I visited the PCUSA headquarters on a seminary visit this weekend, and I had the opportunity to get a really great tour of the place because my old pastor works there way up. He took me through the building and explained how it was two old warehouses and they combined then and created this huge facility for the church. The most interesting thing that we cane across was the chapel. A bunch of Koreans had visited and were upset that there was no chapel in the headquarters so they raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and build this exquisite chapel in the middle of the headquarters. The photo to my right is the inside of the chapel doors. Each aspect of the chapel was thought out with much care, and this is a dismissal. One is to exit with the Word (middle) and with the love and grace and peace of the Holy Spirit (dove above) and enter into the world with open arms. This as well as the front of the door is a good example of the Image and Building as van der Leew talks about.
This image is the front of the doors to the chapel and is supposed to display the welcoming of all people into this place of worship. The attention to details makes the door stand out and be a beautiful addition of artwork and worship in the PCUSA. Upon entering the doors, one will see a series of straight and curved lines that are to indicate the structure and flexibility of the church. There is a large window and by the window is a garden said to contain a palnt from every continent to show the universal nature of the church, and there is artwork in the chapel in three tiers to represent the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Each and every details of the chapel is specifically designed for teh glory and honor of the one true God, and the concentration put on every detail makes the chapel ane xquisite addition to the building that is a perfect blend of things old and new.
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