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Germany's churches get creative about new ways to worship

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March 23, 2025

With church congregations dwindling in Germany, clergy are finding creative ways to attract young people.

Faced with dwindling church congregations in Germany, spiritual leaders are getting creative in their efforts to attract young people. The numbers of people leaving both the Catholic and Protestant Churches have been on the rise for years, reaching a new high in 2022: about 900,000 people turned their backs on their church - over half a million of whom were Catholics. So, the top clergy are putting their heads together and coming up with new ways to become more attractive. Creative and original church services are intended to make going to church cool again. Euromaxx reporter Meggin Leigh's report looks at pop-media worshipping in times of Harry Potter, Star Wars and techno music.

Meggin Leigh Presenter and reporter for Deutsche Welle's lifestyle and culture TV show, Euromaxx
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