This wooden cross, a Budded Cross reflecting the Triune nature of God, was crafted by a talented parishioner at the request of the Rev. Herbert Draesel. It is taken down and used for "The Veneration of the Cross". A fifth century account describes this service in Jerusalem. In the seventh century, the Roman Catholic Church adopted the practice of Adoration of the Cross.

Many churches practice this devotion on Good Friday. The clergy and congregation approach a cross or crucifix one by one, and offer a gesture of respect to all that it represents. This gesture usually includes kneeling or bowing before the cross. In medieval England and Germany people expressed their humility before Jesus' suffering and sacrificial death by approaching the cross on their hands and knees.