Work has begun on Britain’s biggest monument to Christianity just outside the UK’s third biggest city of Birmingham.
The A$80-million Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is designed as a distinctive 51-metre high Möbius strip which is a one-sided, one-edged surface made by half-twisting a rectangular strip and joining the ends,
The monument will be made up of one million bricks, with the aim of each of them having a story of an answered prayer which can be heard and possibly viewed on visitors’ phones.
So far, around 150,000 fulfilled stories have been submitted or pledged from 125 different countries, including accounts detailing the reconciliation of marriages and recovery from addiction.
Project managers hope to have 250,000 by the time of the monument’s completion in 2028.
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY SET FOR THIS WEEK
A groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 5, thanks to a fundraiser which has raised most of the money.
The monument will be on four hectares of green space and include a visitor centre and a facility for conferences.
The project is the brainchild of former Leicester City football club chaplain Richard Gamble.
He said he had been inspired to build the monument by a vision from God and has spent the last ten years gathering support and finances for his vision.
“THIS IS THE TIME TO BUILD A LANDMARK OF HOPE”
Mr Gamble said that despite several delays and challenges, the timing of the groundbreaking is “perfect”.
“I am delighted we are creating a monument that will share a million stories of hope and that people will be able to discover Jesus, who listens to and answers prayer.”
“This is the moment to build a landmark of hope — a lasting testimony to the power of prayer, preserving the Christian heritage in our nation.”
“A REMINDER TO ALL OF GOD’S GOODNESS”
The monument is being constructed on land donated by Midlands-based Christian motor trades entrepreneur Lord Edmiston whose company contributed towards the project.
Lord Edmiston said the monument would be a reminder to all of “God’s goodness”.
“It is a testament to present and future generations of the Creator of the universe who has answered numerous prayers over centuries past and still is answering them today,” he added.
“A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF PUBLIC ART”
Another A$12-million still needs to be raised to make the monument fully operational and cover the cost of a carpark and landscaping.
Those behind the project said that while the monument was unashamedly intended to celebrate the Christian faith, it would “have much broader appeal to those of other faiths and also those with no faith … because, in its simplest sense, the development is a significant piece of public art”.
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