Etiket: churches
Churches set up places with 1,5 meters away
A number of churches in the Netherlands have again set up a section in the church building where people can keep 1.5 meters away from each other. This is a…
Churches in Amsterdam will provide ‘heat spots’ for people with a small budget
In Amsterdam Protestant Churches come to the aid of people who can no longer pay their energy bills. In the coldest months, the churches make their building available as a…
Energy crisis: reducing lighting and heating in churches
Energy crisis: reducing lighting and heating in churches Because in some church buildings there are also valuable artefacts where a constant temperature is important, such as in the Saint Salvator…
Catholic churches Emmen and Erica turn off the stove: ‘Put on an extra sweater’
Roman Catholic churchgoers in Emmen and Erica are advised to dress extra warm when they go to church next winter. The Good Shepherd Parish with four churches in Emmen and…
Diocese: Limburg churches are allowed to miss Sunday mass
Another factor is the high energy costs. Heating a chilly church is quite expensive. “Although financial reasons should never be a main item in pastoral matters, they cannot be disregarded…
New reception center will be in Zoutkamp and not in Drenthe, but asylum seekers from Ter Apel will come to churches in Assen, Emmen and Zuidlaren
On Monday, the board of the Christian Reformed Church in Emmen reopened the door of the Bethel Church at the Sterrenkamp, in the center of Emmen. That building has been…
Protestant churches take the lead in asylum reception: ‘The need is high’
The Protestant Church of the Netherlands (PKN) will focus more emphatically on the reception of status holders and asylum seekers. The situation at the application center in Ter Apel is…
The future of Catholic churches in Southeast Drenthe is under pressure
The Roman Catholic Church in Southeast Drenthe is having a hard time. The number of parishioners is decreasing and aging and fewer and fewer visitors know where to find the…
Churches ring bells in support of Ukraine
At 17:15 sharp, the bells of the Jozefkerk in Assen sounded throughout the city. In this way, together with churches throughout the Netherlands, they showed their solidarity with Ukraine and…