Michigan church’s stained glass windows could be rarity

Francis X. Donnelly The Detroit News

August 26, 2016

Pastor Kevin Duffy was pleased earlier this week as he watched three stained-glass windows installed at Addison Congregational Church in southern Michigan.

The multicolored panels, which show Jesus in various guises, will capture church members’ imaginations, he said.

But such windows may become increasingly rare.

Proposed federal regulations could drive up the price of stained glass to where only the richest churches and businesses could afford it, artists say.

“These may be the last of their kind in a U.S. church for some time,” said Richard Hanley, who designed the Addison church windows, on Thursday.

 

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