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Mysterious metal box found in walls of Milwaukee church
Mysterious metal box found in walls of Milwaukee church
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- One church on Milwaukee's south side may be packed on Sunday, August 18th. That's because the church's pastor is set to reveal a secret; one hidden for years inside the church itself.
On Tuesday, August 13th, subcontractor Kenneth Skodowski was working on a restoration project at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church when his hammer drill came in contact with some kind of contraption in the cornerstone.
"I was like, 'What the hell is this?' The first thing that pops in my head is like some Illuminati-type stuff, that's from the 'Da Vinci Code!' I don't know what's going on," said Skodowski.
Pastor Joel Jaeger says the two items recovered include some sort of makeshift plaque and a copper box, which is welded shut.
"I knew, right away, that it was a time capsule, and I don't know what we're gonna find in there," said Pastor Jaeger.
But Pastor Jaeger knows what he'd like to find...
"I'd love it if we'd find two 1901, five-dollar gold coins that would be worth $30,000 each, and then we could pay for this project," said Pastor Jaeger.
Realistically, the pastor says he anticipates the box may contain a list of congregation members and/or newspaper clippings dating back to when the church was constructed in 1901.
Whatever the contents, Pastor Jaeger says he knows there is a lesson to be learned.
"It teaches a sense of history, and that, that what we're going through, right now, may not seem real important. But ten years from now, a hundred years from now, it really is important. It talks about our roots, where we came from, and it gives us a sense of who we are," said Pastor Jaeger.
The contents of that metal box will be revealed to the church's congregation during Sunday's services.