MONROE — Today marks 11 years since Mother Nature destroyed an iconic statue of Jesus Christ along I-75 in Monroe.
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It was June 14, 2010, and a lightning strike caused the destruction of the “King of Kings” statue at the Solid Rock Church.
Solid Rock Church dedicated the new statue in 2012 following hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
The statue, nicknamed “Touchdown Jesus” by many drivers whose attention it grabbed along I-75, was rebuilt.