A Christmas present for Bernstadt: renovation of the church tower begins!

A Christmas present for Bernstadt: renovation of the church tower begins!

In Bernstadt, an important step towards saving the historical church tower was decided: With a narrow majority of just one vote, the city council approved the provision of 40,000 euros in urban monument funding for the urgently required renovation of the tower. This decision could be loud Sächsische.de The key to additional funding of a total of 250,000 euros. In addition to the urban funds, the federal and state governments each contribute 80,000 euros, while the regional church promotes an additional 174,000 euros. These funds are expected to be used for the renovation work next spring.

Color as a compromise

The plans for the renovation project also include a new coloring of the church tower. In June, Pastor Jonathan Hahn reported that the monument protection requires a redesign of yellow into a historical gray. However, progress was made at the most recent session, so that a color selection between ocher and yellow is now possible. This was decided after a meeting with head of state of monument protection, Alf Furkert, who visited the location. The parish and the citizens argued that the existing color of the monument should be preserved as an important landmark of the city.

Now the parish only has the challenge of collecting the remaining 20,000 euros in donations that are required to cover the total costs of 350,000 euros. Pastor Hahn has considered creative solutions, including the use of a donation terminal, similar to in the Dresden Frauenkirche, to mobilize the necessary support. Interested parties can find information about the donation on the website of the parish, as on Kirchgemeindebund-loebauer-region.de described.