The phone rings. At the end of the call, the question comes, “Oh, by the way, have you heard that XY has died?”
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Congratulations on your re-election as dean of Friedensau Adventist University and God's blessings in this important office. You have been dean of the School of Theology since the winter semester 2021/22, for two terms. ...
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Graduation in Friedensau: Tears are allowed. They are tears of joy—joy that graduation has been achieved, that all the struggles to meet deadlines, get good grades, polish the right wording, the doubts, the worries—everything has been fought through!
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His name may not be familiar to everyone, yet he left a lasting impression on the lives of many people. Friedrich Christian Grieser—known to everyone as Christian—was born on November 16, 1887, in Oberohrn near Öhringen.
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My father died in September a year ago. He was 87 and in the final stages of cancer, which we had only learned about two months earlier. I started writing this text two days before his death—it was clear that it wouldn't be long. We couldn't have ...
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At the end of Ahornstraße, at the end of the road, so to speak, our cemetery lies nestled at the edge of the forest. It is a little special—as far as I know, it is the only “Adventist” cemetery, that is, a church cemetery run by Seventh-day Adventist
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For the second time, we welcomed Prof. Dixon Chibanda, founder and CEO of the internationally operating non-governmental organization (NGO) “Friendship Bench” to the campus of Friedensau Adventist University in Friedensau/Saxony-Anhalt.
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In 2014, the Friedensau campsite working group was given a special opportunity: a week-long trip to the USA – with the aim of getting to know campsite models and so-called ‘summer camps’. This was an intensive, inspiring week full of new impressions,
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On 24 June 2025, the family, colleagues, fellow music therapists, members of the university and friends bid farewell to Petra Jürgens in a moving funeral service. A few statements are reproduced here:
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A comprehensive chronicle of Friedensau has been published and can now be ordered!
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