The Evangelical-Augsburg Holy Trinity Church in Lublin – is the fourth largest community of the

Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Republic of Poland ( pl, Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Lutheran denomination and the largest Protestant body in Poland with about 61,000 members and ...

within the Warsaw Diocese.

History

In 1650 the

Lutherans Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched ...

had to move their community from

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of ...

to Piaski Wielkie (also known as "Lutheran Piaski" - Polish: Piaski Luteranskie). Officially, the "Holy Trinity" community was founded in 1784, thanks to the approval of King

Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarc ...

Activities

Church services are held in the heritage-protected church on Sundays at 10 o'clock. On every first Sunday of the month the church service includes

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and

absolution Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents. It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the pr ...

. Before and after the church service, you can buy Bibles, religious literature and evangelical periodicals. After the church service, the community is invited to tea and coffee in the vicarage opposite the church. Besides the church services on Sundays, the community organises Bible classes which are open to non-community members. During these classes various biblical texts are discussed together with the pastor. Bible classes take place on Thursdays at 5 o'clock pm (except during school holidays).

External links

Official Homepage of the Evangelical-Augsburg Community in Lublin
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