Good Stuff Fridays: Duffau Baptist Church builds replica of tomb of Jesus; public invited to tour it.

Sand and additional rock will be added to the outside of this structure. Photo/Johnny Dunn

By SARA VANDEN BERGE

We are kicking off the weekend with a story about a true labor of love – one that fed the physical and spiritual needs of those who worked for nearly a year to build it.

Now, a replica of the tomb where Jesus was buried after his crucifixion and resurrected, has been unveiled near the old school tabernacle adjacent to the Duffau Baptist Church.

Pastor Greg Hamilton said it was a church member who came up with the idea to construct the life-like tomb.

“The front of it is complete and people can go inside,” he said.  

“But more rock is being added to the outside to make it more like a tomb that Jesus would have been in.

“It was built by Johnny Dunn, who is a well-known stone mason in the area. He worked on this project for several months and it even has the boulder that would have closed the tomb.”

The public is invited to stop by and see it any time.

Inside of the tomb.

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