The Steeple at Lagrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church

Church Steeple
Below are some pictures taken as FCC, Inc. placed the spire at Lagrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI.
(Courtesy Grand Rapids Press/Lance Wynn)
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Bystanders watch as an 18,000-pound, 86-foot iron spire is lowered into place
Workers prepare to raise the steeple
Sara Bolkema, 25, of Grandville, takes photos as the steeple is moved.

John Stroo, of Grand Rapids, and his grandson C.J. Anderson, 4, of Houston, Texas, watch.
More work in preparation to raise the steeple
The Rev. Jacob Eppinga, 90, right, and his son Dick Eppinga, 61, watch as the steeple is put into place. The elder Eppinga was pastor of the church when the spire was first installed in 1958.

The Rev. Jacob Eppinga, 90, watches as the steeple is put into place.
The steeple is lowered into place.
The steeple in place.