The STEWARDSHIP WINDOW represents a vase, containing living water,
suggesting the time, talent and resources entrusted to us by God;
and scales standing for the divine moral order in which our choices
are daily weighed in the balance (Matt. 6:19-21, 24, 7:2).

The EVANGELISM WINDOW shows twin symbols of the Holy Spirit;
the flame, recalling the words, "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire" (Matt. 3:11), and water, poured from the shell,
symbolizing the new life from God who cleanses from all sin.

The EDUCATION WINDOW suggests that Jesus, the Master Teacher
has the key of knowledge (Luke 11:52), and is the tree of life (Rev. 22; 1-5).

The MISSION WINDOW recalls Jesus' commission to "go into all the world and make disciples" (Matt. 28:19-20).  The Church has been
likened to a ship laden with Good News and treasures of
grace and bearing voyagers across the seas of life.

The SHEPHERD WINDOW  depicts Jesus as the Great Shepherd portraying the parable "What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost." (Matthew 18:12-14).

The CROSS WINDOW in the west wall above the altar portrays the empty cross of the resurrected Jesus. 

The high windows contain images of fish reminding us that many of Jesus' disciples were fishermen.  The fish is a symbol used from the earliest days of the Christian church to signify Jesus Christ the Son of God, Savior. 

Westchester United Methodist Church
(310) 670-3777
8065 Emerson Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045-1435
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(north of Manchester, west of Sepulveda, east of Lincoln)
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(Last updated 04/21/2009 vaf)