Easter collection will support the reconstruction of the rectory in Nymburk

This year we invite you to Nymburk

To the Hrabalovský poetic Elbe town of railways, sports and beer Postřižinské. And also to the Evangelicals. Here, in a very lively community, they take care of the premises of the Neo-Renaissance church and rectory built during the boom of the Austro-Hungarian North-West Railway.

We are donating the proceeds of this year's Easter collection to the complete reconstruction of the Nymburk Evangelical rectory - so that an apartment for the pastor and his family will be created under one roof, as well as facilities for numerous church and community activities.

Nymburk is alive!

Evangelicals come together here across all generations and in rich ecumenical diversity. Faith, values ​​and traditions naturally emerge from the closed walls of the church and permeate the town, its neighborhood meetings, cultural life, community and association activities and civil society.

Not only did Christians find a background and community at the rectory for worship and spiritual gatherings, but the parish choir in Nymburk also cooperates on a short-term or long-term basis with:

• local homeschool
• kindergarten
• social service provider FOKUS
• advisory service for seniors
• town cultural center
• probation and mediation service
• and other...

Regular and open cooperation takes place with representatives of the town hall, the city library and three other Nymburk churches. The Evangelical congregation's premises are also naturally open to visitors during Church Nights, Restaurant Days, concerts, lectures and other events.

What is coming?

The rectory building has been standing since the end of the 19th century and the layout of the priest's apartment has not changed since then. In practice, this means that the hall, corridor, toilet, partly the kitchen, but also the living room serve both the priest's family and the congregation. The energy demand is high, the heating method is uneconomical. And the Under One Roof project will solve all this.

The reconstructed rectory will become a modern, comfortable and peaceful place for the life of the pastor and his family. At the same time, it will also offer a separate congregational part, where all meetings will finally be able to take place in a way that: 

• offers shelter in all weathers,
• is safe and barrier-free,
• has its own facilities in the form of toilets and a kitchen,
• offers enough space and variability for various association, non-profit and social activities.

Current situation (until 2025). The drawing shows the individual zones as they are used today. Where the colors meet, there are clashes due to mixed use: congregational events violate the privacy of the parish apartment (and vice versa). The parish kitchen, living room, toilet and bathroom, as well as the hall and all corridors are used for congregational meetings or other events.

Final state after reconstruction (from 2027). There will be a strict separation of the parish priest's apartment and the congregational premises. The newly acquired congregational facilities will offer all the necessary equipment for year-round gatherings of all generations and will also be completely barrier-free. The rectory as a whole will retain its neo-Renaissance impressiveness, but in terms of operation and use it will meet 21st century standards.

Project schedule

• 2021: investment of free congregational funds in funds and bonds with the aim of ensuring future financing of the reconstruction
• 2022: internal congregational discussion on spatial needs
• 2023: commissioned the development of an architectural study for the reconstruction of the rectory to an architect
• 2024: after consultations with the elders and with a potential new preacher, the layout of the interior space according to the design was agreed upon and the development of project documentation for the selection of a contractor was commissioned
• February 2025: modifications to the project documentation in order to reduce costs to a level of approximately 6 million CZK
• March 2025: the annual congregational assembly approved the intention to reconstruct the rectory according to the documentation
• May 2025: applications submitted to the Jeronýmová jednota (Jeroným's Unity) - Construction Fund for support of the project
• July 2025: provision of construction and technical supervision
• August 2025: demand from construction companies and selection of a contractor
• November 2025: start of demolition and construction work
• July 2026: expected end of demolition/construction work
• December 2026: expected end of installation of fixtures, equipment of the parish apartment and congregational premises
• Early 2027: opening of new congregational premises under one roof, start of operation
• Summer 2027: Nymburk Evangelicals will welcome new pastor David Šorm and his family to the parish

Photos from the ongoing renovation can be found HERE

You can join too

This year's church-wide Easter collection should also contribute to the successful repair. We cordially invite you to join us. You can join with your donation on Easter Sunday at any parish of the Evangelical Church or by QR payment via the code below. Sharing and further dissemination of information about the collection will also help. Thank you!

Můžete se přidat i vy

Ke zdárné opravě by měla přispět i letošní celocírkevní velikonoční sbírka. Srdečně vás k ní zveme. Přidat se můžete svým darem na velikonoční neděli v kterémkoli farním sboru Evangelické církve nebo také QR platbou přes níže uvedený kód. Pomůže také sdílení a další šíření informací o sbírce. Děkujeme!

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