In the year 1923 was founded the congregation, which 4 years later built up the Bethlem Chapel in Husova Street. With other preacher stations it had around 1200 members. Three periods (economic crisis in the thirties, during the WW2 and after the communistic putsch in the year 1948 – especially the fifties) delivered serious blows into the life of this young congregation with the result of significant reduction in numbers of member’s base. A series of persecution measures culminated in the nationalization of the chapel, still one room could be used for the needs of the congregation till the year 1964. Thereafter it had to meet in a leased room. Over 20 years, the church tried to keep the congregation alive, but in the half of eighties had almost died out. With the end of eighties the new period started. The preacher arranged evangelization; he started to teach the elements of Christianity and started to find new space for congregation. When the possibility of buying new house opened, new people started to attend the chapel. After the Velvet revolution the congregation could not fit into the chapel. The chapel in Husova Street, previously stolen by communists, was retrieved. In the year 1996 the UMC of Plzeň was divided into three parishes: Plzeň 3 – Husova, Plzeň 1 – Lochotín a Staňkov.
Pastor is Pavel Hradský.
Worship starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday,
Contact:
Husova 14, 301 24 Plzeň 3
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Website: www.umc.cz/maranatha
The rapid growth of unique Plzeň Church led in half of nineties of 20th century to the division to so called “tribes”. From the very beginning, the tribe of Lochotín gathered to worships in a leased room (mostly in schools) or in households. Its vision was further evangelization in the neighbourhood. In the year 1993 this tribe became missionary station with lay workers in the lead. In the year 1996 was established new self-standing parish with missionary station in Stříbro and preacher station in Třemošná with relatively small number of members (around 40).
The church from the very beginning started to gather financial resources for its own chapel. In three years it gathered almost half of million CZK, while it had supported monetarily social work and was financially independent.
The bishop Bolleter asked for support General conference for world mission, where Millennium fund was established. At jubilee conference, in the year 1996, was the construction of new chapel accepted as a priority goal of the church. First steps, from choice of architectonical study till beginning of construction, were one big adventure of faith. On 11th April in 1999 the superintendent J. Červeňák by tapping on foundation stone officially started the construction of chapel, which was been finished in November the same year and on 18th December solemnly opened. In the new building the church lives regular worship life. It is focused on missionary work especially with young generation of the inhabitants of housing estate in neighbourhood. In the new centre there are daily activities for church and visitors from vicinity.
Preacher is Pavel Kuchynka
Worship starts at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday,
in Plzeň 1 – Lochotín (Bolevecká náves 2, Plzeň)
or in Horšovský Týn (Nádražní 79, Horšovský Týn)
Contact:
Bolevecká náves 2, 323 00 Plzeň 1 – Lochotín
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Websites: www.umc.cz/lochotin
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The parish Mikulov rose up in the year 1950, when the Czech emigrants returned to the city and its vicinity form the village Vojvodovo in Bulgaria, where they settled during 19th century and at the beginning of 20th century. The Czechs in exile preserved their faith and language. In Bulgaria they joined to the Methodists.
The new parish had two congregations and four preacher stations, all together about 400 members. Most of the youth during the communist period lost their faith. After the Velvet revolution in 1989 started the spiritual revival in the entire country, so as in the Mikulov parish. There were held tent evangelizations annually and many newcomers joined the church. Not all of them kept the faith in Christ, however, the parish has been stabilized and slowly it grows. Nowadays the parish has two congregations – Mikulov and Valtice, and approximately 70 active members from all generations.
Preacher is Ctirad Hrubý
Worship starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, 31 Příční st., Valtice
or at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, 1700/2A Purkyňova st. , Mikulov
Contact:
Purkyňova 1700/2A, 692 01 Mikulov
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Phone: +420 608 232 119; +420 530 330 779
Websites: http://mikulov.umc.cz
The Church in Litoměřice was founded in the year 1921 after three days preaching in YMCA and worships in a leased room. In the year 1923 the Church bought a house, which used to serve as a liquor pub. It is amazing, that place, where men used to drink with the result of losing their family budget in liquids, became the place of preached gospel. By the opening of chapel Dr. J. Dobeš had sermon on 2Cor 6:16: „For we are the temple of the living God.“ The Christians in UMC Litoměřice try to fulfil this word up till now.
Besides regular worship in the chapel there is gathering of home groups. Time to time, we make up sport events for kids and teenagers. The Church is focused on missionary work, it administrates Center of Christian Help, Maternity Center, Kindergarten and it is engaged in pastoral work in Remand Prison Litoměřice too.
Preacher is Zdeněk Brož.
Worship starts at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday
Contact:
Sládkova 8, 412 01 Litoměřice
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Websites: www.ecmlitomerice.cz
To the Church belongs also: Středisko křesťanské pomoci and Klubíčko Kindergarten.