Entryway/Narthex

West Window near front door.

John Calvin, 1509-1564, was a French refugee who arrived in Geneva, Switzerland in 1536. He holds a yoke, symbol of the law.

Calvin's influence on Protestant religious thought was second only to Martin Luther's. His main theological writings describe the need for God's grace and is embodied in the belief that souls are predestined. Good works are considered necessary in union with Christ but will not lead to salvation.

Detail, John Calvin window, West.

"The Institutes" 1536, representing Calvin's famous book of theology. The book discusses the necessity for obedience to God's will and salvation manifested through God's grace.