Leipzig celebrates 25 years after the reopening of the Thomas Church!

Leipzig celebrates 25 years after the reopening of the Thomas Church!

Leipzig, Deutschland - On June 7, 2025, the community of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig proudly looks back on an important historical event: the re -inauguration of the church 25 years ago, on June 11, 2000, after a thorough renovation. This renovation was urgently necessary and extended over three years in which the church was not only restored, but also adapted to its original late Gothic color design. The total cost of the project was twelve million euros, whereby the Evangelical Thomaskirche community spent around ten million marks itself to finance the extensive renovation work. In order to be able to raise this sum, the municipality initiated a donation campaign in the 1990s.

An important part of these efforts was the foundation of the association "Thomas Church - Bach 2000" on March 21, 1997. Since then, the association has established itself as a central player in the preservation and promotion of the Thomaskirche. One of the first initiatives was the opening of a souvenir shop in the churchyard, which opened its doors on July 10, 1998 and was heavily frequented by a tour group. The association currently includes around 357 members from Germany, Europe, Japan, the USA and Australia, which actively work for the preservation of the church and support important projects, such as the purchase of a new ventilation and inspection system as well as the restoration of the two organs.

Diverse projects support the preservation of the Thomas Church

Thanks to the commitment of the support association, numerous important projects have been realized in recent years. This includes, among other things, the production of a tactile model of the Thomas Church for the blind, which facilitates its access to the church. Another highlight was the return of the neo-Gothic Jesus altar in 2016, which was possible through the commitment of a club member. A consecration in October 2021 marked the end of the restoration and expansion of the historic femoral of the Thomas Church.

The Thomaskirche is not only the home of the famous Thoman choir, but also the resting place of Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the most important composers in music history. In 2024, a surprisingly large number of guests were expected, around 132,000 people who want to visit the historical site. In order to cope with this rush and to keep the church in a perfect condition, stonemasons are currently running in the entrance area of ​​the Bach portal to process the historical entrance doors.

On Pentecost Sunday, June 8th, the community will remind you of the inauguration of the Church 25 years ago with a special service and festivities. Christian Wolff, who was a pastor of the Thomas Church until his retirement in 2014, looks back on the previous renovation and the numerous progress that the community has made since then. The association has raised around 6 million euros to support the parish in the years since its foundation and will continue to contribute to the fact that the Thomas Church in Leipzig is preserved in its full splendor.

Further information about the support association and how to support it can be found on the website of the club. In addition, Evangelisch.de