South Carolina Church Restores Importance of Art into Design of New Facility

by Teresa Neumann : Dec 9, 2007 : Staff - WLTX News

Sculpture of whale spitting out Jonah certainly makes for a memorable baptistery.

(Columbia, S.C.)—Dr. Dick Lincoln, pastor of Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., is dedicated to bringing art back into the church. As a result, the church recently commissioned and dedicated a bronze sculpture of Jonah and the Whale. (Photo: WLTX News)

Incorporated into their outdoor baptistery, it was designed by local artist Robert Allison.

According to a report on WLTX News, the architect of the church's new facility had also recommended using various forms of art into the design because the early church depended on the visuals in religious art to tell Bible stories.