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February Construction Updates
Bathrooms for the dorm rooms at the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany, are taking shape by way of tiles and showers. The elevators are coming along, and progress is being made on ground floor and second floor doors. The faculty apartment is taking shape. Thee...
The Rev. David Bueltmann and Bob Claus give an update on The Wittenberg Project during an interview with KFUO’s Andy Bates on Jan. 28, 2015. Listen to Interview Audio interview courtesy of KFUO Radio. KFUO Radio is the listener-supported broadcast ministry of The...
Late January Construction Updates
The elevator is now being installed in the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany. Photos show the elevator base and other components that were stacked in the bookstore area and workers who were at the top and bottom of the elevator shaft. Historic gray paint has...
Video: Get a fresh look inside the Old Latin School
Take a peek as renovations on the “Old Latin School” progress toward the May 2015 dedication of this new education and outreach center in the heart of Wittenberg, Germany. This joint project of the LCMS, Independent Evangelical – Lutheran Church (SELK-Germany) and...
Early January Construction Updates
Inside the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany, a new floor has been poured and metal framing is in place, ready for glass walls to be installed. Inside the chapel, the chancel floor has been raised. In the bookstore area, the frame for the glass wall has been...
Late December Construction Updates
Screed has been poured on the ground floor of the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany, to form a smooth and level floor. Also on the ground floor, work is progressing in the bookstore area, including the frames for the glass wall on the north wall, and in the...
Late November Construction Updates
In late November, architect Frau Gensicke, one of the contractors and LCMS missionary Rev. David L. Mahsman, managing director of the International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg, examined the Old Latin School’s facade — the stucco, paint, window flashing, etc....
Listen to the Dec. 9 interview as KFUO’s Andy Bates talks with the Rev. Randy Golter, who leads The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in planning the 2017 Reformation 500th anniversary celebration. Listen to Interview Audio interview courtesy of KFUO Radio. KFUO Radio is...
There’s still time to get involved in The Wittenberg Project
“The Wittenberg Project is about Gospel ministry,” said LCMS missionary Rev. David Mahsman, managing director of the International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg. Tremendous progress is happening with the renovation of the 450-year-old Old Latin School in Wittenberg,...
Roofing work completed on Old Latin School
The release has been signed on the roof work that it was done properly on the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany. Restoration specialists are at work on the sandstone plaque placed on the building when it was renovated and expanded in 1828. Other parts of the...