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Title: Leaders at main German church day rally, alternate caption.
Description: Back of photograph with caption in German.
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (author)
Date Created: 1965, August 1, 1965, August 1, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (12th : 1965 : Cologne, Germany), Erhard, Ludwig., Scharf, Kurt., Burauen, O.
Topical Subject(s): Religion and politics--Germany--Cologne., Protestants--Germany--Cologne., Catholics--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. PC-32919; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-32919_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149718

Title: Dignitaries march in Church Day Congress.
Description: Some of the religious and civic dignitaries at the 12th German Evangelical Church Day Congress (DEKT) lead a procession at a major rally in Cologne's sports stadium.
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1965, circa August 1, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (12th : 1965 : Cologne, Germany), Weizsäcker, Richard von, 1920-2015., Lübke, Wilhelmine., Lübke, Heinrich, 1894-1972., Scharf, Kurt.
Topical Subject(s): Religion and politics--Germany--Cologne., Protestants--Germany--Cologne., Catholics--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. P-32901; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-32901
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149929

Title: Leaders at main German church day rally.
Description: Prominent West German political and religious leaders participated in the main rally of the 12th German Evangelical Church Day Congress (DEKT) in Cologne. Here, from left, are West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard; Dr. Kurt Scharf, chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKID), sponsor of the Congress; and Mayor O. Burauen of Cologne.
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1965, August 1, 1965, August 1, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (12th : 1965 : Cologne, Germany), Erhard, Ludwig., Scharf, Kurt., Burauen, O.
Topical Subject(s): Religion and politics--Germany--Cologne., Protestants--Germany--Cologne., Catholics--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. PC-32919; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-32919
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150123

Title: German gift for Hiroshima Peace Church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #C-14870 GERMAN GIFT FOR HIROSHIMA PEACE CHURCH BONN, Germany -- Photo shows drawing of the front of a tabernacle presented by the people of Bonn to the Catholic memorial shrine dedicated to world peace in Hiroshima, Japan. The tabernacle's front shows Calvary where Jesus died, and a symbolic scene of the Hiroshima ruins. On the back of the sacred receptacle is the inscription "Pax Christi" (Peace of Christ), and this dedication in German and Japanese: "The victory of the one who rose from the dead is growing out of the ruins made by the hands of men. Bonn to Hiroshima 1953." The Peace Church is located eight blocks from the center of the atom bomb blast which wrecked the Japanese city. Credit Must Read: Religious News Service Photo (K-GER-7B-53-NAB-C)
Creator Name(s): Keystone Germany. (publisher)
Date Created: 1953
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Atomic bomb--Japan--Hiroshima., Memorials--Japan--Hiroshima.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Hiroshima., Japan, Hiroshima., Bonn (Germany), Hiroshima-chō (Japan), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Bonn
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 42, image no. C-14870; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-14870
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:309035

Title: Bonn giving tabernacle to world peace church of Hiroshima.
Creator Name(s): Keystone Germany. (publisher)
Date Created: 1953
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Atomic bomb--Japan--Hiroshima., Memorials--Japan--Hiroshima.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Hiroshima., Japan, Hiroshima., Bonn (Germany), Hiroshima-chō (Japan), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Bonn
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 42, image no. C-14870; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-14870_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:309048

Title: German pastors work on assembly line.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31583 GERMAN PASTORS WORK ON ASSEMBLY LINE COLOGNE, Germany -- The Rev. Martin Pirol (second from left) leaves an automobile factory at Cologne, Germany, with other assembly line workers at the end of a shift. Mr. Pirol and two other clergymen received permission from Church authorities to join the work force at the factory in order to gain first-hand knowledge of "the suffering of the people." At the end of several months they hailed the "fellowship" project as a success, saying the work experience had given them new understanding of their pastoral duties. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-NY-9C64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Pictorial Parade Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Pirol, Martin.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Cologne., Church and social problems--Germany--Cologne., Automobile industry and trade--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31583; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31583
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349177

Title: Sermon in progressing lights.
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (author)
Date Created: 1965, February 15, 1965, February 15, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Hengsbach, Franz, 1910-1991., Catholic Church. Diocese of Essen (Germany)
Topical Subject(s): Church signs--Germany--Essen., Electric signs--Germany--Essen.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-32232; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-32232_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:355802

