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St John Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN

St John Lutheran Church in Knoxville, TN had been coal heated. A thick layer of soot had collected on and between the two and three layers of glass on their windows. In July 2004, we removed the Good Shepherd window; completely dismantled it; cleaned each piece of glass; glued broken pieces with a UV glass epoxy; then rebuilt the windows. We installed them back into their original frames using the original trim. Next we removed the protective glazing; scraped and painted the exterior of the frames; then installed new protective glazing. Once restored, the windows will last another 75 to 100 years.

As of 2009, we have restored the four windows on the exterior of the building shown below. We have also restored the Ascension stained glass window behind the altar which is a very large light box illuminated by a skylight. We painted the interior of the light box which is actually a stairwell. We replaced the glass at the top of the stair well. There are four more sanctuary windows that are between a corridor and the sanctuary. We hope to restore those windows too.


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