Welcome

Welcome to the Anglican Church Freiburg! We’re thrilled to have you.We are a Church of England congregation in the Diocese in Europe, made up of people from 25 different nations from all over the world. Freiburg im Breisgau in south-west Germany is the (sometimes temporary) home of the wonderful individuals who worship with us. Our... Continue Reading →

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Weekly Newsletter

Chaplain's Letter In his Chaplain's Vinod talks about the image of a rainbow symbolising God's promise and revelation, and how the church can reflect this. Read the Chaplain’s Letter here. Let's go hiking! Dear All, On Thursday 8th June we plan to walk from Bollschweil to Staufen on the Bettlerpfad and it would be great if you could join... Continue Reading →

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Church: The Rainbow Community

At the Weekend Away of our congregation during the Ascension holidays we deliberated on the theme- Our Church: Called to be the Good News. One of the images that we discussed at length to define the church was that of the rainbow. We looked at Genesis 9 on the story of the first rainbow and... Continue Reading →

Grace upon Grace

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- I’ve been thinking about the theme of grace lately. I especially like the phrase, “it’s all by grace”, because if not for God’s grace, where would we be? How would we face impossibly heart-breaking situations, how would we find the capacity to forgive others and... Continue Reading →

This was the Weekend Away 2023!

We had a wonderful Parish weekend away from May 18-21st at the Picturesque Retreat centre.The theme of this year's Weekend Away was “Our Church: Called to be Good News”We learned a lot from Julie and Leslie Nathaniel, who guided us through some important questions about our faith and mission: What does it mean to be... Continue Reading →

Football Teams & the Body of Christ

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- This is a very exciting time of year for football fans. If your team is still competing for a cup or a trophy, each match is more important than the last. If, on the other hand, your team has no chance of winning anything, and... Continue Reading →

Dealing with Separation

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members ---   In 1921, my father, still a toddler, emigrated with his parents and siblings to the US from Belfast. They never returned, never saw their families again.  And, in the absence of email, Twitter, What’s App, indeed even telephones and, literate enough only to get... Continue Reading →

Sins and punishment

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- From time to time I am involved in debates on sin and punishment, which is embedded in the concept of Karma, promoted by ancient religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism. Karma means that “people will answer for their actions, if not in this life then... Continue Reading →

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