After the necessary organisational, personnel and legal prerequisites for the reconstruction in Guben and Gubin were created in 2005, the year 2006 was marked by making the project „Reconstruction of the Town and Main Church in Gubin“ known regionally and nationally.

Thus, the following activities were carried out in 2006 by the German Friends Association, in coordination with and with the support of the Polish Foundation:

Exhibitions

• from 04.01.06 to 30.06.06 Entrance area of the Naemi-Wilke-Stift

• on 12.03.2006 Brandenburg Representation in Berlin

• from 07.08.06 International Building Exhibition in Großräschen (headquarters)

• on 16/17 September 2006 Day of the Associations in Guben and Gubin

• from 12.09.06 to 25.11.06 in the Guben municipal library

• from 25.11.2006 Permanent exhibition in the Service Centre of the Guben Municipality

• from 25.11.2006 Entrance area Hut-Cafe

• as of 10.12.2006 Anteroom to the meeting room of the Guben City Assembly

Events

• on 12.04.2006 Ecumenical event on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the death of the Polish Pope John Paul II.

• on 08.05.2006 Concert by Harmonic Brass – Munich in front of the City and Main Church

• 02./03.2006 Info stand at the spring festival on the Neisse river

• 09.06.2006 Workshop with German and Polish architects on the topic: Reconstruction of destroyed sacred buildings

• on 16/17 September 2006 Information stand on the Day of Associations in Guben, information event in front of the town and main church in Gubin

• on 23.09.2006 Lecture at the meeting of the Gubener Heimatbund, Regionalverband München in Munich

• on 08.10.2006 Ecumenical event on the occasion of the start of construction on the tower sub-project

• 09.11.2006 Lecture at the Rotary Club Guben

• 03.12.2006 Presentation of the prefabricated tower bonnet to the people of Guben and Gubin

Promotional materials, media presence

• Redesign and submission of a flyer

• Template of a bookmark with the motif of one of the windows (market side) of the city and main church

• CD – Christmas Stories

• Posters

• Internet presentation at http://www.stadtkirchegubin.de

• Selection of representations of the project in the regional media, e.g.

  • LR of 04.01.2006 – We need staying power

  • LR of 08.05.2006 – Artful advertises for a good cause

  • Berliner Zeitung – Church ruins unite neighbours

  • LR of 09.10.2006 – A day with historical character

  • LR of 05.12.2006 – Tower bonnet presented

  • Berliner Zeitung, 23.12.2006 – Border crossers on the Neisse River

• Interview and explanations of tasks and measures in the reconstruction of the city and main church

• Attracting personalities to become patrons of this project, e.g. Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and
  Viadrina President Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan have declared their willingness.