20/08/2026
ST ANNE’S IS MOVING ⛪️
From September 2026, St Anne’s Lutheran Church will begin a new chapter at St George’s German Lutheran Church, 55 Alie Street, London E1 8EB. St George’s has been a place of Lutheran worship since 1762–63, when the congregation was founded by Dederich Beckmann, serving generations of German-speaking immigrants who lived and worked in London’s East End. Through war, persecution and times of great change, worship continued at St George’s.
The church is also closely connected with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was associated with the congregation between 1933 and 1935, and with Pastor Dr Julius Rieger, who courageously helped Protestant Christians of Jewish descent escape N**i persecution. Inside, the church preserves remarkable historic features, including its original 18th- and 19th-century furnishings, German Commandment Boards, historic stained glass and its magnificent Walcker organ. Now, more than 260 years after its foundation, St George’s enters a new chapter as the new home of St Anne’s Lutheran Church.
Join us as we mark this important transition:
🙏 Service of Thanksgiving, Sunday 30 August 2026 | 11:00 am
St Anne’s at St Mary-at-Hill
✨ Service of Blessing, Sunday 6 September 2026 | 11:00 am
St George’s German Lutheran Church
Come and give thanks for the journey behind us, celebrate this remarkable heritage, and pray for the journey ahead.
Source of information: www.stgeorgesgermanchurch.org.uk
