Austin Avenue's Heritage
in Stained Glass
Austin Avenue Methodist Church
12th Street and Austin Avenue
The original church edifice was built from 1901 to 1902 and was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis. He used the same architectural plans for Grace Methodist Church of Dallas and First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville, Texas. The stained glass windows for Austin Avenue Church and Grace Church were made by the Kansas City Stained Glass Works.
A 1903 check made payable to the Kansas City Stained Glass Works "in full payment of contract" is preserved in the Austin Avenue church archives.
Original windows from Austin Avenue Church
These two windows were a part of the original 1902 windows and were probably located in the church tower. Appreciation is expressed to the Edward G. Bashara family for the photographs of these original church windows.
The following photographs are of the three large windows in Grace Methodist Church of Dallas. These windows are very similar or identical to Austin Avenue's original windows. Appreciation is expressed to Rev. Charles Cox, pastor of Grace Church, for the photographs of these majestic windows.
Austin Avenue Methodist Church
13th Street and Austin Avenue
In 1925, the original church building, including the Kansas City Stained Glass Works windows, was sold to Trinity Presbyterian Church. The new church edifice was designed by Reuben Harrison Hunt who had offices in Dallas and Chattanooga. The windows for the new church building were made by the Jacoby Art Glass Company of St. Louis. In 1954, a tragic fire destroyed the sanctuary and its windows.
Only the Jacoby windows in the church tower survived.
At left: The Austin Avenue facade window was given
To the Memory of our boys
of McLennan County who
gave their lives in the
World War 1917-1918 by the Ethel Jackson class.
At right: The Austin Avenue facade window after the November 13, 1954 fire
The tower window in the 13th Street foyer
In Memory of
Maydelle Connor Wilson
1917-2002
The James R. Wilson Family
Photograph taken by Tommie Suits
After the fire, Walter Cocke, Jr. was selected as the architect for the restoration of the sanctuary and the construction of the educational building along Franklin Avenue. The Kebrle Stained Glass Studio of Dallas was commissioned to create the current church windows. According to oral tradition, Dr. G. Alfred Brown, who was the senior pastor at the time of the fire, selected the theme for the windows.
Appreciation is expressed to John Hatchel for the photographs of these Kebrle stained glass windows and to Karen Fleuriet for this information and these photographs appearing on the church's website.
The following inscriptions were obtained from the engraved bronze plates on the windows.
THE HAND OF GOD
In loving memory of our parents
Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Alexander, Sr.
by
Allan, Evelyn, Bernice, Rufus, Virginia |
THE LAMB OF GOD
Mrs. J.G. Stovall
Honoring her Children and Grandchildren
J.D., Ruth and Juanita
James, Carlton, Denny, Judy and Jane |
THE DESCENDING DOVE
In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Cheshire
L.J. Cheshire and Rev. H.D. Marlin
By Members of Family |
THE WINGED MAN
In Honor of Our Son
William Leggott Marstaller
by Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Marstaller |
THE WINGED LION
In Honor of Our Daughter
Lynda May Marstaller
by Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Marstaller |
THE WINGED OX
"Strength, Patience, Sacrifice"
Honoring Mrs. J.G. Stovall
By Children: J.D. Stovall, Ruth Smart,
Juanita Pridgeon |
THE EAGLE
In Memory of Our Daughter
Hallie Mae Holman
Mr. and Mrs. Winn W. Nichols |
THE FLYING FISH ON A BOOK
In Loving Memory of Milton Miller Mount
by wife Ruth, and children - Margaret,
Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Long
and Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Hoffman |
THE SAW
In Loving Memory of My Parents
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Black
and my Husband John W. Ragsdale
by Mrs. Roberta Ragsdale |
THE SHIP
In honor of our beloved grandmother,
Mrs. Wm. G. "MOM" Schroeder
Sammy and Kendall Gardner |
THE THREE SCALLOP SHELLS
"Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul"
Myme and Clyde McCartney
Gladys and Walter Weiss, Lucille Graham |
THE THREE MONEY BAGS
Kay Easley
Contributed by
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McIntosh |
THE CROSS WITH A CARPENTER'S SQUARE
In Loving Memory of Our Mother
Mrs. R.A. McGrady
Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Torrance and Family |
THE FLAYING KNIFE
In Honor of Our Children
Helon and Donna Torrance Lee
Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Torrance |
THE CROSSED FISH
In Honor of My Parents
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Marstaller
by R.L. Marstaller |
THE SERPENT IN A CHALICE
Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Martin
in memory of our parents Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Martin
and Mr. W.R. Evans and honoring Mrs. W.R. Evans |
THE VERTICAL SPEAR BEHIND A CARPENTER'S SQUARE
