Evangelical Church in Kulmbach: Is the church in front of that?
Evangelical Church in Kulmbach: Is the church in front of that?
Kulmbach, Deutschland - The Evangelical Church in the Kulmbacher Land faces major challenges. In view of stagnating income and growing tasks, adjustments urgently need to be made. According to
Another area affected by the financial problems is the church kindergarten in Goethestrasse, which has now been sold for a symbolic price. The city already has plans to build a new kindergarten there, which is rented to the Diakonie "Die KiTa". This development also affects the existing nine other daycare centers in the district, which are borne by individual parishes and are now facing important decisions. Municipalities such as Harsdorf, Trebgast, Neuenmarkt, Rugendorf, Presseck, Kasendorf, Mainleus, Melkendorf and Höferänger are directly affected. On the website of Evang.-luth. Parish of Kulmbach-Friedenskirche Current events are also announced, which actively advertises the community for commitment and participation. This includes, among other things, a service on the Patersberg and a senior citizen café, which is aimed at the older generation with interesting reports and social coffee. The picture is characterized by uncertainty and the question of how the Protestant communities in Germany can stand up in the long term. The projection is a major challenge by 2060, which predicts a distinctive decline in church members. The chairpersons of the two large churches in Germany, Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm from the EKD and Cardinal Reinhard Marx from the German Bishops' Conference are related to this matter. They emphasize that the changes that lie in front of us are not completely reversible, and therefore warn a forward -looking planning of church finances. According to dbk if this situation is not reacted with panic, it is more about continuing the mission and mediation of the gospel under the changing conditions. The daycare centers and their future
future challenges for the church
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