Bernard coffindaffer biography

          They were put up by Bernard Coffindaffer, born in At 42 years of age, he became a Christian & had a vision to "plant crosses".

          Coffindaffer (January 27, - October 8, ) was.!

          After two heart by-pass operations, Bernard liquidated his business and two years later had what he called a genuine, marvelous, glorious vision. He said that the Holy Spirit instructed, blessed, and dealt with me and told me how to go about installing these crosses.

          It was an experience you have once in a lifetime.

          Bernard was told what to do: get manpower, materials, and plant crosses.

          On January 27, , the Reverend Bernard Coffindaffer was born at Craigsville in Nicholas County.

        1. On January 27, , the Reverend Bernard Coffindaffer was born at Craigsville in Nicholas County.
        2. According to Coffindaffer's bio over on his tribute site, Crosses Across America, he was born in to German Immigrants in West Virginia.
        3. Coffindaffer (January 27, - October 8, ) was.
        4. The Rev. Bernard Coffindaffer, a businessman turned evangelist who spent a fortune building trios of crosses beside roads in 29 states and two other countries.
        5. Bernard Coffindaffer, a Marine veteran and a native of Craigsville, West Virginia, was the man behind the crosses.

          6. He worked like a dog for the money, eighteen hours a day for thirty-five years. The Holy Spirit knew he had the money and was willing to spend it, and I'm not going to back down.

          Using his own money, Coffindaffer began the erection of the clusters of crosses in September, 1984.

          Approximately 1,900 crosses were built in America, Zambia, and the Philippines.

          For the nine final years of his life, he obediently spent approximately $3,000,000 planting the clusters of three crosses.

          Site owners donated the use of the land and Coffindaffer paid all the bills. The project ended with Rev.

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