Religion Roundup
Cross Bent by Tornado to Remain on Iowa Church
Associated Press
July 22, 2008
PARKERBURG, Iowa - Members of the the Parkersburg United Methodist Church say the bent cross will remain as a symbol of the Iowa town's strength.
They say it shows that Parkersburg may bend, but it won't break.
The cross is one of three atop the church. Two point skyward. The third is bent eastward -- the same direction as the path of the tornado that hit two months ago.
Eight people in the area died and nearly half of Parkersburg was leveled by the twister.
Twenty-two members of the church lost their homes, but their church was spared. Except for the bent cross, the church lost only one stained glass window.
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