Byzantine Catholic
Barberton, OH
Tucked into the heart of Barberton, Ohio, St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church carries forward a tradition that stretches back centuries — one where icons aren’t just art, they’re windows into heaven. That same spirit is what drew this parish to Windows To Paradise. If the saints belong on the walls of a church, why not on the highways too?
The Byzantine Catholic faith has always understood that sacred images do something — they make the invisible visible. At St. Nicholas, parishioners encounter the saints every time they step through the doors: in the iconostasis, in the frescoes, in the prayers of the Divine Liturgy. Windows To Paradise simply extends that encounter beyond the church walls and onto the roads where people spend their daily lives.
When the idea of saint billboards was first shared with St. Nicholas, the response was immediate. A parish steeped in the beauty of the Eastern tradition understood instinctively that an image of a saint on a billboard isn’t advertising — it’s witness. It’s a reminder to every driver, every commuter, every passerby that the holy ones are still among us, still interceding, still pointing the way home.
St. Nicholas contributes to Windows To Paradise through prayer, parish awareness, and helping to spread the word across the Barberton community. Their involvement is a testament to what happens when a small parish with deep roots decides to think big about evangelization.