GERMAN CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES

One of the Cathedrals in Nuernberg

We enjoy sharing the good news of the Gospel and serving the members in our mission very much, We also enjoy learning about the history of other churches in Germany, where a long and cherished history of Christian beliefs are deeply embedded. We try to understand how these churches worship and why they construct their churches in a manner unusual to ours. It appears that the more elaborate their construction and inner workings were, the more it showed their devotion to God. Their paintings, carvings and stone sculptures show that those who worked on them were among the utmost talented artisans of their day. The high, vaulted ceilings and columns leave our most modern architects in awe at how they could have possibly built them with their relatively limited, archaic methods and tools. Yet, some churches have stood proudly for over a  thousand years, toppled not by the passing of time, but by invasions and bombings from foreign invaders. Even though some were mostly destroyed, they have  been reconstructed out of respect for their treasured history. In this blog we are including pictures and videos of some of our favorite churches and cathedrals we have been privileged to visit. We have discovered that pictures don't do their beauty justice, but hope that one can at least get an idea of the majesty and reverence that their churches convey.

This rooster sitting on top of a lot of the churches in Germany is not simply a weather vane. We were told it was placed there to remind all the people that we should never deny Christ as Peter did.

ReNae has especially enjoyed seeing all the beautiful Organs in the churches.  The church in Freiberg has a Silbermann Organ (the third picture) which is one of the best in the world and was built in 1774.  We have enjoyed a few concerts as well.  However, none of these are as large as the Organs in Salt Lake City.

These are a variety of "pulpits" from various churches.  They are usually on the "side" of the congregation - not in the front.

The rest of the pictures are of some of the other parts of these beautiful churches.  We have many more, but hope you get a feel for the history behind these buildings and the people of Germany.