God's Ark of Safety

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God's Ark of Safety is a non-denominational Christian ministry in Frostburg, Maryland led by Pastor Richard Greene. On Easter, 1976, Greene began building a replica of Noah's Ark atop a prominent hillside along Interstate 68 featuring a sign that announces "Noah's Ark Being Rebuilt Here!" As of 2006, the structure is still just a frame, but the incomplete Ark has drawn attention from foreign film crews and national publications, and Pastor Greene has promoted the ministry on worldwide tours, his own radio and television show, and The 700 Club. It has even appeared in People, as well as other widely read mazazines.^{[citation needed]} According to Greene, God's Ark of Safety supports 20 missionaries worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

The Ark is featured on the front cover and chapter 4 of Timothy Beal's book Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and the Substance of Faith. It is also featured in the short story "The Way It's Lasted" by Frostburg writer Brad Barkley.

[edit] The Ark in popular culture

In the book Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Frostburg writer Brad Barkley, there is a reference to the Ark in the pre-chapter section listing places that one should see when traveling across the country. It is also mentioned in Barkley's story "The Way It's Lasted."