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This post begins our Windows Wednesday series. First, we will post an overview of the chapel history and design inspiration. Each Wednesday, we will show a picture of the window of the day, a description of what is pictured on that window, an image of the original artist’s... Read More →

The chapel was built as part of the initial building project begun April 5, 1964. The initial design included not only the chapel, but also the office wing, the fellowship hall (Pierson Hall), and the education wing. The building was funded by a 20% contribution from the Wesley... Read More →

Welcome to the first Windows Wednesday! The first window in the Chapel sits over the door. As all upper portions of the chapel windows, the Hand of God window represents the Father, providing a visual blessing to worshipers as they enter and as they leave. Note the curving lines... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! Today, we are examining Chapel window 2, the Incarnation. Following the general theme, we see the first of the Father’s acts of creation depicted by His angels at the top of the window observing the event below. The second area depicts the... Read More →

Today’s window is Chapel Window 3—The Carpenter’s Shop. The third chapel window begins above with God’s creation of the sun and the moon. Below that we see the Holy Family at work in the carpenter shop of Joseph. Reflecting that, the lowest section of the window... Read More →

Today’s focus is Chapel Window 4—Christ Among the Doctors. In this window, the Father’s creation is celebrated with stars, representing Light. The story of Christ’s life is known by many names: “Christ Among the Doctors,” “The Finding in the... Read More →

This week, we will be looking at Chapel Window 5—The Baptism. At the top, we see God’s separation of the waters from the waters, the creation of the sky and the heavens. Below that, we see John the Baptist with Christ at the River Jordan. The Holy Spirit descends to Him in... Read More →

Welcome back! This week, we will examine Chapel Window 6, The Sermon on the Mount. At the top of the window, we see the continents of the earth, centered on the Atlantic Ocean, representing God’s gathering together of the waters under the sky to allow dry land to appear.... Read More →

On this Windows Wednesday, we will be looking at Chapel Window 7, The Teachings. At the top of the window, we see the wind and weather of God’s creation, exemplified by fire, hail, snow, and vapors. Below that, we see the parable of the Good Shepherd. We see the good... Read More →

Welcome to another Windows Wednesday! This week, we will be looking at Chapel Window 8, The Last Supper. In the top portion, we see God’s creation of the world exemplified by wind-tossed trees in a storm. The journey of Jesus continues with the Last Supper, a story... Read More →

This week, for Windows Wednesday, we are examining Chapel Window 9—Christ in the Garden. The top of the window shows verdant hills and mountains, representing the fruitful earth. Below that, we see Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. Below, Peter, James, and John are... Read More →

Welcome to another Windows Wednesday! Today we are looking at Chapel Window 10—The Crucifixion. At the top, we see a cat and a whale, as representations of God’s creation of the animals: the beasts, birds, and creeping things. Below that, we see the focus of this window,... Read More →

It’s Windows Wednesday again! This week, we complete our examination of the Chapel windows with Window 11—The Resurrection. At the top, God’s creation is exemplified by men of a variety of races in conversation with one another, a fitting reminder that Christ’s... Read More →

The Sanctuary was added to the initial building nearly ten years after the initial phase of construction, with the cornerstone being laid in 1973. The structure was completed for Easter services in 1974, and consecration celebrations were held from April 28–May 19 that year. The... Read More →

This first Windows Wednesday for the Sanctuary focuses on the top portion of Window 1—The Child. See the “Sanctuary History” post for a diagram of the window numbering. As in the Chapel, each of the large windows contains three scenes. In this room, the windows each... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! Today, we look at the middle panel of Sanctuary Window 1—The Child. In this domestic scene, we see  Jesus as a boy, learning the carpentry trade from Joseph. Mary, in her traditional blue robes, watches on while sewing. According to the gospel... Read More →

Welcome to another Windows Wednesday! Today, we are looking at the lowest portion of Sanctuary Window 1—The Child. Each window portrays different aspects of Jesus’ character, and the lowest portion of the window shows that trait in action today through the Holy Spirit. This... Read More →

It’s Windows Wednesday again! Today, we will look at the top portion of Sanctuary Window 2—The Teacher. In this panel, we see Solomon. God appeared to Solomon in a dream shortly after he succeeded his father, King David. We see the light radiating down on the face of... Read More →

Here we are for another Windows Wednesday! Today we will be looking at the middle portion of Sanctuary Window 2—The Teacher. The central section of each nave window depicts a scene from the life of Christ which exemplifies the theme of the window. In this image, we see Jesus... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday. Today’s window is the bottom of Sanctuary window 2, The Teacher. In this panel, we see a teacher at a blackboard in front of a youth Sunday School class. Our Youth Ministry is a thriving community of teens that gather Sunday nights for... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday. Today, we are examining the top, “God, the Father” portion of Sanctuary Window 3, The Leader. This window as a whole shows the quality of leadership displayed in the Old Testament, by Jesus in the New Testament, and inspired by the... Read More →

