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

  • Saturday, November 7, 10:00 – 12:30, “Conflict Conversations with God.” Bible workshop on the so-called “psalms of vengeance” with Gunnar Wichers and Johannes Klemm. Registration by November 1 at angela.buechel@kathbern.ch

  • Saturday, November 14, From 18:30, Night of Religions on the theme “Einklang – Vielklang. Von Religionen und Musik” (“Harmony – Many Voices. On Religions and Music”), starting at the Conservatory, Kramgasse 36.

  • Sunday, November 22, 16:00, Moravian service with Holy Communion.

  • Sunday, December 6, 16:00, Musical Advent celebration under the Moravian star, with sale of Moravian stars.

Further events at the House of Religions:

  • Every Wednesday, 12:15, “Taking a Breather at Midday. An Ecumenical Midday Prayer.”
  • Every Saturday: “Intercultural Brunch,” in November Eritrean-Kurdish. Reservations strongly recommended.
  • November 3–14: Multimedia exhibition “Zoo der Diaspora” (“Zoo of the Diaspora”). With this project, young people from Bern West show the connections between migration history, work, identity, responsibility, family and belonging.
  • November 18, 19:00: “Writers in Prison Day” with the Palestinian writer Yousri Alghoul.
  • November 21, 9:30–16:45. Christian contemplation at the House of Religions.
  • December 2, 19:00, panel discussion on the newly published “Wimmelbuch: vom Zusammenleben der Religionen und Kulturen”

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

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Im Haus der Religionen am Europaplatz in Bern hat auch die Herrnhuter Sozietät ihre Heimat.

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Einmal pro Monat trifft sich die Sozietät zu einem Gottesdienst in Herrnhuter Tradition.

Gottesdienst der Herrnhuter Sozietät Bern

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.

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Die Ikonostase im Kirchenraum. Foto: Hartmut Haas.

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Die Geburt Jesu, dargestellt im Kirchenraum. Foto: Harmut Haas.

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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