The Church Building

Our church building is our physical connection to our spiritual selves.

Architecture

Ceilings that soar to 54 feet, the live acoustics, the aggregate floor, and the sense of movement in the sanctuary make our worship service a true encounter with the holy.

The interior elements and furnishings are nearly all the creations of Mark Adams, including the stained glass windows and the main altar mural and cross. Warren Heid of Saratoga was the architect.

Three stones at the foot of the altar steps remind us of our worldwide

Anglican Communion:
  • Canne limestone from Canterbury Cathedral
  • Unpolished green Vermont marble from the same vein used for the National Cathedral
  • A core from the old baptistery floor of Grace Cathedral

Organ

Our choir loft houses a 3,488-pipe Schantz organ.

Memorial Chapel

In memory of former student Geoffrey Andrew Ladd, the side chapel on the right facing the altar depicts memories of Australia, Geoffrey’s homeland. Above the altar, the lighting forms the shape of the Southern Cross, and the candlesticks are of indigenous Australian wood. A recent acquisition of Mark Adams' Archangel Tapestry graces this sacred space.

Stained-Glass Windows

Theme: The Drama of Human Redemption
The six windows portray the dramatic story from the Bible:

  1. The Creation
  2. The Fall
  3. The Gift of the Law
  4. The Yearning of Humanity
  5. The Gift of the Savior
  6. The Life of the Redeemed (or The Celebration of Life)

The windows express not only the time that was but also of the time that is. Thus, the Creation window speaks to the moment and fact of your creation. The window of Yearning conveys the need for the saving Word. And the Life of the Redeemed window describes the quality of being for which you were created.

Video of our stained-glass windows set to Maestoso from Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 78 by Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), performed by Barbara Vella.