Two pictorial windows in Christ Church depict saints. Nine windows depict events in the life of Christ. There are also twelve decorative stained glass windows in the church. This window is found in the nave. Four windows of this design can be seen on each side of the church. These nave windows are 4'6" wide x 5'9" high.

The fourteen original 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

 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.