Fox News reports on rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church at Ground Zero
Fox News Channel will broadcast numerous times today, August 18, 2010, a report on the stalled negotiations between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for a proper location for the rebuliding of Saint Nicholas Church Orthodox Church, which was destroyed on September 11, 2001 when the South Tower of the World Trade Center came crashing down on it.
The Archdiocese has responded to the national news networks that have reached out requesting more information on the reasons for the delay in rebuilding the church.
To find links to news broadcasts, to learn more about Saint Nicholas Church at Ground Zero, or to donate for the rebuilding, visit www.goarch.org, or text REBUILD to 27722 and $10 will be added to your mobile phone bill and it will be earmarked for the Saint Nicholas rebuilding.
Saint Nicholas Church was founded in 1916 by a group of Greek immigrants. It held worship services since its founding until the World Trade Center’s South Tower crumbled on top of it, destroying the building in its entirely. Only a few artifacts were found at the recovery site, including an icon of Saint Dionysios, three wax candles intertwined, and a bell used in the church.