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25. Jan. 2024 / Events
Friedensau and the FFF

At the end of October 2023, the members of the "Förderverein Freundeskreis Friedensau International e.V." (FFF) met for a weekend on which the annual general meeting took place, we were able to celebrate Sabbath together and experienced an evening ..
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24. Jan. 2024 / Events
How Friedensau overcame difficult times

As a prelude to the anniversary events, a reading with church historian and Friedensau expert Dr. Johannes Hartlapp took place in the university library on January 14, 2024. He spoke about the decade "1940s and 1950s" in Friedensau's history.
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18. Dec. 2023 / Events
Hanukkah surprises in the university library

The team at the university library came up with a few surprises for the younger members of the Friedensau community to mark the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
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30. Nov. 2023 / Events
Dieter Leutert “Why I am a Christian”

The German philosopher Kurt Flasch wrote a book entitled "Why I am not a Christian", which was published in 2013.
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30. Nov. 2023 / Events
FOLLOW ME – Report from the EUD-camporee in Friedensau

Where otherwise only foxes on silent paws and squirrels scurry around, 2,700 scouts and guides were romping about at the beginning of August!
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30. Nov. 2023 / Events
Inner devoutness and interpersonal relationships in the mission

From 16 August to 7 September 2023, a group of theology students from the Friedensau Adventist University (FAU) travelled to Karao (Tanzania) with their lecturer László Szabó.
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24. Jul. 2023 / Events
Soccer & music from all over the world

Every year in May, the students and their guests in Friedensau celebrate the Week of Cultures. Several activities were hosted from 7 to 14 May 2023. The first activity was a soccer tournament on 7 May 2023 on the soccer field "An der Ihle".
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27. Jun. 2023 / Events
Handel’s “Messiah” in the Arena in Friedensau

On June, 17, 2023, George Frideric Handel's "The Messiah" was performed in the arena at the Friedensau campsite. Under the direction of the regional church musician Wilfried Scheel from Erfurt, more than 100 singers from the Central German Motet ...
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17. Mar. 2023 / Events
“The Messiah” – performance of the oratorio on 17 June 2023 in the Arena Friedensau

One of the world's most popular choral pieces certainly is the "Hallelujah" from Georg Friedrich Händel's oratorio "The Messiah". This ingenious work for solos, choir and orchestra never ceases to inspire.
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