Ufa, Russia
For 5 years already congregation members in Ufa have been making step by step progress toward the re-construction of their church complex. There are three buildings of historical importance there, including the Lutheran church. On January 11th members of the congregation were invited to a public hearing where they could speak their minds and give their agreement to the latest plans for the development of the territory.
Today, despite the fact that the church is located in the city center, it is almost invisible; beyond the fence that surrounds the church campus are old, single-story buildings and make-shift garages -an “inheritance” from the Soviet past. In the winter it is sometimes difficult to get there because of snow drifts or ice. Now it has been come that soon the people of Ufa will be able to see that their city has a kirche and where it is located. If the plan that was approved at the public hearing really comes to fruition, this will not only meet the demands of the law, it will also make it possible to clean up the territory around the church and make it visible.
Elvira Hartman
For 5 years already congregation members in Ufa have been making step by step progress toward the re-construction of their church complex. There are three buildings of historical importance there, including the Lutheran church. On January 11th members of the congregation were invited to a public hearing where they could speak their minds and give their agreement to the latest plans for the development of the territory.
Today, despite the fact that the church is located in the city center, it is almost invisible; beyond the fence that surrounds the church campus are old, single-story buildings and make-shift garages -an “inheritance” from the Soviet past. In the winter it is sometimes difficult to get there because of snow drifts or ice. Now it has been come that soon the people of Ufa will be able to see that their city has a kirche and where it is located. If the plan that was approved at the public hearing really comes to fruition, this will not only meet the demands of the law, it will also make it possible to clean up the territory around the church and make it visible.
Elvira Hartman
The Lutheran Church in Ufa today.
The city's plans for the reconstruction of the neighborhood
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