Christmas in the old dance hall: Corvinus community defies the crisis!

Christmas in the old dance hall: Corvinus community defies the crisis!

Alten Tanzsaal, Göttingen, Deutschland - in Göttingen, Christmas is celebrated in an unusual setting this year. The Corvinus church community must hold its traditional Christmas Eve services in the old dance hall at the Kehr due to serious roof damage at the Corvinuskirche. As Pastor Anke Well announced, the church remains closed during the holidays, and a stable Christmas is to be celebrated in the smaller hall. Preparations are already in full swing; The confirmands of the community will perform a nativity scene that the Christmas story conveys in old language, reports the Göttingen Tageblatt.

tradition meets uncertainty

The Corvinus community sees itself in a difficult situation. Pastor Well expressed her concerns about the lack of space and complained that the church was missing as a point of identification: "It's just terrible." The community has been struggling with the closure of the church for a year, and other events had to be postponed. Despite all the adversities, the community had learned a lot of consolation in the support of the operators of the old dance hall, which stated to help themselves, as Well explained. Musically, the service is framed by an electric piano and the violin of a member of the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra.

In addition, the Corvinus community will plan for its Christmas Eve service in the green, as reported by the regional church of Hanover. In addition to the old dance hall, which offers itself as a temporary solution in the city forest, the municipality intends to hold events in nature in the coming weeks. "We perform a nativity play with the confirmands," said the pastor. Despite the challenges, these festivities should convey the spirit of Christmas. By moving its celebrations to special places, the community is trying to establish a deeper connection to the Christmas message and to understand the untemed biblical history.

The events illustrate the resilience of the Corvinus community and its tireless efforts, even under difficult conditions to maintain faith and tradition. The planning of the Christmas service reflects the struggle for identity and community, even if the usual location is no longer available. The old dance hall should not only become an emergency solution, but also a place of connection and the original celebration.

Göttinger Tageblatt

Hannover