Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass window, Christ in Blessing, was previously in the Abbey Mausoleum in Arlington.
The Central United Methodist Church of Ballston, in collaboration with Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, continues its mission in the new Ballston Station building, a mixed-use project with 144 affordable apartments.
A Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass window, Christ in Blessing, that was previously in the Abbey Mausoleum in Arlington is located in the new church narthex. This piece is the largest of 13 windows reclaimed from the mausoleum by Arlington Public Art in partnership with the Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development Historic Preservation Program. Christ in Blessing is available for public viewing on Sundays 10 a.m. to 12 noon and Monday through Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See page 4
The largest in a grouping of thirteen stained glass windows that once ornamented the Abbey Mausoleum at the east end of Columbia Pike, Christ in Blessing, portrays Jesus Christ extending his hand in benediction. It was dedicated to E. St. Clair Thompson, a Mason, interred there in 1933.