One of seven that depict the events in Christ's life on stained glass windows in the church, this window is known as the Nativity window and is located in the East Transept. The East window, also known as "Mary and the Christ Child and the Three Wise Men," is 7'8" wide and 15' high. It was given to Christ Church as a Memorial to Mary O'Keeffe by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O'Keeffe and inscribed as follows:

"Mary Woodrum O'Keeffe, born June 10, 1910, Died July 2, 1919."

The stained glass windows at Christ Episcopal Church were installed when the present church was built in 1920-1921 after a devastating fire on Christmas day, 1919. The fire destroyed the original wooden church that had been completed on November 23, 1890. The new church was completed and dedicated on October 23, 1921, by Episcopal Bishop W. L. Gravatt, with clergy E. W. Hughes of Graham (now Bluefield, VA) and Rector Jennings Wise Hobson, who served Christ Church for thirty-three years from 1916 until 1949, assisting.

The windows in the nave of Christ Church are of the Munich style, or “Munich School.” These windows were created by Jacoby Art Glass Company of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1920. Jacoby later created the narthex (front hallway) windows and the window in our children’s chapel in 1958.

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These nave windows are unequalled in our area. They bathe the nave of the church in color and illustrate the life of Christ to those venturing into this hallowed space. The classic Gothic architectural style of Christ Episcopal Church symbolizes the Anglican origins of the Episcopal Church in the USA.