The sanctuary where the members of Zion Lutheran Church worship was deigned to give honor to God for the gift of His Son. The story of our Redemption and God's intervention in our world is told by the stained glass windows. This description was given in the 50th Anniversary booklet of our congregation. "The purpose of a window is to admit light into the Church. The kind of light desired is not the brilliant and blinding sunlight, but rather a soft and subdued light, which will be both restful to the eye and also conducive to the quiet atmosphere, which is so necessary for proper religious worship. Therefore, the chief object in using colored glass is to get the desired lighting effect. If at the same time we can make the windows speak the sign language of the Church and tell the old story of Jesus and His love, so much the better. The colored glass is a Norman slab of varying thickness, six different shades of color having been used. The windows in the nave, choir and transept contain grouped medallions; the chancel windows and the balcony window contain full-size figures, while emblems have been used in the clerestory and in the sacristies.
The general scheme, together with the list of subjects, was furnished by the committee, designed and manufactured by the Detroit Stained Glass Works, which took every pain to carry out the ideas and suggestions given them." I hope the next time you are in church the windows and their story will help you to see the blessing of Salvation we've been given in Jesus.
