Stained Glass Windows
of the Church
The Church is blessed to have a wonderful collection of stained glass windows. The beautiful windows at the front and back of the Sanctuary depict the life of Jesus Christ. The Windows on the side of the Sanctuary depict several of the Jesus’ parables. The windows in the doors of the Sanctuary depict several of the disciples.
Any history of the beautiful stained glass windows which grace the Sanctuary must acknowledge the artistry of the person who designed them, Mr. John Wallis, the beauty of the European hand-brown glass and the fine craftsmanship evidenced by each window. The windows in the doors, the windows in the back and on the south side of the Sanctuary were built and installed in 1958. The windows at the front and the north side of the Sanctuary were not installed until 19??
About the Artist, John Wallis
John Harrison Wallis was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on June 5, 1907. He graduated Beverly High School in 1924 then graduated Scott Carbee School of Art, Boston, Mass in 1929. Then he took special courses at Massachusetts School of Art from 1929 until 1932. In 1930 he co-founded and was president of the Guild of Beverly Artists. He was head of the painting department at Wilbut Herbert Burnham Studios in Boston from 1927 until 1945. He then founded and was the head designer of John Wallis & Associates in Pasadena, California in 1946.
Principal stained glass commissions include the Chapel of the Great Commission, Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley, CA), Stewart Memorial Chapel (San Francisco Theological Seminary), Church by the Sea (Bal Harbour, Miami Beach, Florida), the stained glass façade for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral (Honolulu, Hawaii), Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, SAC Memorial Chapel (Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska), Church of Religious Science (Arcadia, CA), The Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church and the First United Methodist Church of San Gabriel, CA.
