3rd Ecumenical Church Congress in the Messe Frankfurt Studio in Hall 4.0 on the exhibition grounds

The motto of the 3rd Ecumenical Church Day at the AVMS Studio was “Look” (Mk 6:38). “‘Look’ is an appeal – to all of us,” said the president of the
Ecumenical Church Congress, Bettina Limperg. “Looking is more than seeing. Look, perceives and does not pass. Looking stops and takes responsibility. Taking active responsibility is the mandate of every Christian.”

In this way, she provided the central theme for the programme of the major digital event in Frankfurt am Main. Many spiritual issues of the day were discussed and addressed. Justice, cohesion, sexual abuse, finance and climate change are just various topics covered during the event. Due to the pandemic, however, this did not all take place at one central location, but at around 80 different venues, digitally or in small circles (taking into account the hygiene regulations currently in force). The focus was on questions of faith and trust, social cohesion and growing global responsibility.

The technical realisation of the entire 3rd Ecumenical Church Congress was carried out with the latest technology in the AVMS Studio at the Frankfurt Trade Fair.

Perfect studio lighting, remote-controlled DomeCams, powerful media servers and people-guided HD camera trains ensured the good picture. Thus, a smooth image transmission could be guaranteed. External speakers, such as CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet or the mayor of the city of Frankfurt,
Peter Feldmann
, were integrated into the program via additional links. Consequently, they were able to join the discussion via video conferencing solution from their office and from home on an LED wall. Meanwhile, the entire broadcast was supported with sign language interpreters, audio description and live subtitles for people with physical disabilities. Accordingly, the participant could choose between two different streams.

Last but not least, the 3rd Ecumenical Church Day ended with an open-air service at the Wesel shipyard on the banks of the Main in Frankfurt. A little bit of church congress feeling came up after all – albeit with a mask and three empty chairs between them. A total of 400 participants, under the strictest regulations, could be present on site .In addition, the participants were with a 31m² LED trailer allows a better view of the stage. The service was led by the President of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK), Limburg Bishop Georg Bätzing, the Church President of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau, Volker Jung, and the President of the Association of Christian Churches in Germany (ACK), Archpriest Radu Constantin Miron.

With the help of the latest technology in the field of video, sound and light, the AVMS team was able to guarantee a smooth flow of the client’s stream.

So everyone could “look”, true to the motto of this year’s Kirchentag.