Walnut Creek United Methodist Church

We are a community united in God's love, actively sharing that love with all.

Our Faceted Glass Windows

Both the Light and the Word come alive to us through the transformation of our lower sanctuary windows with faceted glass windows. They are scenes from the Old Testament on the West Side and the New Testament on the East side. The glass is chipped prior to casting in mortar. When the sun’s light moves across the facets, the windows shimmer and sparkle with color that is rich and lively. Pat Haegar, who designed and made the windows was recognized at a dedication on November 1, 1992 along with Lillian Whipple from our congregation who spearheaded the project.

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  • Stained glass window of the sun, moon, water and land representative of the Genesis creation story
    Creation: Genesis 1
  • Stained glass window of an apple tree representative of the Genesis story of the Garden of Eden
    The Garden of Eden: Genesis 2:1-24, 3:1-24
  • Stained glass window of a dove and a rainbow representing the Genesis story of Noah's Ark
    The Great Flood and Noah’s Ark: Genesis 7:1-24; 8:1-19
  • Stained glass window of angels on a ladder above a sleeping man representing the Genesis story of Jacob's ladder
    Jacob’s Ladder: Genesis 28:12
  • Stained glass window of a coat with many colors representing the Genesis story of Joseph's Coat of Many Colors
    Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors: Genesis 37:1ff
  • Stained glass window of a man splitting the ocean representing the Exodus story of Crossing the Red Sea
    Crossing the Red Sea: Exodus 14:21ff
  • Stained glass window of two tablets representing the Exodus story of the Ten Commandments
    The Ten Commandments: Exodus 20
  • 3 stained glass panels of a bush on fire representing the Exodus story of the Burning Bush
    Burning Bush: Exodus 3:1ff
  • Stained glass window of a valley representing the Psalm 23 Valley of the Shadow of Death
    Valley of the Shadow of Death: Psalm 23
  • Stained glass window of a chariot on fire representative of the 2 Kings story of Elijah and the Chariot of Fire
    Elijah and the Chariot of Fire; 2 Kings 2:11
  • Stained glass window of a man metalworking a plowshare representative of stories in Micah and Isaiah
    Swords Into Plowshares: Micah 4:3, Isaiah 2:4
  • Stained glass window of a lamb and lion sleeping beside each other representative of the Isaiah story of the Wolf and the Lamb
    The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: Isaiah 11:1-9
  • Stained glass window of two hands making a pot representative of the Jeremiah story of the Potter and the Clay
    Potter and the Clay: Jeremiah 18:1-11
  • Stained glass window of bones turning into people representative of the Ezekiel story of the Valley of Dry Bones
    Valley of the Dry Bones: Ezekiel 37:1-14
  • Stained glass window of water running representative of the Amos story of Justice Rolling down like water
    Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters: Amos 5:24
  • Stained glass window of a baby lying in a manger beneath a star representative of the Nativity story
    Nativity: Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 1:18-25
  • Stained glass window of scrolls representative of the Luke story of Jesus in the Temple
    The Boy Jesus in the Temple: Luke 2:4ff
  • Stained glass window of a dove diving above water representative of the Matthew and Mark stories of the Baptism of Jesus
    The Baptism of Jesus: Matthew 3:13-17 , Mark 1:9-11
  • Stained glass window of a man on the shore calling to 3 figures in a boat with a fishing net representative of the Matthew, Mark and Luke stories of Jesus Calling the first disciples
    Jesus Calls the First Disciples: Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11
  • Stained glass window of 3 figures reaching out representative of the Gospel stories of Ministry to the poor, lame and blind
    Ministry to the Poor, Lame, and Blind: Throughout the Gospels
  • Stained glass window of a man with children sitting in his lap representative of the Matthew, Mark and Luke stories of Jesus and the Children
    Jesu and the Children: Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16
  • Stained glass window of a man caring for another man representative of the Luke story of the Good Samaritain
    The Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37
  • 3 panel stained glass window of a dove with outstretched wings representative of the Coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts
    Coming of the Holy Spirit: Acts 2:1-13
  • Stained glass window of bags of gold representative of the Matthew story of the parable of talents
    Parable of the Talents: Matthew 25: 14-31
  • Stained glass window of a man on his knees in front of an older man representative of the Luke story of the Prodigal Son
    The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-32
  • Stained glass window of a man preaching to others representative of the Matthew story of the sermon on the mount
    Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 7:24-27
  • Stained glass window of a basket overflowing with fish and loaves of bread representative of the Matthew, Mark and Luke stories of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
    Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17
  • Stained glass window of grapes hanging over a chalice representative of the Matthew, Mark and 1 Corinthians stories of the Lord's Supper
    The Lord’s Supper: Matthew 26:26-30, Luke 22:14-23, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
  • Stained glass window of 3 crosses representative of the Matthew, Luke and John stories of the Crucifixion of Jesus
    The Crucifixion of Jesus: Matthew 27:32ff, Luke 12:16ff, John 19:16ff
  • Stained glass window of a butterfly and an opened flower representative of the Matthew, Mark and Luke stories of the Resurrection of Jesus
    The Resurrection of Jesus: Matthew 28:1ff, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12
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