Berneuchen Movement
The Berneuchener movement is a religious evangelical movement that has emerged in the first half of the 20th century. Goals of the movement are: reform of the church and its worship life and mutual pastoral and spiritual care.
History
The Berneuchener movement emerged in 1922 as a result of due to radical changes after the First World War felt needs of the Church and youth from evangelical circles of the youth movement out. Representatives of several church youth leagues came together in Angern near Magdeburg, to discuss new ways; 1923 to 1927 was followed by annual meetings at the manor Berneuchen (now Barnówko near Dębno / Neudamm ) in the Neumark ( now in Poland ).
Waltraud Lamezan of 1993 describes the initial situation:
1926, written by William Thomas, Ludwig Heitmann, Karl Bernhard Wilhelm Ritter and Stählin Berneuchener book was published. It should be the church show a way to go. In addition to the authors of the manifesto of 66 other persons was signed, including Paul Tillich and Ruth von Kleist - Retzow, the maternal grandmother of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's fiancée Maria von Wedemeyer.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer himself, who was keenly interested in spiritual life in its Finkenwalde time, the Berneuchener movement did not join. He came with their representatives in the Pomeranian Brethren, especially Dr. Frederick Schauer, hard together to complete rupture.
Branches
To Berneuchener movement today belong to the Berneuchener service, the St. Michael's Brotherhood and the Community of St. Michael. All three spiritual communities put the focus on the celebration of the Eucharist in the form of the Protestant Mass, on an hourly prayers, daily reading of Scripture and meditation.
The common center of all communities is the Kloster Kirchberg near Sulz am Neckar.
Michael Brotherhood
The Michael Brotherhood was created by a meeting at Michael's (29 September ) in 1931 by 22 brothers in the Chapel of the Cross ( University Church of Marburg). The Brotherhood sees itself as " an engaging community of men, priests and laity within the Church of Jesus Christ " ( Reinhold Fritz). It includes brothers from eight different denominational churches. The Young Brotherhood is a separate Covenant of Brotherhood and takes on young women and men who are looking for the time of their training or studies for a binding spiritual life.
About a third of the Brotherhood are pastors. She considers it important not to be a parish fraternity, but a connection between men who are looking for a designed spirituality. The Evangelical Church in the Rhineland familiar of Michael Brotherhood in the 1990s, the implementation of set-up times for Theological offspring. Especially in the area of liturgy Michael brothers have often the language of agendas with embossed. Michael Brotherhood is led by a so-called elders.
Community of St Michael
The Community of St Michael was born in 1989 in Borchen as a community of men and women who are committed to Berneuchener heritage in the same way.
Berneuchener service
The Berneuchener service is a spiritual community of women and men who endorse and carry the concerns of Berneuchener movement. It is ecumenically open and maintain a holistic understanding of spirituality. In regional conventions meetings are held with Eucharistic celebration, reflection, meetings and discussions.
Known members of the St. Michael's Brotherhood
- Philipp von Bismarck
- Walter Blankenburg
- Leopold Cordier
- Martin Flämig
- Horst Folkers
- Otto Heinrich of the Gablentz
- Herbert Goltzen
- Ludwig Heitmann
- Lothar Kreyssig
- Axel Werner cooling
- Gerhard Langmaack
- Hartmut Lion
- Alfred Dedo Müller
- Erich Müller- Gangloff
- Kurt Müller -east
- Arno Pötzsch
- Kurt Reuber
- Karl Bernhard Ritter, the first Elder of the Brotherhood
- Frederick Schauer
- Hans -Christoph Schmidt- Lauber
- Wilhelm Stählin
- Helmuth Uhrig
- Hans von Wedemeyer
- Heinz Wunderlich
- Christian Zippert