Lego Church

Update - many thanks to Chris Roberts who identified the maker of the LEGO Church in this post.  It's a lady named Amy Hughes and you can visit her website here which has the story of the church and many more photos.

I'm taking a page from Joe Carter today and posting something frivolous, since no one (me included)wants to think or read deeply on Friday.

I usually don't post stuff that comes in e-mails but this one was too good.  It came from my friend Tom Wenger who pastors Pasadena Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, MD. 

In the post continuation are pictures of a Lego Church that are incredible.  Unfortunately, no credit was given to the maker, so if you know the creator of this masterpiece please let me know who it is so I can give proper credit.  The text of the e-mail said this:

A few quick facts:

• How long to build it? It was about a year and a half of planning, building, and photographing.
• How many pieces of LEGO to build it?  More than 75,000.
• How big is it?  About 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches (2.2m x 1.7m x 76m)
• How many LEGO people does it seat?  1372
• How many windows? 3976
• It features a balcony, a Narthex, stairs to the balcony, rest rooms, coat rooms, several mosaics, a nave, a baptistry, an altar, a crucifix, a pulpit and an elaborate pipe organ.

Click on any of the thumbnails to enlarge:

Comments

[Barb]

I've seen this before, but it's more amazing each time I see it. This had to be some tedious work for whomever did this. But, it's so beautiful!

[burttd]

Where's the altar table?!?

Seriously, that took some effort. I am envious.

[Chris Roberts]

A quick google search and I found this:
http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/

[Steve S]

<tongue-in-cheek> It's not very seeker friendly. There's a big ol' cross in the front of the church. (Not to mention the mere existence of the pipe organ!) </tongue-in-cheek>

steve :)

[pilgrim]

I have seen it before, and it is incredibly well done.
Lego is a relaxing pursuit, and so I can be found building with it now & then--because it is relaxing.
But I doubt I'd ever pull off something like that...

[Portsmouth Tea Guy]

Untitled

The Palmtree
Pundit will like this:  Palmboy just placed in a lego
competition. 

 

[Teresa Miller]

Just wandered if any of this was patterned after the "Crystal Cathedral" in California? You are the reigning "Lego Idol", with the "wow factor"!