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Baptismal font as entrance to the great church room
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
Immediately upon entry one is confronted with the Baptismal font and Paschal candle beyond which are the Table and ultimately the pulpit with the congregations seated in monastic fashion.
Organ
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
The organ is placed over the entry at the rear of the church. Organ by Mense Ruiter Orgelmakers BV.
Church interior
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
A view of the interior offers another view of the liturgical center with provision for a rectangular table allowing for the congregation to come forward and sit around the table for the celebration of the Lord's supper. ...
Organ balcony seen from within the Lord's table
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
Positiv by Van Vulpen of Utrecht. Specifications found in Christ and Architecture, p. 240.
Great church room
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
With a renewed theological emphasis upon the church as community and the gathered body of Christ, we find expression of that emphasis in the way the congregation gathers around the means of grace: font ,table, and pulpit ...
Gradual entry
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
A turn to the left immediately reveals more of the great church room while further movement is necessary to reveal the focus of worship.
Stained glass wall
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
One wall is an abstraction of colored and translucent glass with abstract symbols of the four evangelists. Glass by Berend Hendriks.
Liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
The stained glass window on the wall above pulpit and table is at the height of the former Zuider Zee. This serves as a reminder of God's providence in providing this fertile land for farming, reclaimed from the sea. The ...
The "upper room" for celebration of the Lord's supper
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
This space admits for surrounding the table with chairs, although folding chairs proved to be impractical.
Completion
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan) in partnership with Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1986)
At last the entire church room with the liturgical center for the celebration of the Mass is revealed.