Van Wert Ohio Stained Glass Window Tour

<body topmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bottommargin="0" marginwidth="0" style="margin-left: 0"> <p> </p> <p> <img border="0" src="../images%20new/toptourintroduction.jpg" width="100%" height="256" alt="Stained Glass Window Tour Introduction" align="middle"></p> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#9596AA"> <p style="text-align:left; margin-left:40px; margin-right:15px">  </p> <p style="text-align:left; margin-left:40px; margin-right:15px"> <font size="4" color="#333333" face="Arial">Generations ago, our membership placed emphasis to create a place of worship among the beauty of a stained glass window collection which depicts a variety of biblical history.  This virtual tour of over 100 images depicts an unique collection of artwork within our Van Wert Ohio community.</font></p> <blockquote> <p></p> <p style="text-align:left; margin-left:40px; margin-right:15px"> <font face="Arial" color="#480091">Consider printing out the .pdf Tour Document to assist in the understanding of this artwork.</font></p> <p style="text-align:left; margin-left:40px; margin-right:15px"> <font face="Arial" color="#000093">Links on the lower left are to over fifty windows with a corresponding audio bible story to each.</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="text-align:left; margin-left:40px; margin-right:15px"> <font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="4">We welcome you to share the experience each Sunday morning or contact the church office for group tours.  Tour groups may consider bringing binoculars to view the degree of detail that is on display within this virtual tour.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"> </font></p> <p> </td> </tr> </table> <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="1"> <blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"> <p style="text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> </font><font face="Arial Narrow"> <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Sc</font></font><font id="role_document" size="1" color="#000000" face="Arial">Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"> USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Used by permission. All rights reserved.<span style>  </span></p> <p style="text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> T</font><font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial"><font id="role_document" size="1" color="#000000" face="Arial">he New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"> USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Used by permission. All rights reserved.</p> </blockquote> </font></font> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/1-2-3overall.htm">Van Wert First Presbyterian Church Chancel Windows</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/1a2a3aaudio.htm">1a,2a,3a- The Last Supper audio story</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/b1.htm">1b Christ foretells of the up coming suffering</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/1baudio.htm">1b- Christ foretells of the up coming suffering audio story</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/b2.htm">2b Suffered under Pontius Pilate with Christ being flogged, mocked, sentenced to crucifixion</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/2Baudio.htm">2b- Suffered under Pontius Pilate audio story of Christ flogged, mocked, sentenced to crucifixion</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/b3.htm">3b- Christ on his way to his crucifixion after Pilate handed him to the chief priests.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/3Baudio.htm">3b- Christ on his way to his crucifixion audio story after Pilate handed him to the chief priests</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/c2.htm">2c Was crucified dead as the body of Christ gave up his spirit</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/2caudio.htm">2c- Was crucified dead audio story as the body of Christ gave up his spirit</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/c1.htm">1c Dead and buried, as the body was taken from the cross and place in a tomb.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/1Caudio.htm">1c- Dead and buried audio story as Christ's body was taken from the cross and place in a tomb.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/c3.htm">3c- Descended into hell, a possible reference when Christ telled Mary not to hold him as he had not yet ascented to the Father.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/3caudio.htm">3c- Descended into hell audio story, a possible reference when Christ telled Mary not to hold him as he had not yet ascented to the Father.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/d1.htm">1d- Third day he rose with the revealing at the tomb and the on the road to Emmaus</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/1daudio.htm">1d- Third day he rose audio story with the revealing at the tomb and the on the road to Emmaus</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/d3.htm">3a- Ascended into Heaven with Christ's departure after his appearence to the deciples and revealing the fulfilled scripture to them.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/3daudio.htm">3d- Ascended into Heaven audio story of Christ's departure after appearence to the deciples and revealing the fulfilled scripture to them.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/d2.htm">2d- Sitteth at the right hand of the Father Almighty audio story after Christ's appearance the desciples Telling them to: Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="chancel/2daudio.htm">2d- Sitteth at the right hand of the Father Almighty audio story after Christ's appearance the desciples Telling them to: Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/4overall.htm">4- St. Luke window (full) of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/4.htm">4 - St. Luke window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/4left.htm">4L Annunciation (conception) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/4leftaudio.htm">4L Annunciation - audio story of Angel Gabriel telling Mary of her conception</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/4riight.htm">4R- Nativity window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/4rightaudio.htm">4R Nativity audio story with the birth of Jesus</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/5overall.htm">5 - St. Anthony (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/5.htm">5 - St. Anthony window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/5left.htm">5L - The circumcision and naming the baby Jesus.