St Michael II

/St Michael II

Since 2008

2008 | 8 | 5|

St Michael’s is now the meeting place for the Catholic Youth Church “sam”, a project run by the Catholic youth of Berlin and the Archbishop’s office for pastoral youth care. The city’s youth fairs, offering a “cross-over of music and liturgy”, are attended by young people from all over Berlin, Brandenburg and Pomerania.

Early 2000s

2000 | 8 | 5|

The Ghanaian community began holding services to celebrate the Eucharist (communion) on Sundays at 1pm at St. Michael’s Church II.

Late 1990s

1990 | 8 | 5|

The Ghanaian community in Berlin held their services in rooms belonging to the “Africa Centre Berlin”, established in 1996 in Hohenstaufenbergstraße in Schöneberg.

1989

1989 | 8 | 5|

Fall of the Berlin Wall. Due to the differences in identity which had arisen during the separation of the two parishes, they did not reunite. Instead, St. Michael II, formerly West Berlin, merged with the St. Marien Liebfrauen (St. Mary Our Lady) parish. St. Michael I, formerly in East Berlin, went on to form a parish together with St. Hedwig.

1965 – 1989

1965 | 8 | 5|

St. Michael II’s parish was involved in charity work for the homeless, for addicts and for ex-offenders. They provided lunchtime meals for the needy. They also introduced a children’s daycare centre for the local community.

1964

1964 | 8 | 5|

After the Berlin Wall had divided St. Michael's parish, a new St. Michael's Church was built on Waldemarstraße on the western side of the wall according to the plans of architect Hans Schaefer. The church was initially proposed as a temporary solution with a view to a future reunification with the original Church (then on the eastern side).