Access road brings Wall of Answered Prayer a few steps closer

ByDave Hall

Access road brings Wall of Answered Prayer a few steps closer

Commencement of work on the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer – a huge monument to God’s care for his people – is moving nearer with the building of an access road to the site underway.

The 50-metre high arching structure will be on a strategic 10-acre site between the M6 and M42 Motorways at Coleshill Manor, and is expected to be seen by more than 500,000 people a day. Snug Architects’ design for the project beat more than 130 competitors from 28 countries.

‘Some large projects like this take time to come to fruition,’ said Snug’s Paul Bulkeley, ‘so it is satisfying when we see progress such as the access road being built.’ Each brick in the wall will indicate a particular answered prayer. There will also be a visitor centre, 24/7 prayer room, café, Christian bookstall and park area for personal reflection with a chaplain on hand to provide additional support.’

The project was the idea of Richard Gamble (pictured), who now directs the project.

‘We want it to be as imposing as the Angel of the North,’ said Richard, former chaplain to Leicester City Football Club. Once constructed, all profits raised from its ongoing operation will fund a million bricks worth of social housing to finance and build 100 houses for social action charities, council housing associations and international social housing charities.

Photo: Richard Gamble

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