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75th Anniversary
of St George's Church 
Neu-Westend and
140 Years of Anglican Worship
in Berlin

The first Anglican Church in Berlin, was an English Chapel in the hall of the North Gatehouse of Monbijou Palace (destroyed during WW2), opened on Whit Sunday 1855. In 1855 the Princess Royal, Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria married Friedrich, the German Crown Prince. She worshipped in the English Chapel until 1885 when, as a Silver Wedding gift, St George's was presented to her. The original location was at Oranienburger Strasse. Services were held there from its consecration on 21 November 1885 until 1939, with a brief interlude during the WW1. In May 1944, St George’s church suffered severe damage in an Allied bombing raid. After the war from 15 July 1945 services were held at various places. It was from this time that St George's came under the responsibility of the Military Chaplain General. • The foundation stone for the present St George's Church was laid on 3 May 1950. It was dedicated by the Rt. Reverend George Ingle, Bishop of Fulham, on 9 December 1950. On 20 December 1953 the then Governing Mayor of Berlin, Dr. Walther Schreiber, handed over to the Bishop of Fulham, representing the Bishop of London, a contract granting the British Community in Berlin the use of St George's Church for a period of 100 years. • On 14 August 1994, St George's Anglican Church returned to the Church of England's Diocese in Europe. The Reverend John Turner became the f irst 'non-military' priest since 1945. He arrived at the beginning of August and his inauguration was also on 14 August 1994. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent reunification of the German states in 1990, the congregation has seen consistent growth. The membership of the international English-speaking congregation now includes individuals from a variety of backgrounds, not limited to British nationals. The St George's is a welcoming place for Anglicans, all Christians and those seeking to embrace the Christian faith. After the sudden death of John Turner on 27 December 1996, The Reverend Canon Christopher Jage-Bowler became his successor. 

We are using our celebrations to raise € 100,000 
for a new eco heating system.

St George's Children's Church 

and Teens' Church

Our youth activities meet in two groups:
Children's Church for 5–12 years old. Children under 5 are warmly welcome to join us as long as they are joined by a parent.
Teens' Church – a new group for teenagers. We encourage all children over the age of 12/13 to come and join us for fun and thought-provoking sessions.

There is no Children's Church or Teens' Church during school holidays or on the first Sunday of each month to allow time for children to take part in the full Eucharist service.
Please register for Children's Church and Teen Church: For safeguarding purposes, we are required to register children and teenagers attending Children's Church and Teen Church. We kindly ask parents or carers to fill in the short form available at the back of the church and return it to a member of the clergy or the Church Office. This information will be treated confidentially and kept securely in the Church Office.

St George's Psalm cantors needed 

We have relaunched the cantoring of the psalms at the morning service. If you are interested in serving as a cantor, please contact Andrew Sims at choir@​stgeorgesberlin​.de. 

Coffee hour rota | St George's

Preparing and serving the refreshments after the Sunday morning eucharist is a great way for new members of the congregation to get to know people, so if you would like to know more about what's involved, speak to our churwardens after the morning service
or email the church office. 

St George's young(ish) adults group at Marienkirche

A warm invitation to a dinner or pub get-together after our Anglican Sunday evening service at Marienkirche, always on the last Sunday of the month: something to eat, something to drink and a bit of nice chatting.

Marienkirche | Refreshments and a Chat

Refreshments are now available every second Sunday of the month after the evening service in the side chapel of the Marienkirche.

Parents and Toddlers Group

The Parents and Toddlers Group meet Mondays in the church hall 10:00–12:00.

British Berlin Ladies

The British Berlin Ladies meet on the second Monday of the month
at 18:30 in the church hall.

Ancient Brits

The Ancient Brits senior citizens group meet the second Thursday of the month at 14:30 in the church hall. 

Complaints

We sometimes receive complaints that members of the congregation are not personally informed about news via email or do not receive our newsletter. We are very sorry about this. Unfortunately, email addresses become outdated, the newsletter has not been ordered or we have not been given permission to use the email address in accordance with the DSGVO.

So if you are in any doubt as to whether we have your proper and up dated contact details, please kindly contact the parish office so that you are well informed by emails from the parish. For up-to-date information, please visit this, our official website or visit us on social media. Here you will be informed as up-to-date as possible. Also point other parishioners and friends of St George to this. We thank you very much and appreciate your cooperation.