Evangelical Church District Markgräflerland, Church District Zossen, Germany, and Diocese Canterbury, England

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Planted by:

Dean Bärbel Schäfer, Superintendent Katharina Furian and Bishop Trevor Willmott

Biblical Votum :

Revelation 22,2: "...through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life2 with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

Tree species:

Fraxinus excelsior 'Nana' - Common Ash Tree

Planting in the Luther Garden :

On October 13th, 2015, representatives of the participating churches planted a common ash tree on behalf of the partnership between the Evangelical Church District Markgräflerland, the Church District Zossen-Fläming (both in Germany), and the Diocese of Canterbury in England.

Planting the partner tree :

On November 13th, 2015, Church District Dean Bärbel Schäfer (right) and President of the District Synod, Martin Schirttmatter (left) planted a partner tree in Lörrach at the “House of the Church” as a sign of unity in the trilateral partnership between the Diocese of Canterbury, the Protestant Church District of Markgräferland, Germany, and the Church District of Zossen-Fläming.

Location of the tree :

This tree is located in the :

Luthergarten Andreasbreite

Location of the Luther Garden :

Between Wallstraße, Kurfürstenring (formerly Hallesche Straße) and Elbstraße

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