Presbyterian Mission Agency Kirchentag Archives

Are we really all on the same boat?

Posted February 3rd, 2020

Another hot and dry summer last year caused many heat-related issues and stresses for farmers in Central Europe. Plants had to be watered around the clock, just to keep them alive.

German Protestant Kirchentag draws 100,000 participants

Posted September 20th, 2019

This summer, Burkhard Paetzold, a mission co-worker and regional liaison for western and central Europe, joined about 100,000 other Protestants from across the globe for one of the world’s most unique gatherings, the German Protestant Kirchentag.

Reformation is ‘GPS’ for next 500 years, says S. African Anglican leader in Luther’s town

Posted May 30th, 2017

The Reformation was a defining moment 500 years ago but can also serve as an inspiration for the next five centuries, South African Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has told tens of thousands of people at the German Protestant Kirchentag, or church festival.

German Protestant Kirchentag opens to call for renewal of global order

Posted May 25th, 2017

Former United States president Barack Obama joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in front of tens of thousands of people on 25 May, the first full day of Germany’s biggest Protestant gathering, the Kirchentag, or church festival.’