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Ecumenical church services under the motto "Come! Bring your burden."
Under the motto "Come! Bring your burdens," the World Day of Prayer will be celebrated worldwide on Friday, March 6, 2026. This year's liturgy was written by Christian women from Nigeria. Numerous ecumenical services and events will also take place in Darmstadt and the Darmstadt-Dieburg district.
World Day of Prayer is observed in more than 150 countries. It combines prayer with information about the respective partner country. Nigeria, with more than 230 million inhabitants, is the most populous country in Africa. Alongside cultural diversity, the country is characterized by social, ethnic, and religious tensions. Issues such as poverty, violence, environmental destruction, and terrorism have a profound impact on the daily lives of many people.
The liturgy addresses these realities of life and speaks of hope, community, and the strength of faith in difficult times. The World Day of Prayer advocates for peace, justice, and the dignity of women and girls worldwide, and supports women's projects around the globe with the collections.
Church services in Darmstadt
5 p.m.: Church service in St. Matthew's Church, Heimstättenweg 75, followed by a traditional regional meal
5:45 p.m. Country information session and 6 p.m. church service at the Andreas Church, Paul-Wagner-Straße 70, followed by a meal
6 p.m. Church service at the Church of the Resurrection in Arheilgen, Messeler Straße 27
6 p.m. church service in the Philippus Church, Bartningstraße 42; on Saturday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m. World Day of Prayer for Children in the Philippus Church
6 p.m. Church service at St. Josef Eberstadt, Schwanenstraße 56
Sunday, March 8, 9:30 a.m. Church service in the Wixhausen church, Römergasse 15
Sunday, February 14, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Women's breakfast with country information in the community barn Wixhausen, Römergasse 17
Church services in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district
3 p.m. Coffee break, 4 p.m. country information and 4:30 p.m. church service in the community center Gräfenhausen, Darmstädter Landstraße 19
5 p.m. Church service in the local church of Nieder-Ramstadt, Kirchstraße 4
6 p.m. Church service in the church in Roßdorf, Erbacher Straße 9, followed by a gathering in the Elisabeth House
6 p.m. Church service in the Waldensian Church Rohrbach, Pragelatostraße 114
6 p.m. Church service followed by a meal at the Bonhoeffer House, Odenwaldstraße 1, Pfungstadt
7 p.m. Church service followed by a meal at the Prälat-Diehl-Haus, Grabengasse 20, Ober-Ramstadt
7 p.m. Church service in the Ernsthofen Castle Church, Schloßstraße 7
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Featured image: © 2024 World Day of Prayer International Committee, Inc.
