Flanking the pulpit are the symbols for the two sacraments, the Word enacted. On the left, growing out of a living garden, is a boulder which has been hollowed out to contain the water for baptism. This font, found in a quarry near the location of the stone tablet, is an aggregate limestone formation containing hundreds of tiny fossils and crystalline fragments. The shell, long a Christian symbol of baptism, is seen embedded naturally in this stone and is also formed in the silver plate nestled in it.

To the right of the pulpit is the communion table, large enough for the Elders to gather around so that, in good Presbyterian tradition, the table is seen as a gathering place for the family of God, not as an altar for the sacrifice of the Host. Here the cup and the plate represent the body and blood of our Lord Jesus which He gives to us for our sustenance. A portion of the service is conducted from behind the table, symbolizing that we worship as a communion of saints.

The floor of the Sanctuary is exposed aggregate, identical to the sidewalks outside. The aggregate leads us from out of doors into the Sanctuary, reminding us that God owns both. The plants along the south wall also bring the outside in. The choir loft is at the rear of the congregation, consistent with Reformed tradition, for the choir is not a performing group. It is merely a portion of the great choir, the congregation, and is intended to lead the congregation and support it as we sing praises to God. Musically, as well as theologically, the choir sings from the rear to swell the voices of the congregation to greater glory.

In 1975 the Harvey & Zimmer pipe organ was installed, having been manufactured in Germany by August Laukauf, Inc. and designed by John Harvey and Jules Zimmer, two young organ builders from Dallas. It consisted of 20 ranks of pipes with 15 stops enclosed by oak case work. The facade pipes in the pedal and the great divisions are of flamed copper, blending with the earthy tones of the church.

In 1979 the Mac Range Organ Service contracted for the expansion and augmentation of the original organ. It was completed in 1981 and dedicated in September 1982. The completed organ has 32 stops and 40 ranks, all enclosed in oak case work. The pipes and case work were again manufactured in Germany by August Laukauf, Inc.

The original new building had eight commodious Sunday School rooms, a multi-purpose library and conference room and a Fellowship Hall with a kitchen equipped to feed 200. Also included were new offices. These rooms were in a U-shaped building built around a patio. It is of rock veneer, stucco and glass construction.

On Mother’s Day 1981 ground was broken for an expansion to the present facilities. The original Building Commission was charged with the responsibility once again of overseeing our new addition. The architectural firm of Jackson and Ayers were employed by the Building Commission with Cleo Yeary supervising the construction to bring to reality this addition to our church.

Jim Dickey once again was the stonemason for the new structure and did his usual magnificent work.

Eight classrooms, a nursery, crib room, music room and Great Hall were added around a courtyard to the north of the original structure. Minor changes were effected in the kitchen, and the original Fellowship Hall was made into a Parlor. The new building was dedicated on September 12, 1982.

STAINED GLASS WINDOW FACTS There are two windows of faceted glass set in an epoxy matrix in the Grace First Presbyterian Church of Weatherford. The first was installed in the roof of the Sanctuary as it was built in 1974. The second was installed in the Great Hall as it was constructed in 1982.