Thurs. Doors- Red Door & Glass Doors

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Coventry Cross Episcopal Church is in my town, and I see this cross every time I drive through town using the main Hwy/Interstate 395. FYI the speed limit through this section of town is 25 MPH.

Wooden Cross

I’ve often wondered what the door(s) and front of the church look like so while I was in town running errands earlier this week I used the back streets to go just a couple of blocks from one place to another and finally saw the front doors.

As you can see it was gray, it was cold Tuesday morning, and there’s still snow on the ground from last week-end’s big snow storm.

Here’s a look at their glass doors and the whole building.

I didn’t bother taking out all the wires because I would have taken out the Cross on top of the bell tower too. My Photoshop skills aren’t good enough to put the cross back. What a shame to have all these wires going across it, but this is how it really looks. 😀

I did find a wee bit of history about this building on their site.

It says, ” Coventry Cross Episcopal Church, a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada. Serving the communities of Douglas County, Nevada , for over 55 years.

Coventry Cross Chapel was moved from its original site in Smith Valley, Nevada, to its present location in Minden, in October of 1954, to become the town’s first church. Before that, local Episcopalians worshipped in members’ homes and other buildings. While in Smith Valley, the Chapel was given the carved stone Tudor Cross which had stood on the porch of the Cathedral of St. Michael (Coventry Cathedral) at Coventry, England. Honoring the gift, the Chapel became “Coventry Cross Episcopal Church.” The rose quartz cross stands about three feet high and is carved with 28 Tudor roses with points terminating in a large blossom. It stands on the rood beam over the altar. At some point in its history it was stained brown to match the beam. The mantel of the fireplace (the original heat for the church) came from 14th century Malmesbury Abbey in England; the left corner stone of the fireplace is from a first century Roman wall at St. Alban’s; and the right corner stone is from 17th century St. Paul’s in London. The new parish hall modifies and expands the one built in 1958.”

Doesn’t that rose quartz cross and mantel sound lovely! I wish the chapel was open so I could have seen both. Maybe one day.

This post is part of the Thursday Doors group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities which you can click on to see other doors from around the world- here

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more to come…

44 thoughts on “Thurs. Doors- Red Door & Glass Doors”

    1. Thank you so much. I went down that rabbit hole looking into the significance of the color red on church doors and found it has many meanings. Like the Blood of Christ, reminder of Passover, sacrifice, and signaling a place of sanctuary. Things along those lines.

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  3. The church looks like a safe place in the cold. I can’t imagine trudging around the church to get a photo in such freezing weather. I like the photo with the wires. It feels real. The imperfection of the wires adds to the beauty of the church. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Thank you so much, Robert! I think I was born under a wandering star sometimes. I’m glad you enjoyed the post.
      Remember your reaction when I took that photo of the church in Jackson Hole after a long day of exploring? LOL! It’s one of my favorite images from that trip.

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  13. Love your classic American churches Deborah, and they look so authentic in the snow, a beautiful capture. Yes that cross is an eye catcher. It is amazing that symbol of the cruelest of punishments is displayed all over the world as a sign of victory and new life. Would love to see these vistas in the snow one day. Our weather is two heat wave days and 2 cold wintery days after each other, really strange year. The snow looks so inviting, considering we never see it here.

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  14. Just back from a blog break, Deborah. It is good to be welcomed back with this post. I especially appreciated the wires that crossed the photo. To me they symbolized connection. I grew up in an isolated Northern Manitoba mining town. I remember walking by a church on a winter day where temperatures dipped to -40 Celsius. Those wires meant a great deal to our community.

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  16. The cross that you see from the highway is very impressive, Deborah. I’m so glad you decided to take a detour. The church seems to live up to its history. The rose cross does sound lovely. Thanks for going (literally) out of your way for us 🙂

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  17. Well, that is interesting Deborah! The cross and the fireplace! I do hope you will one day have a chance to have a peek inside and picture those items! In the mean time I like your images a lot. The top one with the wooden cross I find wonderful, and the other two as well. It’s kind of a strange building with the second chapel shaped bit in the left corner. I love the wee triangled windows above the small windows in the in-between-wall. There is thought put into that!

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    1. Thank you so much, Peter! So far the majority like the backside Cross the best. I think we all like the clean and natural look of it again the white wall. ? Maybe, Trying to put into words is hard. 😀

      I agree those wee windows are nice. I do like the Gabled Dormers above them as well.

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  18. Red doors are typical of Episcopal churches. I’m not sure of the reason, but they’re quite common. Some of our Lutheran churches have red doors, too: especially those that are out in the country. While the view with the cross is more pleasing to me aesthetically, I enjoyed seeing the red door.

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    1. That big cross is neat isn’t it. I too like it. I wish there was some light on that little stained glass window to show it off. Too much to hope for a gray overcast day I suppose. 😀
      There’s just something about a red door.
      I know I’ve looked up the meaning of it before but have forgotten. I’m thinking something to do with the Blood of Christ but, I’m not sure.
      Lemme do a quick search…there are several theories my thought among them.
      Here’s just one place I quickly looked.
      https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Episcopal-churches-typically-have-red-doors

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