The Capital Campaign Team is pleased to announce that we are now taking requests for commemorative windows to continue the “Cloud of Witnesses” theme in our newly renovated Fellowship Hall. This is an excellent opportunity to honor or memorialize loved ones or to show appreciation for someone or something while illuminating our fellowship space.

Thirty-two “saints” of the church have been identified for our Fellowship Hall windows. They will be depicted by Bob Markert, artist for our sanctuary windows in the 1970’s. They will be rendered with black paint fired into clear glass.

There will be two opportunities for the congregation to participate. The first is for those pledgers who have committed a total of $10,000 or more during the Making A Place, Finishing The Race capital campaign and who have paid at least 75% of that amount. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Brooke Schmidt in the church office or Cathe Dykstra. A complete list of witnesses approved by the Deacons is available from the church office. Donors to the Making a Place capital campaign at the $10,000 level may request a window to be named in honor or memory of someone, or a more generic tribute or line from scripture. If you are interested in increasing your pledge or making a new one in order to commemorate a window, Brooke Schmidt will be glad to assist you.

The second opportunity is for all pledgers interested in including the names of loved ones to honor or memorialize in the community windows. Two of the windows have been reserved for commemoratives for those who do not qualify for the full windows. One window will be a list of names under the heading “In Honor of,” and one will be a list of names under the heading “In Memory of.” We will begin taking names for the community windows in the next few months as our artist, Bob Markert, completes the design phase. Depending upon the amount of text, he will be able to use the space around the text to add to the artistic quality of the windows.