US ark builder hopes to visit Christchurch's ark

By John McNeil of Challenge Weekly, New Zealand
Special to ASSIST News Service

CHRISTCHURCH, NZ (ANS) -- An American pastor who is building a full-scale Noah’s Ark at his church hopes to visit the Christchurch couple who have completed theirs.

Richard Greene began his project in 1976 in the small town of Frostburg, Maryland, after a series of dreams in which he saw a large ark located on a hillside and people coming from all over the world to visit it.

The ark is being built to the specifications of Noah’s original – 137m long, 23m wide, and 13m high. Once completed, it will house a Christian school, Bible college, 1500-seat auditorium, conference facilities, a Noah’s Ark historical room, counselling centre, and facilities for radio and television.

Two things Pastor Greene has in common with the original Noah is the length of time the project is occupying, and the mocking of passers-by.

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