Posted on 04/12/2009 1:54:08 PM PDT by Steelfish
12 Apr 2009
A statue of Jesus Christ made entirely out of Lego stands in a church at Vasteras, Sweden
Photo: EPA [Pic in URL]
Members of the congregation donated nearly 30,000 Lego bricks to build the 5ft 8 high statue, said Per Wilder, the pastor of the Oensta Gryta Church in Vaesteras, about 70 miles west of Stockholm.
"This work began a year and a half ago so we saw that the initiation date was fitting in well (with this year's Easter holiday)," he said.
"It is a fantastic installation and it will be there as long as we think it is in a good spot."
The model was based on the Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsens's, 19th century work 'Christus', which depicts the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The pastor said the statue would remain permanently at the church and there were no plans to sell it to raise funds.
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Now that’s a Lego set for my current age.
This is neat.
Anything that that encourages people to respectfully consider the miracle of God’s Love for us is a very good thing, IMO.
The lego raising organizer is Zack who just happens to be a lego maniac.
WOW! My son and I are having trouble building a little barn.
Thanks for the pic post
Thanks for the pic post
At first I thought this might be less than respectful, but that is beautifully done, IMHO. I love the ‘Christus’ statue.
Right.
And the cool thing is- since it’s made out of Legos- people can re-shape Jesus however they want to- just like people have been doing for 2000 years
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