Featured Custom Church Stained Glass Project: St. Edwards Church

We’re proud to announce the successful completion of our recent custom stained glass project for St. Edwards Church. The Pennsylvania-based church decided to look into constructing a stained glass window to replace the large existing window that overlooked the main street intersection. The purpose of this stained glass was to honor their pastor that had recently passed away while also concealing the street view during service. St. Edwards Church contacted several companies about two years ago to find the right studio for the project.

The Custom Church Stained Glass Process for Pennsylvania

We conducted our initial meeting over Zoom due to the pandemic – normally we would’ve visited the church in person for the project. Luckily, we were able to utilize technology and discuss the custom designs electronically. The church had several sketches done of the tree of life. As we were finalizing the design, Father Rick mentioned that someday they’d do another window on the other side (of the church) where Jesus is on the Sea of Galilee, which was his favorite teaching from the Bible. Our painted glass artist decided to go ahead and create this design, and presented it to the church. The Father fell in love and decided to change directions with their project.

In order to create a three-dimensional look for the stained glass, our artist achieved this through painting and shading in the water. She also created calm water which wasn’t a typical scene from the Bible, offering a metaphor for making it through the storm. Different types of people were also depicted, allowing congregation members and visitors to interpret it in various ways. Our team also had to address the existing curtain wall without removing it along with all the existing bricks in the window. We created one large, continuous panel for installation.

Work With Pennsylvania’s Leading Custom Church Stained Glass Studio

Scottish Stained Glass is honored to be the leading custom church stained glass studio serving Pennsylvania and the rest of the nation. We’re humbled to have had the opportunity to create such a stunning, powerful stained glass window for memorializing the church’s pastor and providing so much inspiration for its congregation. When the window was installed, people walking into the church burst into tears and were so amazed by the result. It was one of our most rewarding jobs, with the larger-than-life figures and the whole window standing at about 20 feet tall and 14 feet wide. For more information regarding custom church stained glass, please contact us!