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\n\t\tThe Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will reach more than twice as high as the Angel of the North (Picture: Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will reach more than twice as high as the Angel of the North (Picture: Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer)<\/p>\n
Work has begun on a Britain\u2019s largest monument to Christianity just outside Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is designed as a distinctive M\u00f6bius strip reaching 51-metres into the sky, more than double the height of the Angel of the North.<\/p>\n Situated between the M6 and the M42 in Coleshill, the monument will comprise of one million bricks, each with a story of an answered prayer which can be viewed on visitors\u2019 phones<\/a>.<\/p>\n Visible to motorway users, passengers on flights to and from Birmingham Airport and even from future HS2<\/a> trains, the scheme will include ten acres of green space, a visitor centre and a facility for conferences.<\/p>\n A groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Wednesday for the project, which was possible thanks to a \u00a340 million fundraiser.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a><\/strong> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n Designers are hoping the landmark will be ready to open to the public in 2028, by which point they hope to have collected 250,000 answered prayers.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \t\t It is the brainchild of former Leicester City<\/a> chaplain Richard Gamble, who said he had been inspired to build the monument by a vision from God and has spent the last ten years gathering support for the idea.<\/p>\n He said that despite several \u2018delays and challenges\u2019, the timing of the groundbreaking was \u2018perfect\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018I 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.<\/p>\n \u2018This is the moment to build a landmark of hope\u2026 a lasting testimony to the power of prayer, preserving the Christian heritage in our nation.\u2019<\/p>\n The huge band is being constructed on land donated by Midlands businessman Lord Edmiston, through his company IM Properties, which also also contributed towards the project.<\/p>\n Lord Edmiston said the monument would be a reminder to all of \u2018God\u2019s goodness\u2019.<\/p>\n He added: \u2018It 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.\u2019<\/p>\n Another \u00a35.7 million is still required to make the monument fully operational and cover landscaping costs.<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PRI_164587356-1357.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe \u00a340million project will include 10 acres of green space and eventually a visitor and conference centre (Picture: Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer)<\/p>\n
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