Faith Lutheran Church in Sarasota, Florida, USA

Tree 489

Planted by:

Rev. Joachim Zirkler on behalf of the congregation

Biblical Votum :

Revelation 22, 1-2: "Then the angel1 showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life2 with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

Tree species:

Acer platanoides – Norway maple

Planting in the Luther Garden :

On September 12th, 2018, Pastor Joachim Zirkler, Director of Studies at the LWF Center in Wittenberg (watering the tree), representing the congregation, planted a Norway maple tree on behalf of Faith Lutheran Church in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Planting the partner tree :

On April 23rd, 2017, on the occasion of their 50th anniversary, Faith Lutheran Church in Sarasota, Florida, USA, planted a yellow flame tree as their partner tree. Unfortunately, that same night the tree was dug up and stolen. The replacement tree was severely damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. The least damaged branch was cut off and grafted to the best trunk. In this way the partner tree was able to survive and has blossomed beautifully.

Location of the tree :

This tree is located in the :

Luthergarten at Luther House

Location of the Luther Garden :

Between Collegienstraße and Weserstraße

Tree 489