The church building is a home for the Church, the people of God, the parish family. We expect differences in church buildings just as we expect differences in the homes of our families and friends. The building is a reflection of the personality and values, as well as the faith, of the community who worships there.As we look at the windows and paintings in our church, we are reminded of the community who built this church as a special place of celebration, where they were nourished over the years.In July 1904, the building committee decided to purchase the stained glass windows for St. Columbkille Church from the Ford Brothers of Minneapolis, who agreed to have the windows in place and everything finished in first class workmanship not later than November 1, 1904. The cost of the windows was $1400.00. (In comparison, in 1988 it cost $20,000.00 simply to repair the windows.) Under the direction of Bernard Hillig, the frescos were added in 1921. At this time the stations were also added. The stations were hand painted murals on zinc, which were imported from Germany.
