CV Icons Get a Makeover

Painters finish work on the three crosses at 3Crosses Church in Castro Valley. These iconic symbols of faith were refurbished last month after welders repaired the three bars securing the crosses to each other at the top. The crosses were installed in 1969 when the Neighborhood Church moved from Oakland to Castro Valley. Each cross reaches 75 feet above the parking lot and has an additional 25 feet of steel below the surface to help anchor them and keep them steady in all kinds of wind and weather. Painters with S&S Painting and Coatings used about 30 gallons (10 gallons per cross) to refresh the brilliant white color of the crosses. Owner Greg Severs said this is the third time his company has painted these crosses. The first time S&S painted the crosses was back in 1992. A fresh coat of white was applied in 2018.