Talk to Brad Coriell about the 42-foot-tall sculpture that will be erected at Solid Rock Church, and you’ll hear a string of superlatives.

 

“This is the largest-scale Christ in the country,” said Coriell, a native Daytonian and Nashville, Tenn., artist who designed the sculpture, called “King of Kings.”

 

He may get an argument from some people in Eureka Springs, Ark., who claim to have the world’s tallest uncrucified Christ. That statue was completed in 1966 and stands seven stories tall and weighs two million pounds, according to the RoadsideAmerica.com Web site, which lists Mega Messiahs.

 

As Coriell spoke Wednesday morning, the statue’s 13-foot-tall head and 32-foot long arms were being trucked north on Interstate 75 from Jacksonville, Fla., where sculptor James Lynch did his part to bring the work together.

 

With its upraised arms, the sculpture will reach 42 feet from an artificial lake on the North Union Road church’s property, Coriell said. If a full body to scale were to stand, it would be 85 to 95 feet tall — “which far surpasses anything in the country,” Church administrator Ron Carter said.

 

The church needed a city building permit for the statue’s foundation, Carter said. He said also that the Ohio Department of Transportation was notified of the statue, which will be more than 1,500 feet away from the northbound lanes of I-75.

 

Except for a steel fuselage connecting the statue’s skin, it will be hollow inside, sheltering a pump room for three waterfalls into the lake, Coriell said. A 35-foot cross, its bottom going into the lake water, will be backlit at night, he said.

 

Said Coriell, “It’s going to be gorgeous.”

 

Coriell, 48, was born and raised in Dayton, attending Colonel White High School before leaving Ohio, he said. He calls himself a “self-taught” artist, having attended no architecture or art school. He said his work is found in four presidential libraries.

 

It was Coriell’s work at an Atlanta church, New Birth Missionary Baptist, that inspired Solid Rock pastor Darlene Bishop to see what he could do in Monroe, he said.

 

The statue’s arms will be placed this week, Coriell said. Each arm, straight at the moment, will need to be cut while held in the air by a crane and bent, he said.

I am speechless... I don't know how to respond .... Ah wow... Ah wow.... ehhh did they say 42 feet?

 

This is the one in Arkansas...

 

 

I didn't even know such a thing existed before I saw the website on this article. That site is interesting...

Oh.... my..... Goodness! I will never be able to take I-71 up to Columbus again for fear of being attacked by that statue.

Whoa... umm quite scary lol

 

This is the largest-scale Christ in the country

 

lol jesus skyscrapers

Hmm…I won’t know what to look at now, the statue or Solid Rock’s huge flashing sign that lights up the sky like the 4th of July.

Sounds completely and totally tacky.

So this is a better use of money than feeding the homeless or providing healthcare for the poor? "Tacky" is a little diplomatic if you ask me!

here's an article with some pic's of this thing

 

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/07/01/jesus.html

 

its insane, i totally agree its a waste of money. a better use would be to help the needy or community.

He calls himself a “self-taught” artist, having attended no architecture or art school. He said his work is found in four presidential libraries.

 

The H3LL you say!!!

 

Thanks for the link, prolix. Mind you, I'm not the Messiah but if someone were to make an awful 42-foot replica of me like that, I'd strike 'em dead with a thunderbolt!

So this is a better use of money than feeding the homeless or providing healthcare for the poor? "Tacky" is a little diplomatic if you ask me!

Speaking aesthetically, of course.

 

Yeah, spending the money on something a little more useful to the community would make more sense--but that's an entirely different discussion.

It takes money to make money....errr....I mean, help people and stuff

OH MY.

i think his eyes should light up red, either that or be lasers

Jesus says: "Exit now for flea market bargains!"

They should build a 42' statue of Mohammad and Buddha next to it. And then, a statue of MayDay.

I recall an article about that minister, who's quite a character. It turns out he owns Traders World, and also that little horse farm just south of the Monroe exit (the one that is done-up in sort of a Spanish style)

 

Its got a bible thing painted on the silo or water tower. "John 3-13" or something like that.

Now I know what Keb Mo' was singing about when he says, "Could be God trying to get your attention." :)

Jesus says: "Exit now for flea market bargains!"

LMAO! :lol:

Now this is my kind of Jesus . . . .

 

its kind of like the one in brazil, almost. i like this one. its different and i think it makes quite a statement about the church and its mission to get people to come to its services

How did I miss this thread the first time around?!  This is the funniest thread ever on this forum!

 

Now, about this "largest scale Jesus" crap.  If one were to make say, a statue of just Jesus' nose about 10 feet tall, that would then be the "largest scale Jesus".  Kind of a lame statistic.

 

Anyway, this looks like an oversized high school art project.

They should build a 42' statue of Mohammad and Buddha next to it.  And then, a statue of MayDay.

 

Thank god no one picked up on that idea... who would have thunk we would cause an international incident.

There is a whole website dedicated to Jeeebus ;)

 

http://jeeeb.us/

 

 

 

 

 

There is about 30 more...

There is a whole website dedicated to Jeeebus ;)

 

http://jeeeb.us/

 

Funny stuff.  Thanks for the link.

This burned down tonight. Lightning struck it. I had no idea it was made of Styrofoam.

Made of styrofoam, and apparently lacking lightning arrestors. What could possibly have gone wrong?

It was smited by the Lord!

Jesus melted?

He calls himself a “self-taught” artist, having attended no architecture or art school. He said his work is found in four presidential libraries.

 

The H3LL you say!!!

