The Anglican/Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Worship Services in English

St James the Less Mission, Nuremberg
 

Meeting at the
Evangelische St.Jakobskirche
Jakobsplatz 1, U-Bahn-Haltestelle Weißer Turm

A warm welcome
The Church of the Ascension extends a very warm welcome to you and your family. You are among many English-speaking people of all nationalities and denominations in the greater Nuremberg area who have sought out a place to worship in the English language.

Who we are
The Church of the Ascension, Munich, is a member of the world-wide Anglican Communion and is under the jurisdiction of the Convocation of American Episcopal Churches in Europe. About half of our members are Anglican, but we warmly invite those of other Christian denominations to join us and take part in our worship and parish life.
One of our tasks is to provide English services not only in Munich, but wherever there is a need within Bavaria. So far we offer services in Augsburg (every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month) and now also in Nuremberg.

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Matthew 18,20

Worship
Our worship, which is traditional, yet warm and personal, is the centre of our parish life. The Book of Common Prayer and the Hymnal of the American Episcopal Church are used for the services.

How you can participate

Sunday service: Sonntagsgottesdienst
Every 2nd Sunday at 5 p.m. jeden zweiten Sonntag im Monat um 17:00
at St. Jacob’s Church,
U-Bahn stop Weißer Turm, Nuremberg

Friday service
Every 4th Friday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Chapel Klinikum Nord, Klinikum Nord, Nuremberg.
jeden vierten Freitag im Monat um 18:30 in der Kapelle des Klinikum Nord

Fellowship
Within the Anglican tradition we warmly encourage active involvement by all our members in our activities as well as in the leadership of our Church.
If you would like to support a fellowship activity, coffee hour after the service, music for the service, Sunday school .... Come and share your ideas with us.

How to reach us

By public transportation
From Nuremberg main station (Hauptbahnhof) take the U1 to Weißer Turm (it’ll be the second stop). Climb up to the surface and the church will be right in front of you, at Jakobsplatz.

We are looking forward to see you soon!

Why we are here

The Church of the Ascension serves as a spiritual home for English speaking people of all nationalities and Christian denominations in greater Munich and Bavaria.

Our activities have three purposes:

+ To serve God through beautiful and meaningful worship and to share with the world the Good News of
   Jesus Christ

+ To provide ministry to our parish members through worship, fellowship, Christian education and pastoral
   care

+ To care for the needy outside the parish, in Germany and throughout the world, through Outreach
   projects, either alone or in cooperation with others.

Vicar of Nuremberg Mission: The Rev. Dorothee Hahn
E-mail: revdorotheehahn@ascension-munich.com

How nagging gets a church in place

Once upon a time there was a newly married couple living in the far regions of Bavaria, in a village called Freyung, close to the Czech border. The father, a Nigerian Anglican, was very religious. When their first child was born they were looking for an Anglican Church to have the child baptized. Closest to their home they found the Church of the Ascension in Munich – over three hours away from their home by car – one way. The rector then, the Rev. Ray Bronk baptized the child, but their plea for services in the Northern part of Bavaria was not given much further thought.

When the second child was born they again made their way to Munich to have the child baptized. This time the Rev. Tom Pellaton was rector and he heard about their need for a service closer to their home there was a certain amount of openness. Three or four times a year the family managed the long trip to Munich to attend church – and they kept nagging, asking again and again for a service further North.

It took about another five years of regular nagging before their plea finally brought a change. In 2003 the first service was held at the Old Catholic house church in Nuremberg, Rankestrasse, in the suburbs of the city. A lay leadership was put in place, Dieter Prager and Dorothee Hahn, both coming up monthly from Munich to lead service and Sunday School. Occasionally they were accompanied by a priest to celebrate the Eucharist, especially after the arrival of the Rev. Julie Nelson in Munich, the first longer term presence of a priest at the Mission Congregation of Nuremberg as it was called until 2007.

Since the first beginnings the church moved in 2004 to the Lutheran Church Evangelisch St. Jakob in the old center of the city meeting there once a month for service. To close the story: It was a great occasion to see the first child of this family, Vanessa Ugho confirmed by Bishop Pierre just this year, 2008 at the Church of St. James the Less.

The Rev. Dorothee Hahn, Vicar

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