Ecumenical Programmes and Meetings in Baden

Beim Missionsfest in Neulußheim

Ökumenischer Gottesdienst auf der Inseli in der Schweizer Rheinfelden

In der Moschee in Rheinfelden

Gemeindeentwicklungskongress

A magnificent opportunity for all the Protestant Christians in Baden to meet each other. The Kongress was arranged in Karlsruhe at the Kongress Centre - a huge building. One can reach this place by foot in 15 minutes.

There were many stalls and picture exhibitions from differents aspects of the ministry in Baden. All well organised and well-arranged. Our Mission and Ecumenism dept. of the EOK had also its stand.

Forum 19 was our area where Prn. Schäfer (Freiburg), Cunningham (South Africa), Pfr. Wolfgang Kammerer (Hasel/LMÖ), persons representing Gustoff Adolf Werk, person representing cameroonian congregation in Pforzheim and others along with Hans Heinrich and Pfr, und Leader Susanne Labsch (Moderatorin) and also from Anny and Timothy Ravinder (South India) contributed towards the theme "Mit der Welt befreundet". it was interresenting to listen. Unfortunately we had very little time for discussion.

The GEK ended with an impressive and a lively closing service led by Bishop Dr. Ulrich Fischer.Above all I liked the symbolic act of blessing each other with Water.

Observation... Was there representations from other christian traditions...

I tried to look for the diaconal part... programmes, Display of unity, Got the feeling that Church wants to remain in protected isolation