Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg (1711-1787). Patriarch of the Lutheran Church in North America
Mobile Exhibition with Roll-ups
2011 marked the 300th anniversary of the birthday of the Protestant theologian Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg (1711-1787), the founder of the Lutheran Church in the USA on both sides of the Atlantic, who is highly respected and whose sons are among the founding fathers of American democracy.
In 1742 the second director of the Francke Foundations, Gotthilf August Francke (1696-1769), had sent the pietistically influenced theologian Mühlenberg to the colony of Pennsylvania for the spiritual care of the German immigrants. Mühlenberg built up a functioning Lutheran church system from New York to Georgia and gained great respect in colonial North America up to the highest political circles. His sons John Peter Gabriel Mühlenberg and Frederick Augustus Mühlenberg are among the co-founders of American democracy. They received their education in the schools of the Francke Foundations, which were among the best of their time. In the anniversary year, the Francke Foundations developed two high-quality mobile exhibitions informing about the life and work of Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg.
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- The social situation in Germany at the beginning of the 18th century
- Lutheran Pietism in Germany
- Mühlenberg’s childhood in Einbeck and Zellerfeld
- Mühlenberg’s Studies in Göttingen and His First Practical Experience as a Preacher [I]
- Mühlenberg’s Studies in Göttingen and His First Practical Experience as a Preacher [I] [II]
- The Francke Foundations in Halle [I]
- The Francke Foundations in Halle [II]
- Mühlenberg’s activities in the Francke Foundations
- Mühlenberg’s service in Großhennersdorf
- Mühlenberg’s public Letter and His Call to Pennsylvania
- Mühlenberg in London and His Departure for the “New World”
- Mühlenberg’s Work As Pastor [I]: Congregational Controversies
- Mühlenberg’s Work As Pastor [II]: Constructing a Lutheran Church Organization
- Mühlenberg’s Life-Long Ties to Germany
- Mühlenberg’s Significance for Lutheranism in the United States
- Mühlenberg’s Political Influence
- Mühlenberg and his Family during the American Revolution and the Establishment of the United States of America
- Mühlenberg’s Sons and Their Significance for the Founding of the United States [I]
- 19. Mühlenberg’s Sons and Their Significance for the Founding of the United States [II]
- The Francke Foundations in Halle Today
Friederike Lippold
Dimensions of the panels: 1m (width) x 2m (height)
Number of boards: 21
Required exhibition space: min. 40m².
Material: freestanding roll-up textile banners
Transport weight: approx. 70 kg (in 4 bags)
Languages: German or English
Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg. Patriarch of the Lutheran Church in North America
April 1-28, 2011
University Library in Göttingen
May 3-29, 2011
Luther Site Protestant Augustinian Monastery in Erfurt
31 May 2011
Representation of the State of Saxony-Anhalt in Berlin
July 1-24, 2011
Luther memorials in Wittenberg - Luther House
24 July - 20 August 2011
Eisleben, St. Andrew's Church
August 22-31, 2011
Großhennersdorf, Katharinenhof
September 2011
Einbeck, Lower Saxony
5 June-30 September 2012
St. Agnus Church in Köthen
21 March - 30 April 2012
Reichenbach/OL; Saxon Migration Centre
6 May-June 2013
Church of Our Lady in Görlitz
21 June 2013
Simultandom in Bautzen
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg: Patriarch of North American Lutheran Church
February 1–February 21, 2011
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
February 28–March 21, 2011
Christ the King Church, Houston, TX
March 28–April 18, 2011
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
April 25–May 16, 2011
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
June 5–June 30, 2011
Pitts Theological Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
July 12–July 31, 2011
German American Heritage Foundation of the USA, Washington DC
August 15–19, 2011
ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Orlando, FL
September 6–25, 2011
The Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
October 2–October 11, 2011
Advent Lutheran Church, New York, NY
October 15
Congregation Day at The Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
October 20–November 6, 2011
Mansion on Forsyth Park Hotel, Savannah, GA
November 7–November 26
The Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Savannah, GA
December 5–January 13
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettyburg, Gettysburg, PA
January 17–February 5
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA
February 13–March 9, 2012
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC
March 17, 2010
Women’s Day at The Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
March 25–April 25, 2012
St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Allentown, PA
May 1–2, 2012
Spring Convocation at The Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
May 6–May 21, 2012
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, PA
June 4–5
Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA
June 13–June 24
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Mountain Top, Mountain Top, PA
July 1–July 22, 2012
Schwarzwald Lutheran Church, Reading, PA
July 29–August 3, 2012
Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, VA
August 4–August 7, 2012
Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison, VA
August 8–August 12, 2012
Emanuel Lutheran Church, Woodstock, VA
August 13–August 20, 2012
St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Williamsburg, VA
August 26–September 16, 2012
Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick, NJ
September 24–October 14, 2012
Kountze Memorial Church, Omaha, NE
October 22–November 11, 2012
Zion Lutheran Church, Baltimore, MD
November 12–November 25
German Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
November 29–December 1, 2012
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2012–January 23, 2013
Augustus Lutheran Church, Trappe, PA
April 8–April 15, 2013
Hill Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA
3–5. July, 2013
Ottawa, Canada
July 22, 2013–July 29, 2013
St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, PA
