Network of Interchurch Couples and Families

English version:

Overcoming the barriers of the denominations and living the unity in reconciled diversity - that is daily life for interchurch couples and families. There are local initiatives, circles, groups in which interchurch couples and families meet. Seminars are organised in different places to exchange experiences and to gain encouragement from one another. But up until now there has been no national forum for couples who share this situation, for them to exchange information and experiences. The network of interchurch families will fill this gap.

Our aims:

* We are the voice of interchurch couples united in one church

* We make the reality of our lives and our life experience of bringing our churches into one in our marriages into something that bears fruit in our church communities

* We want to awaken the consciousness that interchurch marriage is a model for unity in reconciled diversity

* We want to bring about a networking of local initiatives and of individual couples on a national and an international level

Our tasks:

* to offer an address to turn to and a source of information for interchurch families and couples

*to offer information that will be of service and support to those who need it, for example at a wedding, a baptism, first communion, confirmation, and for the spiritual life of the marriage and family 

* to make the theological texts and the results of the dialogues between the churches better known, especially in connection with eucharistic sharing 

* to arrange seminars and conferences for interchurch couples and families, especially on marriage preparation

* to stimulate and support pastors in their understanding and care of interchurch families

* to keep in close touch with sister associations in other countries (for example ARGE Oekumene in Austria, Foyers Mixtes in France, Association of Interchurch Families in England etc.)

* to develop initiatives for local ecumenical work and to contribute through this to communication between christians

The network is a member of the AOEK ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oekumenischer Kreise e.V." or Council of Ecumenical working groups): Alpenstrasse 6, 88418 Hofheim, Germany

Members of the group set up to organise the network:

Beate and Joerg Beyer, Nicole and Bertram Huber, Rosmarie and Rudolf Lauber, Gudrun Steineck.

A network over denominational boundaries - a network of the one church

If you would like to contact us

• * as an engaged interchurch couple
• * as a local initiative or group
• * as a christian interested in unity

fill in the form below and send it to the contact address given below



I am interested in information about the network: ___

I should like to take part in a conference or seminar for interchurch couples and families:___

I should like to play an active part in the work of the network:___

I live in an interchurch marriage/partnership:___

I am a theologian:___

My denomination is:_____________________

My partner's denomination is:______________________

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Netzwerk konfessionsverbindender Paare und Familien
c/o Rosmarie Sudetenstrasse 22,
D - 71263 Weil der Stadt
Germany

R.Lauber@t-online.de