Playful church services in Wiesbaden, Walluf and Hochheim am Main

Liberation and freedom are not only part of games but are also central themes of the Christian faith. In four playful church services, this will be explored theologically and practically.

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Playing gives people freedom. Whether you step into new roles and master difficult tasks, or learn new rules and try out skill, tactics, strength or creativity: in games, people of all ages cross physical and social boundaries.

Liberation and freedom are not only part of games but are also central themes of the Christian faith. How do these connect? Can we draw inspiration for faith and life from games? In four special church services in the Wiesbaden deanery, this will be explored theologically and practically:

“Playing – a foretaste of heaven? Join in!”
Intergenerational, musical church service with many game elements
with Rev. Margarete Geißler
on the 4th Sunday after Trinity, 23 June, 11:00,
at Ringkirche (Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 7, 65185 Wiesbaden)

Church service in the garden
with Rev. Bettina Friehmelt
on the 6th Sunday after Trinity, 7 July, 11:00,
at Heilandsgemeinde Walluf (Schöne Aussicht 12, 65396 Walluf)

“Playful morality? How we can give more room to what is sacred to us”
church service
with Rev. Dr. Olivia Rahmsdorf
on the 13th Sunday after Trinity, 25 August 10:00,
at Evangelische Kirche Hochheim a.M. (Burgeffstraße 5, 65239 Hochheim a.M.)

Musical church service
With community educator Angela Weiss and Uwe Hausy (advisor for games and theatre at Zentrum Verkündigung der EKHN)
on the 22nd Sunday after Trinity, 27 October, 10:00,
at Evangelische Kirche Bierstadt (Anton-Jäger-Straße 2, 65191 Wiesbaden)

The church services are part of the event series “Spiel. Freiheit, Modell, Experiment” – Evangelisches Dekanat Wiesbaden, Fachstelle Bildung, Dr. Susanne Claußen and Katholische Erwachsenenbildung Wiesbaden-Untertaunus & Rheingau, Dr. Simone Husemann
The series is funded by the EKHN-Stiftung.