Merry CHRISTmas From Bronner’s Silent Night Chapel!

Merry CHRISTmas From Bronner’s Silent Night Chapel!

As we enter the Christmas season, we extend warmest of greetings from Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan to you and yours for a very Merry Christmas. We would normally gather together inside the serene Chapel, on Christmas Eve, to celebrate and reflect on the love of our Lord and Savior shared through one of the world’s most beloved CHRISTmas hymns, Silent Night. We wanted to be able to continue this beloved tradition began by our founder Wally Bronner. But

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Silent Night – DIY Crafts for All Seasons

Silent Night – DIY Crafts for All Seasons

Our simple sheet-music crafts make it easy to celebrate “Silent Night” all year long. Use sheet music that you have on hand or simply print free arrangements of the carol (or other favorite songs) available online along with our templates and you’re ready to craft! (DIY instructions below) Bronner’s Silent Night Memorial Chapel is open daily during store hours for visitation and meditation. You’ll be inspired by various arrangements of “Silent Night” playing inside and outside the chapel along with

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Merry CHRISTmas from Bronner’s Blog Team

Merry CHRISTmas from Bronner’s Blog Team

The most wonderful time of the year is here, Rejoice! Rejoice! This CHRISTmas we also celebrate the 200th anniversary of “Silent Night,”  the most beloved and widely-known Christmas hymn in the world.  Pastor Joseph Mohr wrote the words, and Franz Gruber composed the music for the inspiring carol that was first sung in 1818 on Christmas Eve in St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria, near Salzburg. Silent Night Memorial Chapel Bronner’s Silent Night Memorial Chapel was built in 1992 in

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A Thanksgiving Story: The Silent Night Memorial Chapel

A Thanksgiving Story: The Silent Night Memorial Chapel

The late Wally Bronner was holding on to that snippet of land just south of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland for something special, very special. People offered to purchase that corner of Bronner’s property where M-83 (Gera Road) met Weiss Street. “It would be perfect for a gas station or convenience store,” they said. But Wally had something else in mind. Something he could build in thanks to God for His blessings on the World’s Largest Christmas Store.

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