Monmouth County ‘No apology’ for cross shape for rebuilt Jersey Shore pier, religious group says. Updated: ; May. 28, 2025, 4:55 p.m. | Published: ; Aug. 28, 2022 ...

The cross shape of the $2 million reconstructed pier in Ocean Grove has been controversial with some critics saying it is "Christian bullying." Skip to Article Set weather ...

Ocean Grove, New Jersey, has rebuilt its Hurricane Sandy-torn pier into the shape of a cross. Association president Michael Badger and Pastor Chris Durkin shared the values it represents.

OCEAN GROVE - The Ocean Grove pier, damaged in 2012 during Superstorm Sandy, is being rebuilt by a nonprofit Christian organization in the shape of a cross, a design that has drawn some local ...

The cross-shaped pier feels like “Christian bullying,” said Grote, who has penned letters to local and state officials asking for intervention. “I am so deeply concerned,” he said.

People are getting cross on the Jersey Shore. An Ocean Grove beach pier destroyed during Superstorm Sandy is being rebuilt, but the proposed design is shaped too much like a religious cross, LGBTQ ...

The Christian flag, a white banner with a red cross, flies beneath an American flag near the beach. Two wooden crosses stand in the sand. A massive pier in the shape of a cross was unveiled last year.