Sanctuary
- Started building in 1952, completed in 1955.
- Fashioned after several cathedrals in Europe.
- It was the vision of H. I. Robinson, a former pastor of First United
Methodist Church – Lubbock.
- 72 feet from the floor to the ceiling
- There are 32 rows of pews in the sanctuary , 7 rows
in the balcony
- Seats Approximately 1500 people
- The current sanctuary was built in 1954, and known as "The Cathedral of
the West."
- Learn more about the features of the sanctuary by clicking the links
below:
- THE GREAT ROSE WINDOW - The Window of Creation
- THE NARTHEX WINDOW - The Window of Worship
- THE STAINED GLASS
- THE FORREST MEMORIAL ORGAN
- THE ALTAR
- The Rose Window in the front of the sanctuary is 26'
6" in diameter
making it one of the largest rose windows in the world.
•The
lights are six and one-half feet in height.
•They
contain eight lights, one cluster of three at the top, one cluster of four
in the middle, and one that shines directly downward.
•These
lights and the television lights are changed with a ladder, scaffolding, or
lifts.
•There
are lights behind the speaker cluster that illuminate the Rose window, the
organ pipes and the choir. These lights are changed by climbing a ladder
behind the organ pipes and then climbing a curved ladder that drops from the top of
the sanctuary down the curvature of the ceiling (between the roof and the
ceiling). These lights are lowered to the floor to be changed.