On October 8th, 2016, Pastor Cathrin Schley (3rd from left), with members of the church council, planted a sweetgum tree on behalf of the Maria Magdalena Congregation in Thedinghausen, Germany.
On October 30th, 2016, the Sunday before Reformation Day, a sweetgum tree was planted by a large group from the congregation in the tree park Thedinghausen at Erbhof Castle as partner tree for the Maria Magdalena Congregation in Thedinghausen, Germany.