…is from St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Hamburg, Ontario. Things that are particularly interesting to me include:

• -The dual stained glass windows up front depicting the crucified and the resurrected Christ
• -The altarpiece, in a very typically Lutheran “subtly ornate” idiom. Love the statue! Also a very common image of Christ to see in altar statuary in Lutheran churches, with palms outstretched.
• -All the trefoils and quatrefoils carved into the wood. Carved wood in general; check out the altar rail, the paneling, the font, the pews…
• -If you look behind the pulpit, you can see a wooden plaque of St. Peter, including the keys and the inverted cross (presumably a reference to the name of the church). I have to say, the pulpit is a very fitting spot for such an image.
• That’s a cool pulpit too; I’ve never seen one before that has that kind of open metalwork.
• Here’s a detailed photo of the Holy Spirit window.

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