Bonus photos - houses of worship

The doors on the ark, designed by Albert Wood, are carved from mahogany and depict eight major Jewish holidays.

A tapestry covers the doors of the Ark in the chapel.

A fresco in the entry entitled “Megillat Lincoln” was created by local artists Dean and Jay Tschetter and depicts an unwinding scroll showing the ancestral roots of Jews in Lincoln.

The sanctuary of the synagogue faces east toward Jerusalem. The Ark is the predominant feature of the room.

Stained glass windows on the west side of the chapel.

Stained glass windows on the east side of the sanctuary are comprised of brightly-colored abstract shapes and are in keeping with the Jewish tradition which forbids depictions of human figures.

“Judaism: Taking Root in the Heartland,” a 14’ x ‘ ft. wall hanging, was designed and constructed by Ohio artist, Jodi Kanter.

The Westminster sanctuary looking east. The window shows the symbol of the Holy Trinity flanked by symbol of lamp and dove.

The great west window is a reproduction of a window in the Shakespeare Memorial Church at Stratford-on-Avon.

The St. Matthew's Sanctuary looking east.

Looking west in the sanctuary toward a newer addition and a loft library.

An ornate pulpit and baptismal font are located on the south side of the sanctuary.

The altar arch created by an Omaha artist, Leonard Thiessen depicts, in clockwise order from the base, the symbols of saints with St. Matthew at the crest.