The Lutheran Church in Ireland

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Planted by:

Rev. Corinna and Joachim Diestelkamp

Biblical Votum :

Job 14,7: "For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease."

Tree species:

Fraxinus excelsior 'Nana' - Common Ash Tree

Planting in the Luther Garden :

On April 25th, 2015, Pastors Corinna and Joachim Diestelkamp (pictured with their children) planted a common ash tree on behalf of The Lutheran Church in Ireland. They had previously served for eight years as pastors of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) abroad in Dublin.

Planting the partner tree :

On September 23rd, 2014, Pastor Dr. Margot Käßmann (right, with spade), EKD Representative for the Reformation Jubilee in 2017, planted an apple tree in the parish garden in Dublin on behalf of the Lutheran Church in Ireland. She was accompanied by the pastors of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) serving abroad in Ireland, Corinna and Joachim Diestelkamp (left, at the tree).

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

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