</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/5right.htm">5R - The adoration, angels notifying the shepherds, and them visiting the infant</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/6overall.htm">6 - St. John window of the Van Wert First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/6.htm">6 - St. John window of the Van Wert First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/6left.htm">6L- The Presentation, purification ceremony presenting Jesus to the Lord</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/6leftaudio.htm">6L- The Presentation, audio story of the purification ceremony presenting Jesus to the Lord</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/7overall.htm">7 - St. Francis (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/7.htm">7 - St. Francis window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/7left.htm">7L- Flight into Egypt, an angel of the Lord warned Joseph in a dream</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/7leftaudio.htm">7R - Flight into Egypt, an angel of the Lord warned Joseph in a dream</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/7right.htm">7R- Christ in the Workshop depicting Jesus as he grew up in Nazareth</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/7rightaudio.htm">7R- Christ in the Workshop depicting Jesus as he grew up in Nazareth</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/8overall.htm">8 - John the Baptist (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/8.htm">8 - John the Baptist window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/8left.htm">8L Christ before the Doctors, with young Jesus at the temple learning from the teachers</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/8leftaudio.htm">8L Christ before the Doctors, audio story of young Jesus learning from the teachers</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/8right.htm">8R- Sacrament of Baptism with John baptizing Jesus at the Jordan</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="north/8rightaudio.htm">8R-Sacrament of Baptism with audio story of John baptizing Jesus at the Jordan</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/10all.htm">10- St. Mark (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/10.htm">10- St. Mark window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/10L.htm">10L- Christ tempted by the devil while fasting forty days</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/10Laudio.htm">10L- Christ tempted audio story while fasting forty days in the wilderness</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/11all.htm">11- St. Matthew (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/11.htm">11 - St. Matthew window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/11L.htm">11L- Entry into Jerusalem as crowds shouted "Hosanna in the highest heaven"</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/11R.htm">11R- Purging of the Temple as Christ drove out whose who were selling and buying</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/11Raudio.htm">11R- Purging of the Temple audio story as Christ drove out whose who were selling and buying</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/12all.htm">12 - Mary Magdalene (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/12L.htm">12L- Jesus resolves dispute while in the home of Martha and Mary</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/12L.htm">12L- Jesus resolves dispute audio story while in the home of Martha and Mary</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/12Laudio.htm">12L- Jesus resolves dispute audio story while in the home of Martha and Mary</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/12R.htm">12R- Mary sees the risen Christ with her then telling the disciples</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/12Raudio.htm">12R- Mary sees the risen Christ with her then telling the disciples</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/13all.htm">13 - St. Paul (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/13.htm">13 - St. Paul window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/13L.htm">13L- Walk to Emmaus when the risen Christ appeared to two disciples</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/13Laudio.htm">13L- Walk to Emmaus audio story when the risen Christ appeared to two disciples</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/13R.htm">13R- The Ascension after Christ appeared to the disciples</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/13Raudio.htm">13R- The Ascension audio story after Christ appeared to the disciples</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/14all.htm">14 - St. Stephen (full) window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/14.htm">14 - St. Stephen window of the Van Wert Ohio First Presbyterian Church</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/14L.htm">14L- Stoning of Stephen as he asked God not to hold this sin against them</a></p> <p style="margin-left:50px; text-align:left; margin-right:40px" class="style1"> <a href="south/14Laudio.htm">14L- Stoning of Stephen audio story as he asked God not to hold this sin against them</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/15L.htm">15L- Institution of Circumcision</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/15Laudio.htm">15L- Institution of Circumcision audio story involving the Law of Moses and the New Covenant</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/16L.htm">16L- Rescue of Joash from Athaliah</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/16Laudio.htm">16L- Rescue of Joash from Athaliah audio story</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/16U.htm">16U- Offering of Samuel</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/16Uaudio.htm">16U- Offering of Samual audio story</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/17L.htm">17L- Building of Solomon's Temple</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/17Laudio.htm">17L- Building of Solomon's Temple audio story</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/18L.htm">18L- Naaman, submitting to Elisha's instruction to wash in the Jordon River</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/18Laudio.htm">18L- Naaman audio story receiving a lesson of humility from Elisha's messenger to wash in the Jordon River</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/18U.htm">18U- Solomon having asked for God's blessing of wisdom</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/18Uaudio.htm">18U- Solomon audio story of having asked for God's blessing of wisdom</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/19L.htm">19L- Elisha raising the Shunammite's Son from the dead. </a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/19Laudio.htm">19L- Elisha audio story of raising the Shunammite's Son from the dead. </a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/19U.htm">19U- Esau tempting Elisha to trade his birth-right for a bowl of stew</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/19Uaudio.htm">19U- Esau tempting Elisha audio story to trade his birth right for a bowl of stew</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/20L.htm">20L- Lot and his family fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah from the rain of fire and sulphur</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/20Laudio.htm">20L- Lot and his family audio story of them fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah from the rain of fire and sulphur</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/20U.htm">20U- David the shepherd against Goliath </a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/20Uaudio.htm">20U- David the shepherd against Goliath audio story</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/21L.htm">21L- Joseph and Jacob reunite after Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/21Laudio.htm">21L- Joseph and Jacob reunite audio story after Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/21U.htm">21U- Elisha performs a miracle for a widow by creating oil for her to sell</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/21Uaudio.htm">21U- Elisha audio story performing a miracle for a widow by creating oil for her to sell</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/22L.htm">22L- King Melchizedek blessing Abraham</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/22Laudio.htm">22L- King Melchizedek blessing Abraham audio story</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/22U.htm">22U- Elijah being taken up into Heaven after his son, Elisha requests for a double share of his spirit.</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> <a href="ambulatory/22Uaudio.htm">22U- Elijah being taken up into Heaven audio story after his son, Elisha requests for a double share of his spirit.</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 40px" class="style1"> </p> </body>