9/11 Reflection and Remembrance

September 11, 2020

6:00am – 9:00pm

Location: 27201 N Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85085

Category: Special Event
Directions

9_11updated

On September 11, 2020, North Valley Community Church invites everyone to stop by to honor and remember this event in American history. Guests will be able to view an exact replica of the steel cross that was miraculously uncovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center when it collapsed. Two days after the September 11th attacks, a worker discovered two steel beams in the shape of a cross among the debris of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The Ground Zero Cross quickly became a symbol of faith and hope for first responders and the community at large.

On a business trip to NYC, a valley businessman was awakened in the middle of the night with a sense that God wanted him to help build a cross, like the one at Ground Zero. At that same time, Pastor Ryan of North Valley Community Church had been praying for a monument of remembrance, as the church had recently closed on their new property on I-17 and Jomax on September 11, 2015. 

The two men, being friends, shared their stories and began the work to build an exact replica of the 9-11 Ground Zero cross. 

Today the cross stands in a beautiful courtyard at the church. It’s a tower of tough steel, some 17 feet tall, 9 feet wide, and weighing just over 11,000 pounds. The cross was lowered in by 50-ton crane with a 100-foot boom. Special thanks to Metal Weld, Donnie & Keith, Chris, and others from Marco Crane for all the help! Special thanks also go out to the Shops at Norterra and Elevate Coffee, who first debuted the cross for display in September of 2016.

The cross serves as a memorial and reminder of all the brave men and women who risk their lives every day for the good of others and our country.  It also embodies the true spirit of the community’s faith, hope, and love. Pastor Ryan Rice states, “Whenever you hit your ground zero in life, you need to know that God is right there in the middle of your tragedy.”  

Stop in for a special time of prayer and remembrance on our church campus.

 

September 11, 2020 

6:00 am - 9:00 am and 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm  

 

North Valley Community Church 

27201 N Black Canyon Highway

Phoenix, AZ 85085