Synod of the Evangelical Church: New Year, new challenges in Graz!
Synod of the Evangelical Church: New Year, new challenges in Graz!
In Graz, the synod of the Evangelical Church begins today, an important event that lasts until Saturday afternoon. At this meeting, which takes place in the Novapark aircraft hotel, around 70 delegates from all over Austria come together to advise on important church and social issues. The agenda includes the legal and economic agendas as well as the planned “Year of Church Music” 2025, as .
opening with worship
The synod is opened today at 6 p.m. with a festive service in the Evangelical Kreuzkirche, in which superintendent Wolfgang Rehner will preach. This service also marks the inauguration of the re -elected Synod Presidium and the discharge of Oberkirchenrätin Gerhild Herrsgesellschaft, who worked in the management committee from 2013 to June 2024. The General Synod, consisting of representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran and Evangelical Reformed Church, begins on Thursday in the morning and deals with numerous church issues that are defined by the synod.
There are also two receptions on the program: On Thursday, the Styrian Landtag President Manuela Khom will receive the synodals in the country house, while on Friday an ecumenical reception with Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl from the Roman Catholic diocese of Graz-Seckau takes place in the minority hall. The Presidium of the Synod is also chosen at the proposal of the nomination committee, which plays a key role in the management and organization of the consultations, such as ekd.de explains .| Details | |
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| Ort | Graz, Österreich |
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