Editing Bienenberg Theological Seminary (section)

=Story=
The story of the "Bienenberg" is a story of God's faithfulness: Encouraged by the North American relief organization "Mennonite Central Committee" (MCC), shortly after the Second World War, Mennonite Christians from Switzerland, France, and Germany decided to set an example of reconciliation. Their goal: to establish a Bible school in the Anabaptist tradition that would equip young people for their lives and participation in the church and mission. With success: Just a few years after its founding in 1950, the "European Mennonite Bible School" needed new premises due to growing student numbers.

In 1957, she moved from Basel via Arisdorf to the Bienenberg in the former spa hotel “Bad Bienenberg”, which was built in the 19th century and was long valued as a tourist destination due to its location, its restaurant business and its saline bath.

Over the past decades, the former hotel has undergone numerous transformations that have made it what it is today: a pleasant place with a theological education center and a technically well-equipped conference center with a restaurant and hotel. Thousands of international guests have since enjoyed the atmosphere of the Bienenberg, and hundreds of students and seminar participants have been encouraged, inspired, and trained here for various ministries in the church and mission.