Evangelical Church of the Palatinate, Germany

Tree 263

Planted by:

Church President Christian Schad

Biblical Votum :

Psalms 1,1-3: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers."

Tree species:

Acer ginnala - Amur Maple

Planting in the Luther Garden :

On July 12th, 2012, the Church President Christian Schad (left, next to the Director of the LWF Center Wittenberg and Pastor Hans W. Kasch) planted an amur maple tree on behalf of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate.

Planting the partner tree :

Still in July 2012, Church President Christian Schad (watering the tree) planted an amur maple tree in the yard of the churchwide offices in Speyer as partner tree for the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate. As a sign of the good ecumenical community between the church in the Palatinate and the Catholic Diocese of Speyer, the ecumenical representative of the diocese, Thomas Stubenrauch, took part in the tree planting.

Location of the tree :

This tree is located in the :

Luthergarten Andreasbreite

Location of the Luther Garden :

Between Wallstraße, Kurfürstenring (formerly Hallesche Straße) and Elbstraße

Tree 263