God's Acre is the traditional name given to the graveyards of Congregations of the Moravian Church. This page is about the Moravian Church globally For information about the church in a particular geographic area use the links at Organisation below The first was at Herrnhut Saxony in Germany, the Moravian Mother Congregation. Herrnhut ( Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz in the Free State of Saxony, The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The name comes from the symbolic gesture of the bodies of the Moravian dead being "sown" in God's Acre, as in a field, so that they can rise again when Jesus Christ returns to the world. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) God's Acre is not literally one acre in size; many are larger or smaller. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U
Moravians believe strongly in equality in death; therefore, every stone in a God's Acre is a recumbent stone with the same proportions and made of the same material so that no one person stands out among the stones. The Communion of Saints is continued even on the graveyard as it reflects the continuity of the congregation. The Communion of Saints (in Latin, communio sanctorum) is the spiritual union of all Christians living and the dead those on earth in Heaven In addition, the deceased are buried by choir; to the Moravians, these were the living groups into which the Congregation was originally divided to meet the needs of the members according to their age and station in life. Originally men and women sat in their choir groups in church at worship. The burial by choir in God's Acre also reflects the way the members of the congregation sat as a worshipping community so that visually and symbolically the Congregation continues in the graveyard.
Along with being separated by gender, there are also sections for people of different age and marital status. The typical configuration has sections for infant girls and infant boys, girls and boys, single men and single women, and married men and married women. The deceased are buried in their section in the order they have died. Smaller God's Acres may combine the infant and children sections. Some larger God's Acres, such as the one for the Salem Congregation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, may also have separate sections for those who are cremated, as their remains take up less space than those who are buried with their bodies intact. Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire This section is also organized by choir.
Many God's Acres also feature arched entrance gates inscribed with an appropriate Bible verse along the top. A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by Walls or an opening in a Fence. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Smaller God's Acres may only have one, but there can be more than that if there is more than one entrance to the graveyard.
Many Moravian churches have a custom of holding an Easter sunrise service, or Resurrection Service in a God's Acre, the "Church Militant" gathering together amid the graves of the "Church Triumphant" before the Risen Savior. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. The week prior to the service, families and church groups clean the gravestones and decorate them with flowers, transforming the God's Acre into an almost-garden like place. The opening words of the Resurrection Service, "The Lord is risen!/The Lord is risen indeed!" date from the first such Moravian-style service in Herrnhut, Germany in 1732. Herrnhut ( Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The liturgy for the service is a Confession of Faith drawn up by Nicolaus Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) patron and leader of the Renewed Unitas Fratrum. Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, ( May 26, 1700 &ndash May 9, 1760 This article is about the coordinating body of the Moravian Church worldwide It is based on Dr. Martin Luther 's Small Catechism. Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer Luther's Small Catechism was written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children
God's Acre in Blackville, South Carolina
God's Acre also refers to a small patch of land whose legal owner is "God Almighty". The land includes a natural spring whose water local tradition holds has healing powers. Located near Blackville, South Carolina, the land was owned by L. Blackville is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. P. "Lute" Boylston until 1944 when he died. In his will, Boylston gave the land to "God Almighty" to ensure that the water from its spring would always be free for anyone to drink. It can be found just off SC 3; look for signs three miles (5 km) north of Blackville.
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