ARCHITECTURE - THE EXTERIOR

Among the three hundred figures portrayed, Luther is shown in a stone figure on a turret along the Rivard Street exterior. Between each window on the west wall - the chancel lies north-east - various letters signify the names of Martyrs and Confessors of the Faith with the date and symbol of their death.

On the hundred and four foot tower at the front, which joins the church to the parish house, there are figures of fighters for the Faith: Gideon, one of the heroic Judges of Israel; St. Boniface, pioneer missionary to the Teutons; St. Athanasius, learned defender of the Creed; and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, valiant warrior for the restored Gospel.

Over the front entrance of the church a group of intercessors is shown: Moses, Aaron, and Hur, praying for Israel's victory. Below them and nearer the doors are figures of early Christians, of the Prodigal Son, and of the Woman of Canaan. The four lead statues in individual niches represent the Holy Evangelists, Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Above the large window is the Calvary scene, the Saviour of the world upon the Cross with the Virgin Mother Mary and the beloved disciple John, beneath Him, and under it all, the words from Lamentations: "Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?"