In Honor of Our Parents
Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Finger
By Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Finger |
THE CROSSED KEYS
In Appreciation of Our Parents
Beatrice and John K. Ekiss
and Margaret and Robert L. Meeks
Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Meeks |
THE GOSPEL AND A DOUBLE-BLADED AXE
In Honor of
Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Rowland |
THE CROSSED SWORDS
In Honor of Our Parents
Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Owen
By Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Owen |
THE BIBLE WITH A FLOWER
In Loving Memory of Our Sister and Father
Willie Estelle Smedley and Charles S. Smedley
Mary and Clarence Huckabee |
THE BUTTERFLY
Honoring Our Faithful Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Duncan
Mary and Clarence Huckabee |
THE CANDLE
In Memory of
Henry Stewart McCartney
By His Aunt
Nellie B. McCartney |
THE CROSS AND THE CROWN
Dr. and Mrs. J.T. Shytles
Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Shores
In Loving Memory
Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Shytles |
The Gallery Windows
THE NATIVITY OF JESUS
Honoring Mr. and Mrs. James Harry Scruggs
Dr. James H. Scruggs Jr. and Family |
THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT
In Loving Memory of Franklin Alfred Waldrop
Contributed by Wife |
THE BOY JESUS IN THE TEMPLE
In Loving Memory of
J.C. Kelly
Contributed by Wife |
THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
I am the Light of the World;
he who follows Me will not walk in darkness. John 8
Mrs. George Robert Strange |
THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
In Loving Memory of
Walter L. Reese Sr. and Walter L. Reese Jr.
By Mrs. Walter L. Reese Sr. |
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
In Honor of a Good Man
Rev. Thos. H. Yarbrough
Contributed by His Family |
THE FEEDING OF THE MULTITUDE
Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Winchell
In Loving Memory
Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Oates |
THE MARRIAGE AT CANA
In Loving Memory of Thomas H. Jackson
Church Secy-Treas. 1914 to 1944
T.H. Jackson and Family |
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Memorial to Rev. Ben Crow
Dedicated to Mrs. Ben Crow
By The Crow Children |
THE BLESSING OF THE CHILDREN
"For Such Is The Kingdom of Heaven"
To Honor The Parmer and Trice Families
1955 |
CHRIST WALKING ON THE WATER
In Loving Memory Of One Of Rare Dedication
First Lt. Bradford G. Webster, Jr.
Inspiring Christian Radiance In All |
CHRIST AND THE FISHERMEN
In Appreciation of
Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Milam
Sponsored by Woman's Society of Christian Service |
CHRIST THE CONSOLER
Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Jones
In Appreciation of Our Parents
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Jones
Mr. W.G. Garner - Mr. and Mrs. J.P. McCanlies |
CHRIST KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. Rev. 3:20
Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Leggott, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Marstaller
Lynda and Bill |
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
Honoring Mrs. Russell D. Brooks
In Loving Appreciation
The Older Youth MYF |
THE LAST SUPPER
In Loving Memory of
Dr. Howard R. Dudgeon
Born 1873 - Died 1953 |
CHRIST IN GETHSEMANE
In Loving Memory of My Mother
Mrs. Mildred Hunt
Burnice P. Geisler, Daughter |
CHRIST BEFORE PILATE
In Loving Memory of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Royalty
By Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Edwards and George R. Edwards |
CHRIST ASCENDING CALVARY
Given in Honor of
Dr. Gaston Hartfield
By His Daughter Mrs. Margaret Ellen Smith |
THE CRUCIFIXION
Dedicated By Mrs. Floyd Casey
In Loving Memory of Her Father and Mother
Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Ferguson |
THE RESURRECTION
In Loving Memory of
Thomas Anderson Armstrong
By Wife Caroline M. and Children
Robert D., Elizabeth, Thomas A. |
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Wood
In Appreciation of Their Parents
Dr. and Mrs. W.A. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Swayze |
THE ASCENSION
Unless the Lord builds the house
those who build it labor in vain.
127th Psalm
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Dugger |
COME UNTO ME
In Loving Memory of
George Hammond Zimmerman
Born 1888 - Died 1952
Mrs. Anna Leigh Zimmerman |
Austin Avenue Facade Windows
|
YOUNG WOMAN KNEELING IN PRAYER
Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Nelson
Honoring their children - Nancy and Thomas
and grandchildren - Betsey, Jane, David, Thomas-Gail, Tom, Jr.  |
THE CROSS
North Nave Window
Stained Glass Cross
In Loving Memory of
Wm. Pendleton Pipkin 1868-1935
and Irene Boulter Pipkin 1871-1953
By Their Daughter
Mrs. Pauline Pipkin Garrett |
YOUNG MAN KNEELING IN PRAYER
Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Connally
Honoring
Their Children and Grandchildren
 |
The stained glass windows were dedicated to the glory of God on Sunday, March 5, 1961.
