Church crisis: Lower Vellmar Advent Church closed due to security

Church crisis: Lower Vellmar Advent Church closed due to security

The Advent Church in Niedervellmar is temporarily closed, and this for serious security reasons. During a routine check, passing roof beams were found, which have proven to be a potential danger. This state of health forces the church to close the premises for two to three months, such as

An important aspect is working with the University of Kassel. Representatives of the university were present at an appointment with the monument protection and the church became a research object for a project that aims to develop artificial intelligence to calculate the statics of buildings. This innovative approach could have far -reaching implications for the preservation of church buildings.

security tests in other churches

The closure of the Advent Church is part of a variety of security tests that are currently being carried out in the region. After the collapse of the roof of the Catholic Elisabethkirche in Kassel, which took place in early November and fortunately nobody was seriously injured, numerous Protestant and Catholic churches check the stability of their buildings. As katholisch.de , the focus of the investigations is particularly on buildings from the 1960s and 1970s.

The Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau has already examined 70 buildings from this time, six of them being blocked. The blocked buildings also include churches in cities such as Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt. Archdioces and dioceses take similar measures throughout Germany to identify possible dangers in good time.

The Advent church itself has experienced remarkable solidarity in this difficult time. The Catholic Church has generously offered to provide rooms for smaller events and services. This shows the sense of community and support within the religious community, while important security issues are addressed at the same time.

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