FELSISA Witness VELSISA Boodskapper

Watchword for 2012
even in our little FELSISA we are
plagued by strife and disunity.
It is sad to see how much energy we
seem to waste fighting amongst us
Christians! Every one seems to want to
let his opinion count, every one wants
to be strong! But Jesus says: my power
is made perfect in weakness. Have we
forgotten this? We are His children,
adopted and loved by Him. So why
don’t we just put our trust in Him?
Why don’t we just put our future into
It was Trinity
Sunday, 8 June
1952. The day
had finally come
for the dedication
of the new church
b u i l d i n g a t
Uelzen after the
cornerstone had already been laid the
year before by Pastor Willi Reusch.
The old church building erected at the
beginning of the century had become
too small for the growing congregation.
The new church was built according to
the plans of the Dundee-based architect
of the Swedish mission, Einar An-
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His hands? Take away our pride and
make space for Him in our lives and
give Him room, so that His power is
made perfect!
And if this happens, we can say with
Paul: For Christ's sake, I delight in
weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in
persecutions, in difficulties. For when I
am weak, then I am strong. Yes, this
truly is a lesson to be learned by all.
Amen! ■
Evangelical Lutheran Salem Congregation Uelzen
— 60 Years of Grace
Pastor Kurt Böhmer, Uelzen
dreas Magni. The elaborate stained
glass altar windows, representing the
Apostles Peter, James, John and Paul
were manufactured and delivered by
the company “Franz Mayerische
Hofkunstanstalt” in Munich, whilst the
crucifix was carved out of an oak roof
beam by the well-known artist Eva
Limberg from Bielefeld in Germany.
Yet the most striking feature of the
church – viewed from the outside –
has probably always been the copper
clad steeple. Even after the copper
plates had taken on their characteristic
green colour the steeple was still visible
from afar. But that is – for now –
something of the past.