"The friendly little church on the circle in Everglades City"

A little church with a big mission

101 S Copeland Avenue
Everglades City,
Florida 34139

Mailing Address:
PO Box 177
Everglades City,
Florida 34139

E-Mail: office@everglades
communitychurch.com

Telephone
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(239) 695-4787

The Rev. Dr. Bob N. Wallace

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HISTORY OF MIMI BRUCKERT’S BELL FROM DRESDEN FRAUENKIRCHE

In 1932 Mimi Bruckert recalls visiting with her grandmother in Dresden, Germany, and attending the Frauenkirche Church. During World War II, the Frauenkirche Church was destroyed by fire and has since been restored. In 1946 when the Russians controlled Dresden as part of East Germany they removed all art, artifacts, and anything they wanted. Most of these items were sent back to Russia for their use. Anything they took from the churches, museums, etc. that they did not want, they sold in government sponsored stores. Mimi’s mother attended the Frauenkirche church before the war and purchased this bell in 1946 as a remembrance of this church. The bell was passed down thru Mimi’s family and was recently donated to Everglades Community Church by Mimi Bruckert.

The Frauenkirche Church was a classic baroque church that was originally built 1726 and 1743. Despite the fact that the Saxony Elector was a Catholic, the name of the church (Church of Our Lady) was built as a Lutheran Cathedral. Dresden city architect, George Bahr, was a Baroque master and was known for capturing the essence of the protestant movement by designing the altar, chancel, and baptismal font to be located within clear sight of the congregation. A famous organ maker created a great organ for the church and Johann Sebastian Bach preformed a recital on it. The single most mesmerizing feature of the Frauenkirche Dresden, and perhaps in the entire city, is the dome. Made of sand stone and weighing upward of 12,000 tons, this 314 foot tall dome is referred as the Stone Bell. Amazingly, there are no internal supports and proved to be quite stable. This accomplishment is often compared to Michelangelo’s Dome at Saint Peter’s Basilica.

The Dresden Bell has found a permanent home in the welcoming Narthex of the Church. Three bells are rung every Sunday morning to call the congregation to worship; on All Saints Day each year, the bell tolls once for every member lost the previous year. The bell is also rung on Veterans Day in honor of all vets who’ve ‘fought the good fight’ and have gone home to be with the Lord; vets as far back as the Civil War are honored each year. [10-19-10]