 

Thanks for the link, prolix. Mind you, I'm not the Messiah but if someone were to make an awful 42-foot replica of me like that, I'd strike 'em dead with a thunderbolt!

 

 

In all seriousness, it's a good thing no one was hurt.

Melted into a giant pool of delicious butter for my corn-on-the-cobs in my fridge.

 

They were getting ready to paint it. I called them asking if they could paint it a nice chocolate color -- and replace the cross with a Hersey's Carmel Bar. And have carmel oozing out of Jesus' mouth. He would be delicious. Or maybe call him a black Jesus, for those who may want to be politically correct. They weren't too happy with my call.

You erect a 6 story Styrofoam edifice and it does not have sufficient lightning arrestors/grounding? God really does work in mysterious ways....

http://media2.wcpo.com/

Nerdtastic moment here:  Technically polystyrene is amorphous and thus does not "melt", it only flows.  Okay, enough nerddom.

 

I'm catholic, but I never understood the need to have giant Jesus statues and crosses (like the one in Effingham, IL).  I find it pretty hilarious that this got struck down......

Nerdtastic moment here:  Technically polystyrene is amorphous and thus does not "melt", it only flows.  Okay, enough nerddom.

 

I'm catholic, but I never understood the need to have giant Jesus statues and crosses (like the one in Effingham, IL).  I find it pretty hilarious that this got struck down......

 

But giant statues of Mary are A-OK... :)

 

Nerdtastic moment here: Technically polystyrene is amorphous and thus does not "melt", it only flows. Okay, enough nerddom.

 

I'm catholic, but I never understood the need to have giant Jesus statues and crosses (like the one in Effingham, IL). I find it pretty hilarious that this got struck down......

 

But giant statues of Mary are A-OK... :)

 

 

Not by me they aren't.  I believe that you live your religion through how you live your life, not how long you spend praying to statues in a church.  But that philosophical discussion is for the religion thread......

Besides, a statue in a church has quite a different purpose than one erected of mammoth size next to a freeway.

Nerdtastic moment here:  Technically polystyrene is amorphous and thus does not "melt", it only flows.  Okay, enough nerddom.

 

I'm catholic, but I never understood the need to have giant Jesus statues and crosses (like the one in Effingham, IL).  I find it pretty hilarious that this got struck down......

 

But giant statues of Mary are A-OK... :)

 

 

Not by me they aren't.  I believe that you live your religion through how you live your life, not how long you spend praying to statues in a church.  But that philosophical discussion is for the religion thread......

 

Agreed, just a joke. Hence the smiley...Although TD Jesus is in the Religion thread too.

 

Too bad Realtime with Bill Maher is done for the season, he would of had a field day with this in his Dumb State faceoff segment.

 

Agreed, just a joke. Hence the smiley...Although TD Jesus is in the Religion thread too.

 

I hate the University of Notre Dame as much as a Catholic person could. :)

If there is a god, I would consider this a very clear sign that he disapproves of ridiculous construction in his name....so consider yourself warned Creation Museum  :evil:

Oh don't worry, I'm sure they'll rebuild because they *know exactly* what God would have wanted.  :roll:

This is just too good!  :laugh:

 

Listen to first 911 calls on the 'Touchdown Jesus' fire

By Jennifer Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 15, 2010

 

At least one passerby and a Warren County dispatcher called Monroe police to report the blaze late Monday. The dispatcher conveyed the information to Monroe after receiving reports about the fire on the county's main 911 line, said Lt. Brian Curlis of Monroe police.

 

Curlis listened to the tape and said he can hear a dispatcher "chuckle" when the county dispatcher called back to report that only the right hand of the Jesus statue was on fire.

And the comments for the article are just as golden:

 

"Jesus was protecting people. Lightning could of struck people but his upreached hands took the blunt of destruction and protected us like he does. Why is that so hard to believe. Belive it. It is true. It will be rebuilt."

 

"And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.” A sign from God, I believe it..."

 

"That Jesus is hot stuff!"

 

"The lightning strike was an act-of-God; because He was upset with homosexuals and Obama."

 

"The fun part, of course, is that the mosque and Hustler store nearby were untouched :)"

It's getting worldwide attention now.

Lulz.

And the comments for the article are just as golden:

 

"Jesus was protecting people. Lightning could of struck people but his upreached hands took the blunt of destruction and protected us like he does. Why is that so hard to believe. Belive it. It is true. It will be rebuilt."

 

"And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.” A sign from God, I believe it..."

 

"That Jesus is hot stuff!"

 

"The lightning strike was an act-of-God; because He was upset with homosexuals and Obama."

 

"The fun part, of course, is that the mosque and Hustler store nearby were untouched :)"

 

lol....wow, some of those comments literally have me laughing outloud!!

 

"The fun part, of course, is that the mosque and Hustler store nearby were untouched "  that one is my favorite...haha

Creation Museum, take heed.

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100615/capt.d1d33865e14d42b8b5fb0de9a60b4d93-b8bd107213aa4e03a8cbb7d90584d889-0.jpg?x=400&y=277&q=85&sig=WOuT5EnXhzKgVrzusDupxA--

He calls himself a “self-taught” artist, having attended no architecture or art school. He said his work is found in four presidential libraries.

 

The H3LL you say!!!

 

Thanks for the link, prolix. Mind you, I'm not the Messiah but if someone were to make an awful 42-foot replica of me like that, I'd strike 'em dead with a thunderbolt!

 

Uhmmm, MayDay... The Monroe PD wants you down at the station... They have a few questions they'd like to ask you.

Favorite quote from the Dispatch "Who knew God was an art critic"