Stained Glass Windows

The Windows of Good Shepherd

These two stained-glass windows hang above the entry doors to the nave of Church of the Good Shepherd to greet worshippers as they enter and exit the worship area. They originally hung in St Marks Lutheran Church on Tryon Street in Charlotte, NC. They were in the portion of St Marks built in 1879. When St Marks on Tryon Street was demolished in 1959, the windows were salvaged by the Bookout family, members of St Marks. The windows were in safe-keeping by the Bookout family from that time until in 2001, these two windows were given by James Arthur Bookout and his sister, Martha Bookout Anderson to Church of the Good Shepherd, in honor of their Mother, Martha Basinger Bookout, and in memory of their father, Conrad Beam Bookout. Martha Anderson is a member of Church of the Good Shepherd.

The windows depict two major themes of Christ -- the Crown of the King of Kings as foretold in the Old Testament, and the Cross on which Christ died. You will notice that each symbol is flanked on the left and right by crosses. These stained glass windows were crafted about the same time as the heyday of Tiffany stained glass. The artisans for these windows are unknown.