Highland Baptist Church
A thinking, feeling, healing community of faith

Windows

Grinstead Drive Side

Cherokee Road Side

THE APOSTLE WINDOWS
The first two windows on both sides of the church
closest to the pulpit depict the twelve Apostles.
These two windows are basically red, the strongest
of the primaries in glass. Red is the symbol of love
and zeal. It refers to the love of Christ, the
Commitment of the Spirit at Pentecost and the blood
of the Martyrs of the Church.

At the top of the windows there are fish and nets.
The fish is one of the earliest symbols for Christ and
Christians. It was one of the secret signs and symbols
early Christians used to keep from exposing themselves
unnecessarily to the enemies of Christianity. The Greek
word for fish (pronounced ichthus) is formed by using the
first letter of each of the words in Greek: "Jesus Christ,
Son of God, Savior." The fish also symbolizes faithful
Christian evangelism. Matthew 4:19 states: "And he said
to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.'"

The Apostles were the original and closest followers of Christ
and the leaders in the spreading of the faith. They stand under
the fish and nets, symbols of their calling by Christ.

The Red Window on the Grinstead Drive Side of the Church
Dedication: "In Honor of our Parents by Dr. and Mrs. James Childers"

The Red Window on the Cherokee Road Side of the Church
Dedication: "In Memory of Lamkin, Zeigler and Legangood"