Welcome back for another Windows Wednesday! Today, we are featuring the center section of Window 3—The Leader of Men. This section focuses on Jesus recruiting His disciples. We see a well-known image of Jesus calling Simon and Andrew away from their work as fishermen and to a... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! This week, we will examine the lowest portion of Sanctuary Window 3—The Leader of Man. This section displays the Holy Spirit in action today, displaying the leadership exemplified throughout the window. The image is an adult Bible study group.... Read More →

It’s Windows Wednesday once again! Today we are beginning to look at Sanctuary Window 4—The Comforter. At the top, as before, is a scene from the Old Testament. Here we see the prophet Isaiah on his knees. From the Biblical story, we know that Isaiah was called by God to be... Read More →

Welcome back to another Windows Wednesday! Today, we are examining the middle section of Sanctuary Window 4—The Comforter. This entire window focuses on the trait of compassion and comforting exhibited by Jesus, and this is clearly evident in the scene depicted here. We see Jesus... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! Today, we are examining the bottom portion of Sanctuary Window 4, which exemplifies Christ as “The Comforter.” In this panel, we see a minister counseling a couple. Our church is committed to the care and comfort of all, and we... Read More →

Welcome to another Windows Wednesday! Today we are looking at Sanctuary Window 5—Christ the Physician. This entry focuses on the Old Testament section at the top of the window. We see three primary figures in the image. In the background, the mistress of the house where the... Read More →

It’s time for another Windows Wednesday! Today, we will examine the center of Sanctuary Window 5—The Physician. This window’s theme shows the power of Christ as a healer, and the middle of this large window is a scene from the life of Jesus. As described in Mark,... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! Today, we are focusing on the lower portion of Sanctuary Window 5—The Physician. The entire window is centered around the theme of Christ as a healer, and in this bottom portion we see the Holy Spirit guiding our actions today. The image is of a... Read More →

Welcome back to another Windows Wednesday! Sanctuary Window 6 has the theme “Christ, The Friend of Sinners.” This week, we will look at the Old Testament scene at the top of the window, God’s first covenant with man. We see in this image Noah leading his family... Read More →

Here we are again for another Windows Wednesday! Today, we will be looking at the central image in the “Friend of Sinners” window. This image, like the center of the other nave windows, depicts a scene from the life of Christ. In this scene, we see Jesus urging... Read More →

It’s another Windows Wednesday! Today we are looking at the bottom portion of Sanctuary Window 6—The Friend of Sinners. This window has examined the Christ-like quality of extending God’s love to everyone, including those who have sinned. In this image, we see a... Read More →

Here we are for another Windows Wednesday! Today, we will begin to look at Sanctuary Window 7—The Man of Sorrows. The highest portion of the window, the Old Testament image, comes from the book of Job. The book tells the story of Job, a man considered to be pious and deserving of... Read More →

Here we are for another Windows Wednesday! We are studying the seventh Sanctuary window, The Man of Sorrows. Today we will look at the middle portion; the scene from the life of Christ. Pictured here, we see Jesus bearing His cross with the help of Simon the Cyrenian, as told in... Read More →

It’s Windows Wednesday again, and our last day with Sanctuary Window 7: Christ, the Man of Sorrows. Today we’ll be looking at the lowest portion of the window representing a scene with the Holy Spirit reflecting this quality. In the image, we see Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read More →

Today for Windows Wednesday, we will begin examining Sanctuary Window 8, featuring Christ as the Son of God as its theme. The uppermost section of the window is, as all of the nave windows, a scene from the Old Testament. This image features Abraham’s vision of God. We see... Read More →

Today for Windows Wednesday, we are looking at the middle section of Sanctuary Window 8, the Son of God. As with the other windows in the Sanctuary, this section features a scene from the life of Jesus. In this case, we are looking at a representation of the event known as the... Read More →

Welcome to another Windows Wednesday! In recent weeks, we have been examining the Son of God window, Sanctuary Window 8. Today, we will look at its lowest panel, showing the Holy Spirit at work in the present day. The bottom section of the window shows an astronaut on a space... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! Today and next week we will be examining the balcony windows in the Sanctuary. As a pair, they show the presence of the Holy Spirit in the world through God’s love for man and man’s love for God, and they are very densely packed with... Read More →

Welcome back! We’re winding down our Windows Wednesday series with the final windows in the Sanctuary. Today, we are looking at Balcony Window B—Man’s Love for God. This window illustrates mankind’s interaction with the Holy Spirit today. At the top, we see the... Read More →

Welcome to the home stretch of our Windows Wednesday series! Today is the first of our final three posts and will cover the South Façade Window in the Sanctuary. This massive piece incorporates images and symbols that span the entire Bible and extend the story of Christianity... Read More →

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday! Next week will be our last post, but all the posts will be hosted permanently on our website at Kentmethodist.org/windows-wednesday. This large window divides the history of Methodism thematically into three parts: the left (or east) side is the... Read More →

Welcome to the final post in our Windows Wednesday series! In this post we are examining West side of the South Façade window in the Sanctuary. This side of the window depicts the spread of Christianity after the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The story begins at... Read More →