About five miles north of Reed City next to S210th Ave is an old wooden cross with the words THE OLD RUGGED CROSS attached to it. The cross was erected in 1954 and stands on the property that was once home to Reverend George Bennard. He was a composer and preacher and is best known for composing the famous hymn, “The Old Rugged Cross”. He wrote it in while living in Albion Michigan in 1912. Rev. Bennard retired to Reed City where he died in 1958 at the age of 85.
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