(WJET/WFXP)– A Chautauqua County church is asking for their altar cross to be returned after finding an empty space of their own on Easter.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown they found an empty space where the cross, which dates back to 1883 and memorializes their former rector, Rev. Theodore M. Bishop, was kept Easter morning.
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Rector Luke Fodor told us that the church is often left unlocked due to the programs they offer and events, adding that theft is typically not an issue for the church and that he hopes to help whoever may have taken the cross.
Fodor added that the cross, like many antiques in the church, was donated after members of the parish raised money to buy and donate it years ago to keep the story attached to it and other items alive for future generations.
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While St. Luke’s said they do have cameras on the property, they weren’t able to isolate the incident and have been in contact with Jamestown police, along with local pawn shops and metal recycling companies…