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On behalf of Moravian Heritage Network and courtesy of the kind invitation of Historic Bethlehem we hereby announce the Second Conference on Moravian Heritage Network, that will take place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, November 6 -10, 2004. Moravian Heritage constitutes a distinct element of the human patrimony: the Moravian Congregations developed a distinctive way to plan and build their settlements, taking source in their values and skills. They have spread the congregations and built such settlements in several continents, always adapting the planning and architectural ideas to local customs while retaining the core principles. Driven by the Moravian spirit of endeavour and fostered by rigor and skills, some of such settlements grew in the course of history far beyond their initial cores and attracted many inhabitants who did not become a part of the Moravian Congregations. Some of the settlements remain predominantly Moravian, while being incorporated into larger frameworks of the civil society. HH Princess Alexandra of Berleburg is a High Protector of The Christiansfeld Initiative - Moravian Heritage Network. The Christiansfeld Document of 2000, starting the Christiansfeld Initiative, offered the following attitude: § Moravian settlements are outstanding examples of the unity of spiritual, individual and community values and their relationship to the environment; § Cultural heritage of Christiansfeld is to be seen as an inseparable part of identity of a living town, contributing to its quality of life; § Spiritual values, expressed in buildings, and their spatial organisation in landscape indivisibly and dynamically link people to their heritage. The Founding Conference of the Network took place in Christiansfeld, Denmark, in March 16 and 18, 2002. It focused on formation of the Network and identifying the issues of collaboration. It has been attended by representatives of the Moravian Communities, local authorities, governments and heritage scholars from South Africa, USA, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and UNESCO, ICCROM and ICOMOS. The Second Conference will focus on the theme: MORAVIAN HERITAGE: World Heritage as an asset to social and economic development of communities We are looking forward to the successful conference and we welcome all expressions of interest to take part in it and contribute to safeguarding the Moravian Heritage. Joergen FROM, The Mayor of Christiansfeld Secretariat of Christiansfeld Initiative – Moravian Heritage Network
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