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Cultural Church celebrates Europe's diversity: A celebration of faith communities!
Chemnitz is celebrating as European Capital of Culture 2025 with concerts, discussions and a large cultural church festival in August.
Cultural Church celebrates Europe's diversity: A celebration of faith communities!
An exciting cultural year lies ahead for Chemnitz and Nova Gorica, as both cities have been chosen as European Capitals of Culture 2025. The official opening in Chemnitz starts on January 18, 2025 under the motto “C the Unseen”. A varied cultural program is being set up here that is intended to strengthen local civil society. EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef congratulated the cities and highlighted the importance of European culture. Both cities will be awarded the Melina Mercouri Prize of 1.5 million euros, which will be the starting signal for many exciting projects.
The Capital of Culture program will attract not only local people but also international visitors. On August 30th and 31st, 2025, a very special cultural church festival will take place in the heart of Saxony. As [domradio.de](https://www.domradio.de/artikel/kirchen- Feiern-europas-kulturhauptstadt) reports, the festival will be opened on Saturday morning by Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli from the Italian diocese of Gorizia. The celebrations include an open-air service on Neumarkt and a “market of possibilities” where various faith communities and cultural providers can present themselves.
A diverse program
At the cultural church festival, visitors can look forward to a rich program. Concerts, discussions and Bible studies are planned, with prominent participants such as the Saxon Protestant regional bishop Tobias Bilz, Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers and Thomas de Maizière from the CDU expected. The relevance of the church in an increasingly secularized society, peace ethics and religious education, to name just a few topics, are discussed.
A highlight will be the large open-air concert with over 1,500 singers in collaboration with the Elblandphilharmonie. The festival not only contributes to strengthening faith, but also to promoting creativity, art and music in the region. The Kulturkirche is also planning various projects to network European cultural actors, such as the “SEE THE UNSEEN PRAYERS AND ANGELS” program, which includes artistic church services and a reconciliatory culture of remembrance. This is also reflected in the information from kulturkirche2025.de.
A focus on community and creative encounters
The festivities are part of the “OUR FAITH DIFFERENCEMAKERS” initiative, which aims to promote creative and collaborative approaches. Thanks to regional networks of open churches, visitors can experience the region's art and spirituality up close. Hospitality is very important, especially for hiking groups and pilgrimage initiatives along the PurplePath.
The cultural church festival in Chemnitz aims to act as a “lively place of faith, creativity, art and music as well as community and encounters”. It promises not only a cultural experience, but also an opportunity to celebrate and strengthen local culture. With all of these exciting developments and highlights, there is a lot to discover and learn - the anticipation for 2025 is growing!
In addition, a close-knit network of cultural events, exhibitions and performances will be created over the next few years, positioning the cities of Chemnitz and Nova Gorica as “European Capital of Culture without Borders”. This is not only a celebration of culture, but also an opportunity for long-term development on a social, economic and cultural level, as germany.representation.ec.europa.eu underlines.