Throughout the Bible, people found ways to remember and publicly declare God’s faithfulness.
They built altars and temples, raised memorial stones and recorded testimonies so that future generations would ask what they meant and discover the God who had acted so powerfully. Remembering was never simply a private exercise, it was a public witness that pointed others towards God's goodness.
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.’
Psalm 77:11-12
Every generation has the opportunity to leave a legacy that points beyond itself. In more modern times, Christians have built cathedrals, hospitals, schools and mission organisations all stand as reminders that faith leaves a visible mark on society.
Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is seeking to do something similar for the twenty-first century in the UK.
Rising 50 metres above the Warwickshire countryside, close to the M6, M42, HS2 and Birmingham Airport, the landmark will consist of one million bricks. Every brick will be digitally linked to a story of answered prayer, allowing visitors to discover accounts of God's faithfulness simply by pointing their phone towards the monument. Scheduled to be completed in 2028, those stories will become the world's largest database of answered prayer and an enduring invitation to explore Jesus.
In an episode of our Active Generosity podcast, Founder Richard Gamble described the vision to make a national impact: “We want to make hope visible in the nation."
A vision is becoming reality
For more than two decades, Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer has been moving from vision to construction.
Following years of planning, fundraising, design competitions and planning approvals, construction is now underway. Reflecting on this milestone, Richard said:
"We have now moved from it being a dream to it being a reality. We have signed our contracts with the builder and we've cut the ground and we've started building. It's a legal certainty that the United Kingdom is going to have in its heart of the nation a landmark which is unashamedly about Jesus."
More than a monument
Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is not simply intended to become another national landmark. The monument exists to tell stories.
Richard believes those stories are central to Christian witness:
"I believe every time that God answers a prayer in our lives, it's like dynamite in our pocket. I want to try and create a nation of storytellers who tell their neighbours, who tell their friends, who tell their colleagues the things that God has done in their life."
This explains why the project is gathering hundreds of thousands of testimonies from across the UK and around the world. Some will tell of dramatic answers to prayer. Others will describe God's faithfulness through suffering, waiting and loss.
As Richard explains: "We're not trying to present a supermarket God. We're trying to present the importance of having a relationship with Jesus. That's the heart of the project."
Three ways to get involved
Whether you are an individual, a family, a church or community group, there are several meaningful ways to participate.
1. Share your story
The first invitation is one that every Christian can accept.
Every answered prayer has the potential to encourage someone else towards faith. Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is inviting believers across the country to submit their own stories so they can become part of this permanent testimony to God's faithfulness.
Churches may wish to encourage their congregations to contribute together, helping ensure that stories from every community are represented.
2. Help complete the vision
Although the principal funding needed to begin construction has been secured, important elements of the project remain to be funded.
Future visitor facilities, educational spaces, digital experiences and wider site development will all help maximise the impact of the monument for generations to come. These represent significant opportunities for philanthropists who want to invest in Christian witness at a national scale.
Supporting these final stages is not simply funding a building, it is helping create an environment where millions of future visitors can encounter stories of answered prayer and consider the claims of Jesus.
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3. Experience the project first-hand
For those considering a major gift, Eternal Wall is offering an opportunity to see part of the project taking shape before construction reaches the UK site.
In September, a group will be visiting Portugal to witness some of the first sections of the Eternal Wall being cast and meet others investing in this landmark Christian initiative.
Investing in a legacy
Many worthwhile Christian projects meet immediate needs.
Eternal Wall offers something slightly different: the opportunity to help create a lasting public witness that may provoke conversations about Jesus for generations to come.
As Richard reflected: "A million people will come together to crowd create this incredible piece of art with their stories of hope. We are confident that one individual's answered prayer can be another person's hope."
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James Bishop
James is our Digital Marketing Manager and works within our Purpose team to connect Christians to the causes they care about and to inspire them to live out the freedom that active generosity offers. He works on website content and email newsletters, advertising on social media and making sure people using search engines can find us. James also contributes to campaigns such as 40acts and the Generosity Report.
Before joining Stewardship in 2025, James worked in marketing departments of all sizes, from a biotech startup to a large civil engineering consultancy and most recently a learning disability charity.
James lives in Surrey and serves in a local church as a director of their non-profit community café and on their AV team. James is reluctantly making a middle-age transition from football to golf and loves making homemade pizza and good coffee.
