Crews from Boren’s Roofing have replaced a metal cross atop the iconic St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Piqua. While they were up there, workers also replaced the steeple’s shingles with metal roofing.
B&W Trailer Hitches donated both the materials and the fabrication of the cross. All three shifts worked together to design, cut, weld, and paint the cross.
A Fort Scott company tuck-pointed the steeple’s bricks.
The project was funded entirely by donations, noted Don and Shelia Lampe, who both serve on a church advisory committee. “And most of the donations came from communities outside Piqua,” said Shelia. “People know this is a landmark and wanted to make sure it fixed.”
The church’s original 6-foot-cross and copper globe were damaged by a December 2021 storm; the cross fell to the ground last August.
