Friedensau Blog

On December 28, 1933, the Gestapo in Berlin issued a circular to all non-Prussian states stating that the Seventh-day Adventist Church had been dissolved and banned within the territory of the Free State of Prussia.
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A small plaque on the grave of Erich and Magdalene Tulaszewski at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Friedensau commemorates him: “In grateful memory: Dr. Johannes Schwital, 1903–1964,” it reads.
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Siegbert Uhlig is still well known to the Friedensau community and Adventists in central and northern Germany—as a graduate of the Preacher’s Seminary and as an Adventist pastor in Mecklenburg, Berlin, and Saxony-Anhalt.
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For many years, students from the two theology campuses in the German-speaking region have been organizing joint meetings to get to know one another and exchange ideas, which take place alternately in Friedensau and Bogenhofen.
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Why do some people remain mentally healthy even under the most adverse circumstances, while others break down under significantly less stress? This question is one of the central issues in resilience research.
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Herbert Lüderitz, born in Gardelegen in 1925, attended the “Friedensau Boarding School” from 1940 to 1942. After the war, he was among the alumni who reunited in Friedensau in 1949 for the 50th-anniversary celebration.
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Rarely has the usually quiet library been as lively as it was on the evening of April 30 through May 1, 2026. Here, eleven children played, listened, and slept among the shelves during a “Reading Night,” an event organized as part of a project ...
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What Does It Mean to Follow God’s Call Today? – Insights into the Master’s Program in Pastoral Ministry at Friedensau
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In May, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Dr. Dixon Chibanda to Friedensau for the third time. This time, his journey took him from the Belgian royal family to Friedensau, from where he continued on to the Netherlands.
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Wonderful Jewish klezmer music filled the air from the loudspeakers in the venerable auditorium of the Theological College. It invited one to dream, made one’s feet tap along, and actually inspired one to dance. This is how Dr Vsevolod Silov ...
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