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Evangelist Reform Church

Evangelical Reformed Church
Basel-kleina, Switzerland

"The Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Basel-Stadt (literally: Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt) is a Reformed denomination in the canton of Basel-Stadt. In 2004 it had 51,000 members in six German parishes with 3 German speaking congregations, one Italian one French reformed congregation  and 49 ordained clergy. Member of the Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund.

"The church was established by Johannes Oekolampad in 1529. For 400 years was the state church in Basel." (Link 1.)

Entrance

Sanctury

Organ

Photos: Taken in May 2014 by Richard Wilson while living and working in 
                 Basel, Switzerland.
Link 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical-
            Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Stadt
Link 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Oekolampad

Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)

Reform Church

Reform Church
Saint-Louis, France

"Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly Saint Louis, wasKing of France from 1226 until his death....He is the only canonized king of France;" (Link 3.)

"Saint-Louis is located at the German and Swiss borders, just north ofBasel. The EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is situated on its territory.(Link 1.)

Saint Louis, France (Link 1.)

"Swiss International Air Lines is headquartered on the grounds of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in Saint-Louis; while the airport is physically in France, the Swiss head office lies in the Swiss zone of the airport, and it may only be accessed from Switzerland." (Link 1.)

The Reform Church with its red door and clock tower is in the marketplace near the airport. 

Saint-Louis

English Reform Church

"The French Reformed Church (Eglise Réformée de France) was founded in 1938 ; its origins go back to the XVIth century to the reformed Churches which were set up by Jean Calvin, it has succeeded in surviving until the present day. At present, it has more than 350,000 members and belongs to the French Protestant Federation (Fédération Protestante de France)." (Link 2.)

Photos: Taken in June 2014 by Richard Wilson while living and working in 
                 Basel, Switzerland.  His work takes him to the airport in Saint-Louis, 
                 France.
Link 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Louis,_Haut-Rhin
Link 2: http://www.museeprotestant.org/en/notice/french-reformed-church/
Link 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_IX_of_France

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)

 Joseph Church-Exterior (Link.)

                                                                           

Joseph Church/St. Josephskirche
Basel, Switzerland

"The Joseph Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Swiss city of Basel . It is located in Matthew - Quartiern close to the Evangelical Reformed Church...

Joseph Church

(Note square clock face.)

"The church was in the historicist style of the neo-baroque design; Baroque is the traditional Reformed unique city of Basel. Joseph Church was built in 1900-1902 by the St. Galler architect August Hardegger as parish church for the rapidly grown Catholic population in the small basel workers' quarters. It is with their original 1400 seats, the largest Catholic church in Basel.  Hard Egger had a version with dome plan  , but it got the version with a largethree-aisled hall for execution.

Joseph Church-Sanctuary

"The stained glass windows are from Friedrich Berbig . The choir from the altar painter August Wanner was created in 1926 and shows two murals of Joseph in Egypt. The altarpieces are by Rudolf leaves and Fritz Kunz (1868-1947)  .The organ was built in 1904 by the organ builder Theodor Kuhn made ​​in Männedorf.

"In 1988 the interior of the church was renovated; the renovation of the facade was made ​​in 1997. According to the city of Basel Communication of 5 March 1996, the building was taken after consultation with the owner and due to a municipal law of December 1994 in the list of monuments of the city  . (Link.)

Services at Joseph Church are in English.

Photos: Taken in June 2014 by Richard Wilson while living and working in 

                 Basel, Switzerland.  His work also takes him across the border to small

                 towns in Germany.

Link: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephskirche_(Basel)

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)

Evangelische Kirsche Alt-Weil

Evangelische Kirsche Alt-Weil

Weil am Rhein, Germany

"Weil am Rhein ( Alemannic Wiil on Rhii ) is a southern Baden city in the Federal Republic of Germany directly in the tri-border region with Switzerland and France . Along with their directly neighboring city of Lörrach it forms a regional center . After Lörrach and Rheinfelden (Baden) Weil am Rhein is the third largest city in the district of Lörrach . Since 1 January 1972 it is a large district ."(Link 2.)

Built in 1791

Evangelische Kirsche Alt-Weil

This small village church was built in 1791.  It features a clock tower and checkerboard patterned roof.  The clock numbers are Roman Numerals on a turquoise background.

Clock in Church Tower (Link 1.)

Front Doors (Link 1.)

Many church and community groups meet at Evangelische Kirsche Alt-Weil. These include: organ lessons, St. Citizen Club, Tots Metting, Bible Evening, Singkreis, Oldest Circle, Confirmation Lessons, and the Song Project.  Sunday Worship Services are help at 10:00 am.

Contact Information

Memorial Plaque

Photos: Taken in June 2014 by Richard Wilson while living and working in 

                 Basel, Switzerland.  His work also takes him across the border to small

                 towns in Germany.

Link 1: http://altweil.ekiweil.de/
Link 2: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weil_am_Rhein

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)