Friedens Evangelical Church
Friedens Evangelical Church located in Port Washington Wisconsin is the oldest Protestant church in that city. The original part of the sanctuary dates back to 1889.
A lightning bolt hit the church the night of July 8, 2002 during a series of thunderstorms. The resulting fire burned through much of the sanctuary ceiling and severely damaged the sanctuary and the stained-glass windows throughout the sanctuary.
The eighteen stained glass windows show significant biblical passages and have inscriptions written in German. A former pastor characterized the windows as "sermons in glass . . . Each window," he wrote, "has its particular message that speaks to some condition and concern of the human heart."
Oakbrook Esser Studios was given the task of restoring the hand painted windows that could be restored and to recreate the seven stained-glass windows that were too severely damaged in the fire to be saved.
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