Windows flanking main entrance to the Sanctuary
The windows on either side of the main sanctuary entrance/exit were added after the initial construction of the sanctuary, and contain a number of Christian symbols.
Window on the left side of the main sanctuary entrance, as you face the back of the sanctuary.
A pulpit represents the Word of God and Christian instruction.
A plough, representing the influence of the Reformation on the life of the common people.
A censer represents the regenerative power of prayer.
Reformer John Knox and symbols of education and mission. Knox was the founder of the Church of Scotland, which was a big influence on Presbyterianism in the United States. He is holding a ship, which represents his time as a prisoner on a labor ship. The image of a ship is also a common symbol of the Church.
Tower of the UCLA administration building, representing the Presbyterian emphasis on education. (Go Bruins!)
Presbyterian minister Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821-1914) founded a college that was a forerunner of the University of California system.
Adobe building, representing the old adobe courthouse in Los Angeles, where Rev. James Woods preached and organized the First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles in 1855.