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Honoring those who have served

| 04 Nov 2013 | 04:46
    This detail of shows the top part of the stained glass window created and installed by the Downs-Behle Studio of Warwick in the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ.
    This detail of shows the top part of the stained glass window created and installed by the Downs-Behle Studio of Warwick in the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ.
    This detail shows the lower portion of the new stained glass window at the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ that recognizes all who have served in the United States armed forces since Word War 1.
    This detail shows the lower portion of the new stained glass window at the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ that recognizes all who have served in the United States armed forces since Word War 1.
    This is the view from outside the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ.
    This is the view from outside the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ.
    A new window to commemorate all those who have served in the United States armed forces since World War 1 was dedicated Sunday, Nov, 3, at the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ. The window was designed, fabricated and installed by the Downs-Behle Studio of Warwick.
    A new window to commemorate all those who have served in the United States armed forces since World War 1 was dedicated Sunday, Nov, 3, at the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ. The window was designed, fabricated and installed by the Downs-Behle Studio of Warwick.

BLOOMING GROVE — A new stained glass window has been installed in the historic Blooming Grove United Church of Christ, commemorating all who have served in the United States armed forces since Word War 1.

The only other window in the church was installed after the First World War. The new window is integrated stylistically with the old to appear timeless in its setting, while honoring all who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Guard, the Merchant Marines, the Department of the Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army.

The new window was designed, fabricated and installed by the Downs-Behle Studio of Warwick. The church’s outreach efforts for returning veterans was emphasized during the dedication ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 3,

The Blooming Grove Church is historically and architecturally significant. It was founded in 1758 and built in 1824. It is a plain white Federal style building, notable for lacking the steeple or cupola commonly found on churches. In 1996 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The church is located at the junction of Old Dominion Road and Route 94 in the Town of Blooming Grove, between the villages of Chester and Washingtonville.