Count Zinzendorf - Inside the Church Meeting Hall

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Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

Inside the Church Meeting Hall

Inside, the hall is painted white. The Moravian brothers and sisters consider themselves “as a ’bride-congregation,’ waiting for their Lord,” their longed-for Bridegroom. The table from which the meetings are led is on the long side of the hall. The minister has his place in the midst of the congregation and not from a pulpit or podium that would elevate him above the congregation. The meeting place is not a sacred area but is considered a festal hall, a joyful place of celebration. There are no pictures, stained glass, or other decorations.
An earlier view of the inside of the meeting hall is shown below. The balcony at one end has a section for the organ and a section for the choir and/or a brass ensemble.

At the other end, as shown in this picture, is the Zinzendorf balcony where he and his wife sat and also a balcony for others in his family. This arrangement of balconies was a standard feature of architecture in meeting halls of the Moravian churches. It was also traditional for the brothers to sit on one side and the sisters on the other.