ARCHITECTURE - THE INTERIOR

The Altar is the focal point of all attention in the church, rising to a height of twenty-four feet, lifting the worshiping soul to the living Christ depicted in the chancel window above. The altar proper is of cream and gray colored marble with reredos of oak, both beautifully carved and adorned for the sacred purpose of celebrating the Blessed Sacrament.

The altar rail is long enough to accommodate twelve communicants at one time. The Piscina, near the altar, is a drain into which water and wine that have been used in the Holy Sacraments are poured directly down to the ground. Brass collection plates and the receiving bason rest on the Credence Table on the other side of the altar.

The Lectern, near the clergy sedilia, turns on a swivel. The stone Pulpit, symbolical in its very substance of the Eternal Word preached there, stands at the chancel arch on the Gospel side (to the congregation's left). A small Crucifix hangs on the wall back of the pulpit to signify: "We preach Christ and Him Crucified."

The choir and the organ are placed in the traditionally Lutheran "west" gallery. The acoustics of the church are good, and the whole atmosphere is conductive to Liturgical worship.

The seating capacity of the nave is three hundred; in the choir loft and triforium galleries one hundred and fifty, and an additional hundred people can be accommodated with chairs in the narthex, the parvis, the Baptistry aisle, and the chancel ambulatories.