Sean Sutton was preaching at a small Bible camp in Georgia last year when he noticed a group of children and young adults focusing intently on building a small model of the tabernacle — they were using bricks repurposed from a Lego Minecraft set to recreate the tent-like sanctuary that housed the ark of the covenant, described in the Bible’s Book of Exodus.
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Sutton, a 28-year-old entrepreneur, realized he could use brick sets as a missionary tool to reach children. In May he launched a Kickstarter campaign and quickly raised $10,000 to manufacture his own tabernacle set. He eventually pre-sold around 6,500 of them and raised more than $245,000, allowing him to found his new company, Bible Bricks.
The Wilderness Tabernacle — complete with a figurine of the Israelite high priest, blue Ten Commandments tablets, and goats and sheep for sacrifice — will start shipping next month.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by Andrew Esensten and originally published by Religion News Service.
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