When faith can move mountains, can it not move the very source it originates from? Of course it can. A 750 year old church in eastern Germany is now being moved out of its town to make way for a coal pit.
The 660-ton church will now travel on wheels and will safely be restored in Borna, a place 12 kilometers away from its origin. Heuersdorf, a village in eastern Germany is sitting on massive coal mine with an estimated 52 million tons of lignite, or brown coal. With economy gaining prominence over faith, the only option was to move the church safely out of the town and restore it.
Of course, moving the church out will not be cheap, costing an estimated €3 million ($4.3 million). The church is wrapped in steel corsets with all cracks plugged, and with the help of hydraulic lifts, it will be transferred on to a multi-wheeled red transport bed. While sensors check the condition of the building as it moves, structural engineers will accompany the church through the holy journey to ensure that the building never tilts more than 2 degrees.
The church is expected to make a grand re-opening Easter Monday 2008 once it is rebuilt. Perfect example of ‘Faith shaken and restored!’
