Richmond, Indiana: Big Cross
100-ft. tall Christian cross of corrugated steel over a metal frame. Positioned for I-70 appreciation, property of former New Creations Ministries boarding school for troubled teens, church, and bible college.
- Address:
- 6400 National Road East, Richmond, IN
- Directions:
- Along I-70. To visit the church, take I-70 exit 156B to Route 40 W. At Petro Gas Station, turn around to proceed on Route 40 West. Take first right into driveway shared with Fairfield Inn.
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Saddled with debt and struggling for new leadership, New Creations Ministries closed, and the property was sold to a developer in 2016. It's a miracle the 110-foot Miracle Cross still stands.
Venture off the interstate to explore the site and you'll be rewarded with a really creepy wood carving of an extremely tall (or possibly levitating?) Jesus, with two presumably troubled teens looking like they just stepped out of a late-1970s horror movie.
[Mike Gassmann, 09/06/2021]
The Big Cross: HUGE!
[Candice, 04/16/2019]
Sunday was a beautiful day for a drive. And to happen upon this 100-foot cross was a bonus!
[Po wood, 04/28/2014]
Giant cross near the fireworks stand on the Indiana side of the border, traveling westbound on I-70. Apparently referred to as the "miracle cross".
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The miracle is that it was built at all, since church members have been dreaming of it since the 1970s. The cross is a steel frame with corrugated steel siding anchored in concrete, and stands 100 ft. tall. The same design has been used for other giant roadside crosses.