Gedanken – Thoughts | Berichte – Reports | Erfahrungen – Experiences
On September 28, 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated the region. Over four thousand people fell victim to the double natural disaster. The city of Palu and its surroundings were also severely affected. „After the Disaster – A Sign of Hope“ weiterlesen
Today we drive over the Gunung Kebun Kopi mountain range to the east coast and visit communities that have been created by government resettlement programs, among other things. „Christianity and Culture“ weiterlesen
After a 2-day journey, I arrived in Palu, Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) yesterday. My journey began on Saturday at 5 pm in Giessen. Via Singapore and Makassar it was also 5 pm until I landed yesterday. „Land of Thousands of Islands“ weiterlesen
After our EKD / UCC consultation in Washington D. C. and signing the common commitment to Church Fellowship (“Kirchengemeinschaft”) I drove with Martha Koenigs Stone – head of the ecumenical commission of the UCC New York Conference (UCCNY) and a UCC representative at the EKD/UCC Forum – and Randy Stone to the annual meeting of the UCCNY Conference in Binghamton. „Woven Together – Ties That Bind“ weiterlesen
On Monday I arrived in Washington D. C. for a consultation of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the United Church of Christ (UCC) on different topics and on the future of our Church Fellowship (Kirchengemeinschaft). „Advocating for the Vision of a Just World“ weiterlesen
Weltweit feiern wir Christinnen und Christen in diesen Tagen die Auferstehung Jesu Christi von den Toten. Die Botschaft von Karfreitag zu Ostern – vom Tod zur Auferstehung – schenkt uns Zuversicht, die mit unserem Glauben verbunden ist.
All over the world, we Christians are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead these days. The message from Good Friday to Easter – from death to resurrection – gives us the confidence that comes with our faith. „Loving Life and seeking Peace“ weiterlesen
We are pleased to welcome three new colleagues to the Ecumenical Center. We introduced them to their ministry in a church service and asked God to bless them. „A warm welcome: Tzehaie Semere – Daniel Happel – Uli Baege“ weiterlesen
The past two days Provost Rev. Dr. Anke Spory (diocese of Oberhessen), Rev. Daniel Happel (secretary for development and partnership Asia, Ecumenical Center Frankfurt) and myself have been guests at the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the diocese of Amritsar and 25 years of bishopric of my friend Bunu – Rt. Rev. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy. „Celebrating 70 years of Amritsar Diocese“ weiterlesen
Yesterday we completed a two days consultation on partnership between German Member Churches of Evangelical Mission in Solidarity (EMS) and the Church of South India (CSI) under the theme “Life affirming mission of God: Towards building living communities”. „On our common way – Partnerships with Dioceses of CSI“ weiterlesen
On Wednesday I arrived safely in India and enjoy visiting our partners in several places in India. After Chennai I will proceed to Delhi, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Vijayawada for several occasions, consultations and meetings and will fly out in two weeks from Bangalore back to Frankfurt. „Enjoying India“ weiterlesen