CityView Magazine

52 | September/October 2016 rough the influences of John Calvin, John Knox and the Scot- tish Highlanders, these sanctuaries offer elegance without ostenta- tion and focus directly on the cross. Large, clear, 24-pane windows along both sides of each sanctuary allow worshippers access to nature's beauty though framed views of Japanese maples, turkey and white oaks, swamp chestnut oaks, cypress and crape myrtles. An expertly craed wooded sounding board, used from 1800 – 1868, is displayed in the foyer of MacPherson Church—set opposite the pastor, to reflect sound from the rear of the church. Masjid Omar Ibn Sayyid Mosque on Mur- chison Road offers a "place of tranquility and solace to hear the Iman read from the Koran." It has a large, open room for prayer with prayer rugs and a focus on the Iman beneath a row of ceiling-high windows of- fering natural light. e windows of Fayetteville's 5th St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Village Drive were designed by Joep Nichlos, a third gen- eration stained-glass artist also known as the father of modern stained glass. He used a distinctive method of painting directly on the stained glass, giving spontaneity associat- ed with an artist's sketch to the large sanctuary's windows depicting such scenes as "e Navitity of our Lord" and "e Crucifixion." Henry Evans, a licensed Methodist preacher and slave who swam the Cape Fear River to arrive in Fayetteville, brought Methodism to this part of the state and in 1796 organized a group of worshippers, both black and white, into Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church on Cool Springs Street. e original Evans Metropolitan Church burned and was rebuilt with one congrega- tion continuing at Evans Metropolitan and another building Hay Street Methodist Church on Old Street—both built on the last words of Rev. Henry Evans: "None but Christ." A leaning white cross inlaid high in the brick façade of Evans Metropolitan speaks to the struggle of building the church. Inside brilliant sheets of purple, yellow, blue and green fill windows in a sanctuary of intri- cate beaded-board construction. e stained-glass windows of Hay Street Methodist Church were built in Salisbury, England, and "represent a rare type of art. e fold of the robes on the figures are actually blown into the glass," using a technique which is now a lost art. First Baptist Church on Anderson Street offers exquisite stained-glass windows depicting several Christian scenes—Jesus at Gethsemane and Jesus as the Good Shepherd in which "He is both shepherd and sacrifice," says Rev. Robert James, only two weeks into his new assign- ment in Fayetteville. He points out numer- ous symbols in the glass such as the anchor, underground symbol for "Christian's here," and one of his favorite works which is the Impressionistic style painting of the River Jordan behind the baptismal pool. "I was there. It's just like that." St. Johns Episcopal Church on Green Street was built in 1817, making it the oldest church in Fayetteville. It burned in the Great Fire of 1831, but the nave walls remained and re- construction included the original walls. St. Johns re-opened in 1832 with 10 pyramidal spears instead of the single spire. e stained glass windows, created by Charles Booth, in the chancel display St. John flanked by St. Paul and St. Timothy. Stained glass by Mayer & Company, based out of Munich, London and New York, depict biblical scenes on two of the walls of the church. ese glimpses of religious art in sacred spaces are only a few in our community. Go, visit, experience, remembering the words of Edmund Burke: "Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation." CV "At our hospital, as in life, compassion is our passion." Cross Creek Animal Hospital 2147 Skibo Road Fayetteville, NC 28314 910.868.1164 crosscreekanimalhospital.com Dr. Shannon M. Poole, DVM Dr. Ryan T. Reid, DVM Dr. Erica Y. Richardson, DVM Caring for Your Pets Beth Israel Synagogue

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