Many of these beautiful works of art are located in churches. Please note that times vary when the churches will be open or offer services. If you'd like to visit outside of service times, please check individual church websites or call ahead to make sure that the doors are open
Shepherd of the City Lutheran Church
1301 S. Anthony Blvd
(260) 422-3790
It’s like stepping into a place frozen in time. Carved wooden pews have fancy armrest supports; the altar is in an old style of highly carved decoration in a cleanly neutral hue. Traditional aisles and seats face the front. But it is the windows at Shepherd of the City that really draw your attention, spilling golden light over the upper, curved balconies. The windows are designed in sets of three, with a large center window flanked by two smaller ones. When the sun hits the lead lights, the air feels brighter.
Services are at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1105 South Clinton Street
(260) 424-1485
Beautiful architecture and interior design fill this house of worship. Tall, creamy white pillars, warm, auburn woodwork, and fine pews line the interior, leading up to the intricate altar. Should you come for a special event at the Cathedral, your attention may be drawn to the beautiful windows that were originally commissioned in 1896. A short video series explains more about the history of the church’s windows, as well as the church’s history and the local artisans who built it.
The windows at the Cathedral are like old illustrations from books – sensitive, carefully detailed and full of rich color. Biblically-based scenes portray different events, and the glowing hues just beg for you to take a photograph of the intricate work.
Services in the cathedral are on Saturday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.). The Cathedral is also typically open to visitors Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Saturday 1 – 6 p.m., and Sunday 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
917 W. Jefferson Boulevard
(260) 423-1369
Following renovations, Emmanuel's tall, dignified windows stretch from the sanctuary main floor up through the second floor. Whether you are in the bell belfry area or in the sanctuary itself, the windows have an intriguing quality, as if you were peering through time.
Services are on Saturday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.).
Trinity English Lutheran Church
450 W. Washington Boulevard
(260) 426-3424
When you step into Trinity English, it feels like you step into a piece of old Europe. Trinity English feels just like the pictures from the other side of the pond – stately arched entrances, orderly pews, a copper-topped steeple, choir stalls at the front of the sanctuary, and elevated stained glass windows. As one of the only churches in Fort Wayne with windows made in the "English" style by R. Toland Wright and Harry Wright Goodhue.
The windows are set high, above the first floor, like clerestory windows in a cathedral. In the past, clerestory windows were added at the tops of tall walls to provide light and air to the inside of the building. At Trinity English, elaborate panes in fine detail filter in pretty scenes and give the sanctuary a lovely brightness that contrasts with the strong stone arches on the first floor level.
Following their 100th Anniversary in 2026, Trinity English started renovations of the windows alongside William Lupkin Designs, which is one of the foremost studios in the country and is located just down the street from the church in Fort Wayne.
The church Nave (sanctuary) is open for services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. or the Chapel on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00 a.m. On Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the church offers open doors.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
1126 S. Barr St.
(260) 423-2496
St. Paul Lutheran Church evokes a grand, old German feeling of precision, grandeur, and reverence. The sanctuary has a high, ribbed ceiling, an ornately carved pulpit, and tons of stained glass tucked around the dark wooden pews and sloped floors.
The front of the sanctuary has glowing trefoil panes that sparkle in the evening light above the altar. To each side of the chancel is a wing with another set of large windows, stretching above and below the balcony line. And at the back of the sanctuary, towards the narthex, is a full screen of intricate stained-glass. (It serves as a wall between the entry hall and the inside of the church.)
Services take place on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