Title: A sermon in lights.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-32232 A SERMON IN LIGHTS ESSEN, Germany -- News of the Church is flashed in lights for Catholics of Essen, Germany. First installation of its type by a church, the moving messages are similar to news bulletins carried on the old New York Times building in New York. During the course of the day passersby watch sermons-in-capsule, Biblical quotations, and Church news move across the top of a building. Bishop Franz Hengsbach of Essen authorized the unusual project. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (P-NY-3A-65-W)
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965, February 15, 1965, February 15, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Hengsbach, Franz, 1910-1991., Catholic Church. Diocese of Essen (Germany)
Topical Subject(s): Church signs--Germany--Essen., Electric signs--Germany--Essen.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Essen., Germany, Essen., Essen (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Essen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-32232; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-32232
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:355887

Title: Ecumenical service at 'hunger clock.'
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31807 ECUMENICAL SERVICE AT ‘HUNGER CLOCK’ WUPPERTAL, Germany -- A brief torch-light ecumenical service is held at a “hunger clock” in Wuppertal which records deaths from hunger around the world as a dramatic reminder to church people to assist the needy. The clock is one of a number set up by the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKID) to promote its continuing “Bread for the World Campaign.” Others have been erected at busy centers in Hamburg, West Berlin and Frankfurt. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-11B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (publisher), Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, November 1, 1964, November 1, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Germany--Wuppertal., Starvation--Germany--Wuppertal., Clocks--Germany--Wuppertal., Installations (Art) --Germany--Wuppertal.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Wuppertal., Germany, Wuppertal., Germany, Wuppertal., Germany, Wuppertal., Wuppertal (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Wuppertal
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31807; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31807
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356633

Title: 250 torch-lights burned for unity of the world.
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (author)
Date Created: 1964, November 2, 1964, November 2, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Germany--Wuppertal., Starvation--Germany--Wuppertal., Clocks--Germany--Wuppertal., Installations (Art) --Germany--Wuppertal.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31807; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31807_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356416

Title: Crown of barbed wire thorns underlines Kirchentag theme.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-29679 CROWN OF BARBED WIRE THORNS UNDERLINES KIRCHENTAG THEME DORTMUND, Germany -- “To Live With Conflicts,” the theme of the 11th German Evangelical Church Day (Kirchentag) Congress at Dortmund, Germany, was dramatically underlined in a huge poster holding a crown of thorns, constructed of barbed wire. The absence of East German Protestants at the four-day rally, for the first time in its history, was the occasion for prayers for spiritual unity among Christians and the eventual reunification of the divided nation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Voss-Ber.-7E-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutsche Evangelische Kirche., Deutsche Evangelische Kirche--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Germany--Dortmund., Church and social problems--Germany., Church and social problems--Congresses., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Dortmund., Crown of thorns.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Dortmund., Germany., Germany (East), Germany, Dortmund., Dortmund (Germany), Germany (East), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Dortmund
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-29679; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-29679
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358078

Title: Der 11. Deutsche Ev. Kirchenstag.
Description: German language caption from publisher on reverse of image.
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (author)
Date Created: 1963, circa July 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutsche Evangelische Kirche., Deutsche Evangelische Kirche--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Germany--Dortmund., Church and social problems--Germany., Church and social problems--Congresses., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Dortmund., Crown of thorns.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-29679; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-29679_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357905

Title: Crown of barbed wire thorns underlines Kirchentag theme.
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus (author)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutsche Evangelische Kirche., Deutsche Evangelische Kirche--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Germany--Dortmund., Church and social problems--Germany., Church and social problems--Congresses., Communism and Christianity--Germany (East), Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Dortmund., Crown of thorns.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-29679; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-29679_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357869

Title: Exclusive to RNS, CWS.
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. (author)
Date Created: 1947, January 3, 1947, January 3, 1947
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., CRALOG (Organization)
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany., Children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Church work with children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects--Protestant churches., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., International relief.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4974; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-4974_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360377

Title: American church relief.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: AMERICAN CHURCH RELIEF #S-4974 DUESSELDORF, Germany -- More than 600 German youngsters flocked to the Pestalozzi Home here for a “party” sponsored by local Protestant churches. In this photo, some of the children are shown as they received a bowl of soup, a relief item send by American church groups. Each child brought along his own bowl--or can, mug, or other container--to receive his gift of soup. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CWS-GER-1B-7-JOG-W)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946, December 1946, December 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., CRALOG (Organization)
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany., Children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Church work with children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects--Protestant churches., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., International relief.
Geographic subjects: Germany., Germany, Düsseldorf., Germany, Düsseldorf., Germany., Düsseldorf (Germany), Germany (West), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Dusseldorf
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4974; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-4974
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360591

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