Texas church installs 45-foot cross on property for new prayer park

A Texas church has installed a 45-foot tall cross that weighs around 35,000 pounds as the first step in building a new prayer park.

Katy Community Fellowship, a nondenominational congregation that has around 500 members, held a ceremony on Tuesday for the installation of the large cross.

Attendees for the lifting up of the cross included many church members, members of the community, the builder of the cross John King, and about 35 of his employees.   

Pastor Tim Barker, who helped found Katy Community Fellowship back in 2000, told The Christian Post that the cross was erected as the first phase of an “acre prayer park next to our facility.”

Barker noted that the cross was made from corten steel which is expected to change into a reddish color over time and has 280 nails, according to Barker.