
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"God's riches descending on an impoverished world"
The light coming through our windows speaks of a descent. The stars descend from the window behind the cross and spread themselves throughout the room. These stars
represent the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, in which God promised to give Abraham many offspring, a people dedicated to the Lord.
 In our windows, red and orange flames also descend and spread, each one pointing to the pronouncement of a promise. In
the left window at the front, God's hand in creation holds flames which represent the promise in the white-hot moment of creation, when God made a world and pronounced it "GOOD!" The hand also holds an olive branch symbolizing the promise to Noah that the earth would never be
destroyed again. In the center window the flaming sun proclaims the promise given in Christ that all of us would be forgiven. In the right front window, the flames represent the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit, shown as a dove, is the guarantee of salvation through Jesus' death.
The descent of grace continues as more flames tell of the promise in the Holy Sacraments. In the front west window, Holy Communion is the subject. The burning flames signify the promise our Lord made when he said he gave
his Body and Blood "for you."  In the rear window, the cross rises from the water, symbolizing the promise of Holy Baptism, that each day a new self shall arise within us. The cross rising
from the waters is a "chi rho," a special cross constructed from the first two letters in the word "Christ" in Greek.
Thus our windows tell the story of a world alive with powerful promises. The power of God's promises burns within our church.
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