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Sacred art at St. Luke
53
Stained-glass windows
Jean Lacy
Dallas artist
Two stories
Biblical & Black heritage
Artist: Jean Lacy · Photography: Chet Bell Photography
A sanctuary of learning
St. Luke’s sanctuary is both a place of worship and a living art museum. Across 53 windows, Jean Lacy connects Scripture with the faith, culture, struggle, and achievement of African American people.
The collection invites every generation to see sacred history as something alive: creation and covenant, migration and resistance, education and leadership, sorrow and hope.
A powerful witness to the relationship between Biblical and African heritage.
Two stories · one testimony
Our Biblical Heritage
The Biblical sequence begins with creation and Eden, then moves through Abraham, Noah, Moses, David, and the enduring promise of liberation.
Our African American Heritage
The African American sequence honors emancipation, education, migration, worship, and the Civil Rights Movement through figures including Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X.
The artist
Jean Lacy was a distinguished African American artist and museum education specialist whose work joined spiritual symbolism, African American history, and social commentary.
Her 53-window program at St. Luke was her most ambitious stained-glass work. It remains one of Dallas’s most remarkable intersections of worship, public history, and Black visual culture.
Inside the sanctuary
Select any photograph for a closer look. Visitors are welcome to experience the windows in person during worship and church hours.
Artist: Jean Lacy · Photography: Chet Bell Photography
The sanctuary is meant to be experienced: light moving through glass, history surrounding worship, and every panel inviting a closer look.
