Campbell United Church of Christ

(Was Congregational Church of Campbell)

400 West Campbell Avenue
Campbell

The Congregational Church of Campbell was founded in 1889.  The first Pastor was Reverend William Windsor, DD. who served the church until 1903.

The original church, located on Central Avenue where the Campbell City Hall is now, was designed by San Jose architect Francis Reid and built by Mr. Nykirk in 1891.  The first services in the sanctuary of the new church were held March 13, 1892.  In 1922, the building was extensively remodeled under the supervision of San Francisco architect Thaddeus Joy, who later joined Julia Morgan and helped design Hearst’s San Simeon.  The feature of the wooden church was the magnificent stained glass window, “The Good Shepherd” donated by the son of the founding pastor.  The window was created in Chicago and was shipped to Campbell for installation.  The window was lighted in 1936, and the church became known as the “The Church of the Lighted Window”

The building was sold to the City of Campbell in 1957, and served as Campbell’s City Hall for several years.  It was demolished in 1971 when the new City Hall was built on the site.

The present church on Campbell Avenue was completed in 1956.  It was designed by architect Gifford Sobey of Los Gatos, and was constructed by E. A. Hathaway Co.  The “Good Shepherd” window was moved to the new church.

Carl Huneke, Century Stained Glass Studio, San Francisco, created the window “Go Therefore and Teach All Nations” window in the narthex of the new church.  The design complemented that of the “Good Shepherd” window.

The sanctuary windows were designed by Marilyn Hanson about 1979, and were crafted and installed by Hogan Stained Glass Studios between 1980 and 1984.