I would like to reflect a little bit more on the Church Hall of the Moravian Church congregation of Herrnhut, which was mentioned by Dima in the previous post. What grasped my attention foremost was the fact that there was neither a pulpit nor an altar in the church but only a big green table. The reason for such a furnishing of the prayer hall points to the continuing emphasis on the origin of the Moravian Church organised on the basis of the priesthood of all believers. Raised or privileged places for clergy are therefore not part of the church furnishing. Many of the various services are held by laypersons.…
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Visit to Herrnhut
Our Bible, Community and Context students had another trip on Monday – this time to Herrnhut, where the persecuted Moravians of the 18th century settled in what was Count von Zinzendorf’s estate. Dmitry (Ukraine) reflects: It was a great experience to visit the place which is well known because of the Moravian revival and their prayers, hymns and mission. We visited their white community house for gathering and the archive where we found some of the old documents with Zinzendorf’s own corrections. But it was more than books. Even though we were there for a short time only, we could feel the atmosphere and to talk to the people who are…