Moravian Society Berne
The Moravian Society in Berne can trace its beginnings back to the year 1739. It has thus existed for more than 275 years as an evangelical community within the Bernese Reformed Church. Despite its relative smallness, the Society Berne plays a significant role in the church and social life of the city, especially through its connection with the association "House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures". In 2000, the Moravian pastor Hartmut Haas and his wife Friederike Kronbach-Haas were called to Berne by the church leadership to build up a new work there alongside the Society for the integration of people newly arrived in the city from all over the world. This was combined with the initiative to build a House of Religions, which was inaugurated at Europaplatz 1 in December 2014. Since then, the Moravian Society Berne, together with a congregation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, has found its home in the church room belonging to the House of Religions and organizes its worship meetings and other events there. She is also involved in ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
Welcome
- Wednesday, 19 August, from 10.30 am: Visit by an international group of Moravians from South Africa, Germany and Switzerland to the House of Religions.
- Sunday, 30 August, 5 pm: Holy Communion service in the tradition of the Moravian Church, followed by coffee in the church hall.
Further events at the House of Religions:
- ‘Aufatmen am Mittag’ will resume after the summer break from 12 August, starting at 12.15 pm each day.
- 1 August, 5 pm: ‘My Switzerland, your Switzerland, our Switzerland’ – an Islamic-Christian celebration for 1 August with joint prayer in the church and the mosque, followed by a communal meal; registration at: info@g-cm.ch.
- The dialogue area will be closed from Saturday 4 July to Monday 10 August 2026. The Vanakam restaurant will also be closed in July and will reopen on 2 August, Tuesday to Saturday, for lunch and dinner.
More events in the House of Religions and lots of additional information can be found at www.haus-der-religionen.ch.
Das Haus der Religionen. Ein Film zum 10. Geburtstag
Unsere Heimat - das Haus der Religionen
Im Haus der Religionen am Europaplatz in Bern hat auch die Herrnhuter Sozietät ihre Heimat.
Einmal pro Monat trifft sich die Sozietät zu einem Gottesdienst in Herrnhuter Tradition.
Der Kirchenraum im Haus der Religionen wird nicht nur von den Herrnhutern, sondern auch von der äthiopischen Gemeinde genutzt, deshalb findet sich auch eine farbenfrohe Ikonostase in ihm. Wer gern mehr darüber erfahren möchte, kann hier eine Broschüre herunterladen.
Das Haus der Religionen ist barrierefrei.
Die Ikonostase im Kirchenraum. Foto: Hartmut Haas.
Die Geburt Jesu, dargestellt im Kirchenraum. Foto: Harmut Haas.
Contact
Rev. Johannes Klemm
Leimenstr. 10
CH-4055 Basel
Tel. 061 272 74 12
Banking:
IBAN CH06 0900 0000 3000 3093 2
klemm@herrnhuter.ch