Borzhomi
On April 12 in there was event dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the arrival of German settlers in Georgia.
The Evangelical Lutheran congregations in Borzhomi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi and the Evangelical Baptist congregations in Tbilisi, Gori and Batumi were represented at the event; also in attendance was the leader of the inter-religious committee of the Georgian Ombudsman Beda Mindiashvili.
The church council president from Borzhomi, Nana Kapanadze, gave a Holy Week sermon which was followed by the opening of the exhibition which showed artifacts from everyday life of Germans who lived in Borzhomi. After that everyone left for the regional history museum in Borzhomi for a conference on the theme “The Contribution of Germans to the Development of Borzhomi.” The conference, which was taped for a local TV station, also featured a concert. There were more than 80 people present for the reception after the conference.
Nana Kapanadze
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