Welcome to Kirchentag.org.uk, the website of
the German Kirchentag British Committee
Kirchentag for Participants from the British Isles
Welcome to Kirchentag.org.uk, the website of
the German Kirchentag British Committee
Kirchentag for Participants from the British Isles
What is Kirchentag? (2)
Kirchentag is a lay movement of the German Protestant Churches. Most participants belong to Lutheran or Reformed Churches though others come from other denominations or none. There is a Katholicentag in the even years between the odd years of Kirchentag and many protestant Christians attend Katholicentag and catholic Christians the Kirchentag. Beginning with Berlin in 2003, there have also been three Ecumenical Kirchentags with formal input from both Catholic and Protestant sources. At Kirchentag, Christians gather for fellowship, for worship, for Bible study, for networking, to consider the social and international issues of the day, for music making and much else. There is a programme including many hundred events beginning with worship on the Wednesday evening and concluding with worship on the Sunday morning and with most events and exhibitions focussed on the three days in between. Many of these events take place at the Exhibition Centre of the host city though others take place in churches, theatres and other venues throughout the city.
What is Kirchentag? (1)
Kirchentag is a gathering of Christians which takes place every two years in a city in Germany. In 2025, Kirchentag took place in Hannover from 30th April to 4th May. In 2027 the venue is Düsseldorf from 5th to 9th May. In 2029 Hamburg will host the Kirchentag. All attempts to find an English translation of ‘Kirchentag’ fail so it’s probably best just to stick with the native German word. Kirchentag’s full title is German Protestant Kirchentag. Most of the participants are German and the principal language of Kirchentag is German, though many people attend Kirchentag from across the world and there are some events in other languages (notably English), some with simultaneous translation and most can be accessed through volunteer personal interpreters.
What is Kirchentag? (3)
For participants from outside of Germany, there is an International Centre, often in the Exhibition Centre, where people can meet up with friends and other international guests. Here there is an endless supply of coffee and other refreshments and here the latest programme news and other useful information and tips are available.
Further resources
Official German Kirchentag website: www.kirchentag.de
Click on the three bars in the top right-hand corner and select ‘English’ for full coverage of
Kirchentag 2027 in Düsseldorf.
British Committe Facebook pages:
www.facebook.com/KirchentagGB/
The Facebook pages are regularly updated with the latest news about Kirchentag.
Reports on most Kirchentags from 2003 (Berlin, 1st Ecumenical Kirchentag) to 2017 (Berlin -
Wittenberg) can be found on archive.org by entering kirchentag.org.uk in the search dialogue
and navigating to the capture for 22nd September 2022.
Contact the Editor of these pages at info@kirchentag.org.uk
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What is Kirchentag? Further Resources ContentsThe next Kirchentag
The next Kirchentag takes place in
Düsseldorf from 5th to 9th May 2027.
The theme is ‘You are precious’ (Isaiah 43:4)
Welcome to Kirchentag.org.uk,
the website of
the German Kirchentag British
Committee
Kirchentag for Participants
from the British Isles
Welcome to Kirchentag.org.uk,
the website of
the German Kirchentag British
Committee
Kirchentag for Participants
from the British Isles
What is Kirchentag? (2)
Kirchentag is a lay movement of the German Protestant Churches. Most participants belong to Lutheran or Reformed Churches though others come from other denominations or none. There is a Katholicentag in the even years between the odd years of Kirchentag and many protestant Christians attend Katholicentag and catholic Christians the Kirchentag. Beginning with Berlin in 2003, there have also been three Ecumenical Kirchentags with formal input from both Catholic and Protestant sources. At Kirchentag, Christians gather for fellowship, for worship, for Bible study, for networking, to consider the social and international issues of the day, for music making and much else. There is a programme including many hundred events beginning with worship on the Wednesday evening and concluding with worship on the Sunday morning and with most events and exhibitions focussed on the three days in between. Many of these events take place at the Exhibition Centre of the host city though others take place in churches, theatres and other venues throughout the city.What is Kirchentag? (1)
Kirchentag is a gathering of Christians which takes place every two years in a city in Germany. In 2025, Kirchentag took place in Hannover from 30th April to 4th May. In 2027 the venue is Düsseldorf from 5th to 9th May. In 2029 Hamburg will host the Kirchentag. All attempts to find an English translation of ‘Kirchentag’ fail so it’s probably best just to stick with the native German word. Kirchentag’s full title is German Protestant Kirchentag. Most of the participants are German and the principal language of Kirchentag is German, though many people attend Kirchentag from across the world and there are some events in other languages (notably English), some with simultaneous translation and most can be accessed through volunteer personal interpreters.What is Kirchentag? (3)
For participants from outside of Germany, there is an International Centre, often in the Exhibition Centre, where people can meet up with friends and other international guests. Here there is an endless supply of coffee and other refreshments and here the latest programme news and other useful information and tips are available.
Further resources
Official German Kirchentag website:
www.kirchentag.de
Click on the three bars in the top right-hand
corner and select ‘English’ for full coverage of
Kirchentag 2027 in Düsseldorf.
British Committe Facebook pages:
www.facebook.com/KirchentagGB/
The Facebook pages are regularly updated with
the latest news about Kirchentag.
Reports on most Kirchentags from 2003
(Berlin, 1st Ecumenical Kirchentag) to 2017
(Berlin - Wittenberg) can be found on
archive.org by entering kirchentag.org.uk in
the search dialogue and navigating to the
capture for 22nd September 2022.
Contact the Editor of these pages at
info@kirchentag.org.uk
