The Stained Glass Windows
of
The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
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In 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Colvingave the first stained glass window to the Church ofthe Redeemer. It was installed over the entrance of the Church and depicts the “Great Commission” give by our Lord to theApostles, “Go ye therefore into all the world and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
During the week of June 10, 1984 stained glass windows were installed in the nave and chapel. The windows represent the life of Christ and are placed in order beginning on the left side of the nave by the baptismal font.
The first panel, depicting the Annunciation when the Blessed Virgin Marywas told she was to bear the Christ child, was placed in memory of Dorothy Goodwill White (1905-1972). Next to it, placed in memory of Samuel Burgess White, Sr. (1903-1979), the window illustrates the Nativity.
The baptism of our Lord is seen in the third window, which is in memory of Rodgers Stadden Wilson (1896-1983).
The fourth window, given to the Glory of God by Denis Emile and Betty Wallace O’Banion, depicts the call of the disciples. The last panel on the left, given in memory of Frank Fairbanks Stone (1909-1979), the artist describes the Sermon on the Mount and a healing miracle given in memory of Joseph N. Cathcart (Rector 1955-1966).
On the right side of the nave nearest the narthex, the window is the scene of a “nature” miracle—in this case Peter who was able to walk on water as long as he kept his eyes on Jesus. The window was given to the Glory of God by Alice and Leo Herrmann. The next panel is of the Transfiguration, where Jesus is seen on the Holy Mount in company with Moses, the Lawgiver, and Elijah, the prophet. This panel was placed in memory of Dallas and Della Southern Lomax.
The two middle windows are of Palm Sunday, given in memory of Ardis and Leola Marbury and the Crucifixion, given in memory of Peggy Bitner, Doug and Leslie Grider, and Margaret B. Parke. The last two windows in the nave represent Easter and the Ascension. The were placed in memory of Edgar L. Spruill, Jr. (1916-1982; Warden—Lay Reader) and for the Glory of God by Virginia N. Spruill.
In the ambulatory, one window shows Jesus receiving the little children. This window 
was placed in 1981 in the narthex, but later moved to its present location. It was given in memory of Doris Burd Haskell (1901-1978)
. The other window in the ambulatory shows Jesus with Mary and Martha. The appropriateness of this latter theme can be understood by realizing that the ambulatory leads to the chapel and to the sacristy; one the space used for meditation and the Holy Sacraments, while the other is used for the preparation of work, necessary to do the sacraments. This window was placed in memory of Lawrence James Fox (1893-1984).
In the chapel, one window illustrated the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane where our Lord prayed that the Cup of suffering and Death 
might be removed from Him while the other window depicts our Lordoffering the Cup—His won life blood—given at the Last Supper. These two windows, as well as the furnishings in the St. Mary’s Chapel were presented to the Glory of God and in memory of Charles Haughton Davidson, Leona Offermann Davidson, and Haughton Charles Davidson.
These stained glass windows in the church add to the beauty and serve as a visual reminder of that life and work which brings salvation. They are there to help fill the hearts of worshippers with joy as they gather together regularly to worship God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, who has made all things possible.
