These three windows might be thought of as a great hymn, praising with color and design what the organ and congregation praise with music and words.
The most dramatic symbol in this window is the Bethlehem Star on the right panel. Its bold yellows draw our attention to the Savior’s birth as the star from long ago drew the shepherds and wise men to the place where Christ was born.
In the lower right panel is the lowly manger in which Mary laid the Christ child—God-made-flesh
To the left, the Chi Rho, the Greek monogram for Christ, is completed with the cross at the lower left. This reminds us that the holy Christ child would suffer death on the cross to redeem us from our sins.
To the left is the staff to depict John the Baptist, who pointed the way to Jesus, the promised Savior. At the bottom of the panel, the staff disappears in the Jordan River as testimony of John’s declaration the he, who was not worthy even to untie Jesus’s sandals, was called upon to Baptize Jesus.
The descending Dove, ancient symbol for the Holy Spirit, is shown coming down from heaven and is coupled with the water just as we are told in Holy Scripture.
The purpose of the Ministry Window is to show Christ’s concern for the ministry of the whole person—spirit and body.
The left pane shows Jesus’s hand, which touches ours with His healing power.
On the right pane, the crutch, the wine jars, the mouth, the eye and the open tomb are all evidence of Christ’s concern for us at the point of our needs, whether physical or spiritual. Further, they stand as a constant reminder to us that the essence of Christian living is service in His kingdom.
The Passion Window is filled with symbols familiar to all of us.
The Crown of Thorns, the ladder, and the hammer on the left serve to remind us of our Lord’s humiliation at the hands of sinful men.
The cross, the drops of Blood, the spear, and the nails on the right, never let us forget that Christ made the ultimate sacrifice for our salvation—His holy, innocent Blood given unto death for us on Calvary’s hill.
Yet within these symbols of pain and sorrow, the bright colors and joyful use of light bring to our remembrance Christ’s ultimate victory over pain, suffering, and death itself.
Easter is always a reminder to us of Christ’s victory over death.
The empty cross and the victory crown of the right window proclaim Christ’s triumph over our griefs and sorrows. The rainbow reminds us of God’s promise to Noah that He would send a Savior to redeem man from his sins.
To the left is a stalk of grain to also symbolize the resurrection. In it, we understand that, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, death itself is at an end. Through His death and resurrection, we also will be resurrected.
The Pentecost Window contains the traditional symbols of the Wind, the Fire, the Seven Flames, and the Dove. These all join together “like the rush of a mighty wind” and fill the window as well as the Church.
The Gospel Window contains the symbols for the Scroll of the Old Testament and the Book and the Cross of the New Testament. In this concept, the Greek letters “Alpha” and “Omega” on the Old Testament Scroll demonstrate the truth of Salvation by Faith in Jesus Christ even in the Old Testament. The fullness of the Good News of Jesus Christ is revealed, however, in the Cross of Jesus in the New Testament.
On the right is the shell and water of Holy Baptism grounded in the Cross of Christ. The yellow ribbon symbolizes the life force of man as he is plunged, dead in sin, into the water of regeneration.
The left panel contains the elements of the Lord’s Supper. The chalice and the wafer, along with the stalk of wheat and the grapes are vivid reminders of the forgiveness of sins we receive through Christ’s Body and Blood at the Lord’s Table. The small piece of rose-colored glass at the bottom of the violet part of the ribbon of life hints at the resurrection.
This window, on the right pane, uses the Chi Rho—the cross monogram of Christ containing the first two Greek letters of Christ: the chi (X) and rho (P)
To the left, you can see the ship, with its strong gray hull gliding over the waves, driven by a large, white sail from which the red cross of Christ blazes forth, trailing purple and red banners. This reminds us that the Church’s first and foremost purpose is to be a life-saving station whose members keep constant watch on the sea, going out, day and night, searching for the lost.
The six door panes represent the continents.
These six windows and the one to the right of the front doors refer to
Matthew 28:19, “go ye therefore, and teach all nations, Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”