Touchdown Jesus

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King of Kings is a 62-foot (19 m)-tall statue of Jesus on the east side of Interstate 75 near Monroe, Ohio, United States. It depicts Jesus from the chest up with his arms and head raised to the sky. Since its construction at a cost of $250,000[1], the statue has been given many nicknames by local residents, such as "Giant Jesus", "Touchdown Jesus", "MC 62 Ft. Jesus", and "Drowning Jesus".[2][3] It was erected in September 2004. The statue is located in front of Solid Rock Church, a 3000+ member megachurch in Monroe.

The statue was designed by Brad Coriel and was sculpted by James Lynch.

Comedian Heywood Banks wrote and performed a song about the statue entitled "Big Butter Jesus," which encourages all to "Spread" the Word. The name of the song references the statue's pale yellow color, and states that it looks like it's carved out of butter. This reminded Heywood of seeing butter sculptures at the Ohio State Fair.

In southern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati
I beheld a vision, next to the expressway.
Was a 60 foot Jesus, with his hands in the air
looks like he’s carved out of butter,
just like at the state fair."

Lyrics from "Big Butter Jesus"


Link to a parody site devoted to the statue: jeeeb.us

www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9786
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Kings_(statue)
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Coordinates:   39°27'13"N   84°19'36"W

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