Cross of Nails Centres
Cross of Nails - St. Nikolai's Church, Leipzig
On the 14 th November 1940, much of the City of Coventry was reduced to rubble by German bombs. The Cathedral, at the heart of the city, burned with it. In the terrible aftermath that followed, Provost Howard wrote the words ‘Father forgive’ on the smoke-blackened wall of the sanctuary. Two of the charred beams which had fallen in the shape of a cross were set on the altar and three of the medieval nails were bound into the shape of a cross.
The Cross of Nails is a very powerful and inspirational Symbol worldwide of reconciliation and peace. After the Second World War, Crosses of Nails were presented to Kiel, Dresden and Berlin, cities shattered by Allied bombing: Out of the ashes grew a trust and partnership between Coventry and the German cities.
There are now 160 of Cross of Nails Centres around the world, all emanating from this early, courageous vision, and all working for peace and reconciliation within their own communities and countries. This has no boundaries: it may focus on issues of politics, race, religion, economics, sexual orientation or personal: it can have broad and far-reaching, national consequences, or it can make just a small – nonetheless significant – difference to people’s lives. Centres can be churches, reconciliation centres, prisons, NGOs and schools, any body of people who have a heart and a need to pursue reconciliation in their own lives and the lives of others. The Centres in Germany and the USA are administered by national Boards; others range over all continents – from Africa to Australia, Europe to Asia: truly a global network, with Centres being encourage to support each other – practically and prayerfully.
Cross of Nails Centres in Saxony
- Church of the Cross Dresden
Nagelkreuzzentrum
Kreuzkirche Dresden
Pfarramt An der Kreuzkirche 6
D-01067 Dresden
E-Mail: Kreuzkirche.Dresden@evlks.de
Internet: http://www.dresdner-kreuzkirche.de/index_e.html - Deaconesses Hospital Dresden
Ev.- Luth. Diakonissenanstalt Dresden
Bautzener Str. 66
D-01099 Dresden
E-Mail: vorstand@diako-dresden.de
Internet: http://www.diako-dresden.de - Frauenkirche Dresden
Frauenkirche Dresden
Pfarrbüro Coselpalais
An der Frauenkirche 12
D-01067 Dresden
Telefon: 0351 656 06 50
Telefax: 0351 656 06 52
E-Mail: Pfarrbuero@frauenkirche-dresden.org
Internet: http://www.frauenkirche-dresden.org/ - St. Nikolai's Church, Leipzig
Nakelkreuzzentrum
St. Nikolai
Philipp Rosenthalstr. 18
D-04103 Leipzig
E-Mail: pfarramt@nikolaikirche-leipzig.de
Internet: http://www.nikolaikirche-leipzig.de/ - St. Mary on the Water, Dresden-Hosterwitz
Ev. Luth. Kirchgemeinde "Maria am Wasser" Dresden-Hosterwitz-Pillnitz
Kirchgasse 6
01326 Dresden
Telefon: 0351 | 2 61 83 30
E-Mail: info@maria-am-wasser.de
Internet: http://www.maria-am-wasser.de/
