Friedensau Blog

The village of Friedensau in Jerichower Land has only existed for 125 years. Not a long time for a place. Building on the older documents, Friedensau church historian Dr. Johannes Hartlapp wrote ...
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The history of Friedensau is well documented. It began with the many articles published by Ludwig Richard Conradi at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in the then community magazine "Zionswächter".
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Friedensau Adventist University cordially invited to a vespers with the Magdeburg Cathedral Choir under the direction of Cathedral Cantor Christian Otto on Saturday, 18 January 2025, in the chapel Friedensau.
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As part of the celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of Friedensau University, a series of lectures on the theme of "Flourishing" was organized in collaboration between the Schools of Social Sciences and Theology, organized by Dr. Regina Lorek.
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Blue skies, pure sunshine, happy faces - a Sabbath that couldn't have been more beautiful. On Sabbath, 19 October 2024, a service of celebration and thanksgiving took place in the Friedensau Arena to mark the 125th anniversary.
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‘Friedensau lies in the middle of the forest. The dark pine forest is bordered by bright green birch trees, with the occasional defiant oak tree in between. The Ihle flows past the village between lush meadows adorned with colourful flowers.
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In August 2024, attentive observers in Friedensau were able to spot film crews on the move, lugging around large microphones and other equipment, setting up in groups to shoot scenes with actors and extras dressed in historical costumes ...
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When we bring the history of Friedensau to life in the anniversary year, we are amazed at the founding personalities to whom we owe a great deal. In addition to Ludwig Conradi, the spiritual father and namesake, and Otto Lüpke, the multi-talented ...
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At the beginning of September 2024, the Board of Trustees elected me as Chancellor for another five years with responsibility for Friedensau. A good time to look back and forward: The last five years were dominated by external circumstances ...
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From 18 to 21 September, Raul Cervantes, Head of Friedensau University Library, took part in the BETH conference in Sarajevo. The ‘Bibliothèques Européennes de Théologie’ (BETH) is an association of European library networks and ...
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It felt like an eternity ago: on 16 April 2023, the seventh forest run for a good cause took place in Friedensau. Zabakuck Zoo, a branch of Werkstätten für Behinderte Elbe-Havel gmbH, had been chosen as the recipient of the donation.
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Dr. Mohamed Bakhit, scholarship holder of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative for endangered academics, talks in an interview about life in Friedensau and his teaching activities at the Friedensau Adventist University.
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