We broke ground in November, 2025. Builders are now on site and Eternal Wall is expected to open in 2028.

Each answered prayer will be digitally linked to a specific location in the impressive structure. Using a bespoke app, you will be able to hold your phone up to a brick and discover the specific answered prayer it represents with either audio, video or text.

The app will be specially designed to allow visitors to have access to every brick on site, even those placed high.

All submitted prayers are reviewed with care and processed diligently by our team. We take measures to ensure no one attempts to abuse the system, and we combine the use of technology and human moderation to ensure submissions align with our theological beliefs.

The monument cost has been covered by donations from members of the public including several crowdfunding campaigns. Costs for the monument build have been fully secured, and fundraising is now ongoing to make the site operational ahead of our opening. This will include a visitors’ centre, cafe, car park and landscaping costs.

Eternal Wall is a monument to answered prayer in the context of Christianity and in honour of Jesus Christ. It is built for everybody to visit and enjoy, igniting the conversation about the importance of prayer in the modern world.

Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is designed in the form of an infinity loop, based on a Möbius strip — a continuous surface with no clear beginning or end. The shape is created by twisting a band and joining it into a loop, forming a single, flowing structure.

The design reflects the belief that God is always listening and responding to prayer. The structure will stand 51.5 metres high.

The concept was selected through an international design competition run with the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2016, which received 133 entries from 28 countries. The winning design came from Southampton-based Snug Architects.

Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is being funded through donations from individuals, families and organisations who want to be part of the vision. It is not funded by public taxes.

The project is designed to be financially sustainable, generating income through visitors, partnerships and on-site activity. That income will help fund social housing and charitable work, including local projects.

Alongside its physical presence, the Wall is intended to inspire hope and faith while also enabling long-term, practical impact through the causes it supports.

Eternal Wall is:

• The size of eleven double decker buses.
  
• 29 times the average British man.
  
• Almost exactly the same height as Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square.
  
• More than double the size of the Angel of the North. 
  

The site will include a visitor centre with an exhibition space exploring what Christians believe about Jesus and prayer. There will also be a bookshop, café with outdoor seating, education centre, and a 24/7 prayer room.

Eternal Wall will be set within around ten acres of landscaped green space, designed to encourage reflection and wellbeing. A sweeping lawn will sit beneath the structure, with wildflower meadows and open spaces surrounding it.

Accessible footpaths will run throughout the site, alongside seating areas and planted gardens, creating a calm environment to walk, pause and take in the setting.

Planning permission was granted in 2020, and the access road was completed in February 2022. Ground was broken in 2025, with construction now underway and completion expected in 2028.

We have a process in place to ensure all submitted prayers are reviewed with care. We are grateful for the answered prayer permissions we receive, and all answered prayers are processed diligently by our team. We take measures to ensure no one attempts to abuse the system, and we combine the use of technology and human moderation to achieve this.

Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will feature stories of answered prayer from across UK history, from the early centuries of Christianity through to the present day. These will reflect how faith has been lived out in cities, towns and villages across the country.

Alongside historical accounts, new stories will continue to be added over time, creating a growing collection of answered prayers. The aim is to preserve this heritage while making it accessible for future generations.

Each answered prayer will be digitally linked to a specific location in the impressive structure. Using a bespoke app, you will be able to hold your phone up to a brick and discover the specific answered prayer it represents with either audio, video or text.

There is no limit to the number of answered prayers you can submit. Each submission is reviewed by a member of the team before being added.

Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will be a piece of public art about Jesus and Christianity. It is open for everybody to visit and enjoy, igniting the conversation about the importance of prayer in the modern world. The UK is incredibly diverse. We believe a multi-faith society is about having the freedom for each faith to express their beliefs.

From the outset, our intention was to open up an inaccessible landscape to the public. When we were given a piece of land within the Green Belt, we put great consideration into not only lessening our impact on the landscape but improving accessibility to a beautiful space that enhances the visitor experience of contemplation and mindfulness. The chosen concept won an international design competition run by RIBA largely because it complements rather than obstructs the landscape. The architects achieved this through a range of design choices, including the sweep of the arch and the openness of the structure.

Paul Bulkeley, Head Architect says
‘Eternal Wall’s gentle curves and flowing surface resonates with the rolling hills that are so synonymous with the English landscape. This creates a landmark that is simultaneously monumental in scale and at one with its landscape setting.’

Official planning report from Turley 

Any adverse impact of Eternal Wall on the openness of the Green Belt is considered to be low. The relatively small footprint of the structure and the site’s location, relative to the wider Birmingham conurbation and its relationship to the M6 and M42 and their associated bridges, signage and lighting, all contribute to this low impact.  

We also believe that the prominence and visibility of the sculpture will have a positive impact on the openness of the Green Belt, rather than creating a conflict with its aims. This positive impact arises as the form of the landmark is open – with its arch rising high into the sky – and does not create a barrier to open views or a blockage to the open outlook. It also complements and enhances the open character of the setting, inviting a new perspective by opening up the landscape.

As a unique monument and art form, there will not be the risk of urban sprawl, merging of towns or encroachment into the countryside, which would be the case with any ‘normal’ building. To the contrary, the development will make a positive contribution to the underlying purposes of designating land within the Green Belt, by:

• Providing public access to an environment which is currently private and inaccessible
• Creating a new opportunity for outdoor recreation
• Enhancing the landscape’s visual amenity and the site’s biodiversity

Eternal Wall is expected to bring both economic and social benefit to the local area. Around 60 jobs will be created during construction, with dozens of permanent roles once the site is operational acros.

The development is projected to generate significant economic output for the region, with wider social value estimated in the billions. Visitor numbers are expected to be in the hundreds of thousands each year, contributing many millions of pounds to the West Midlands economy.

Alongside this, the site will offer accessible green space and public art, providing a place for people to visit, reflect and spend time, regardless of faith or background.

Once constructed, all profits raised from the ongoing operation of Eternal Wall will fund a million bricks worth of social housing. Eternal Wall will link with local and national UK social action organisations, council housing charities, and international social housing initiatives to provide enough finance to build 100 houses.