The Rev. Gerald Blessing kneels next to the cross that stood atop the church.
The cross that stood atop Immaculate Conception Church lays on a pallet after being removed from the top of the steeple Aug. 28.
From left, Beth Jones, the Rev. Gerald Blessing, Elaine Phillips and Gina Payne.
Students from Holy Family School gather in front of a crane from Budrovich Construction on Aug. 28.
The cross came from the roof of Immaculate Conception.
Crews remove the steeple.
Workers from Immaculate Conception Church carry the cross that formerly stood atop the church.
Crews remove the bell from the church.
The bell from Immaculate Conception Church is removed after the steeple.
The bell from Immaculate Conception Church was removed after the steeple.
Interior of the Immaculate Conception church.
Jesse Rector and Jon Esch of Marschel Wrecking prepare the steeple for removal.
Jesse Rector and Jon Esch of Marschel Wrecking prepare the steeple for removal.
The steeple is brought down during the demolition.
Jesse Rector of Marschel in the upper mezzanine during the removal of the church’s bells.
An April 24, 1895, copy of Der Herald was found in the time capsule.
Benno Mayer repairs the cross on stop of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Arnold. Mary Harper, Mayer’s granddaughter, said she did not know when the photo was taken. The church’s cross, bells and steeple were removed Aug. 28 as the demolition process started for the 130-year-old church.
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