St. Peter´s Lutheran Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Tree 187

Planted by:

Rev. Hans W. Kasch on behalf of Rev. Dr. Barton Beglo

Biblical Votum :

John 1,1-5: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God.All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.In him was life,1 and the life was the light of men.The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

Tree species:

Prunus domestica 'Von Nancy' – Plum Tree

Planting in the Luther Garden :

On November 16th, 2014, during the 10th International Theological Seminar of the Lutheran World Federation, Pastor Neil Christian Thomson, of Canada (reading the selected Bible verse) and the Director of the LWF Center Wittenberg, Pastor Hans W. Kasch, together representing Pastor Dr. Barton Beglo, planted a “Von Nancy” Mirabelle plum tree on behalf of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Planting the partner tree :

On September 13th, 2015, congregation members and sponsors planted the partner tree for St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Ottawa, Ontario at Canada’s Central Experimental Farm in the heart of Ottawa. This farm was established by the federal government in 1886 and the city grew up around it. Today the farm is a National Historic Site and working research center. The congregation received a certificate, as well as a small plaque on the donor wall at the site.

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

Tree 187