Editing Templers (Radical Pietist sect) (section)

==Timeline of the Temple Society==
* 1861 The Temple Society was founded in South-West Germany by [[Christoph Hoffmann]] (1815–1885) and others, following a split with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg (7/10/1859) over dogmatic rituals. Plans for a move to Palestine were considered.
** The centre of the new movement was from 1856 in [[Kirschenhardthof]], where a community hall and a school were commissioned in July that year. The community consisted of nine properties of approximately 5ha each. It could at most accommodate 132 residents.
** Attempts by impatient members to settle on their own in Palestine in 1867, at [[Shimron|Samunieh]], had tragic consequences: of the 25 persons in the group 15 died within a year, 7 in Medjedel and 8 in Samunieh.
* 1868 Beginning of carefully planned migration of Templers to the [[Holy Land]], then part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1869 begins the construction of the first house in Haifa, the community hall (''Gemeindehaus''). Over many years urban and rural settlements with community halls and schools, commercial, trade, farm and transport enterprises were established in a number of locations including [[Haifa]], [[Jaffa]] and [[Jerusalem]].
* The beliefs and ideas of the Templers also spread to the [[Russian Mennonite|German Mennonites from the Russian]] settlement of [[Molotschna]] where Johann Lange, former student from Württemberg, formed the Tempelhof congregation in Gnadenfeld after years of bitter controversy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=C. Henry|others=Revised and expanded by Cornelius Krahn|title=Smith's Story of the Mennonites|year=1981|publisher=Faith and Life Press|location=Newton, Kansas|isbn=0-87303-069-9|page=282}}</ref>
* 1874 schism of the Temple Society, with a third of the members seceding and founding the Temple Association (Tempelverein) in 1878, later joining the [[Evangelical State Church of Prussia's older Provinces]]
* 1875 Publication of 'Occident und Orient, Part 1' by Christoph Hoffmann. English translation 1995 'The Temple Society and its Settlements in the Holy Land' {{ISBN|0-9597489-4-6}}, [http://www.templesociety.com/webdoc12.htm Occident and Orient, Part 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108134021/http://www.templesociety.com/webdoc12.htm |date=8 January 2005 }}.
* 1921 Templers who had been interned in [[Helouan]], Egypt, towards the end of World War I returned to their settlements in [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine, now a British Mandate]]. The settlements soon flourished again.
* 1939 German Templers were interned in Palestine at the outbreak of World War II.
* 1941 Over 500 Templers from Palestine were transported to Australia, where internment continued in [[Tatura]], Victoria, until 1946-7. In December, 65 persons take part in an exchange program from Palestine to Germany.
* 1942 In November, 302 persons take part in an exchange program from Palestine to Germany.
* 1944 In July, 112 persons take part in an exchange program from Palestine to Germany.
* 1948 Formation of the [[State of Israel]]. Templers cannot return there, those left had to leave.<ref name=bbcnews>{{cite news|title=The Templers: German settlers who left their mark on Palestine|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22276494|work=BBC News Magazine|date=12 July 2013 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref> {{As of|2010}} most live in Australia and Germany.<ref name="Meilensteine">{{cite web |url=http://www.tempelgesellschaft.de/de/geschichte/meilensteine.php |title=Meilensteine in der Geschichte der Tempelgesellschaft |language=German |trans-title=Milestones in the History of the Temple Society |accessdate=2013-07-13}} {{Google translation|en|de|http://www.tempelgesellschaft.de/de/geschichte/meilensteine.php}}</ref>

===Temple Society Australia===
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* 1948-50 Australian Templers consolidate around [[Melbourne]], [[Sydney]] and [[Adelaide]]. Over the years church halls and community centres were established at [[Boronia, Victoria|Boronia]], [[Bayswater, Victoria|Bayswater]] and [[Bentleigh, Victoria|Bentleigh]] in Melbourne, [[Meadowbank, New South Wales|Meadowbank]] in Sydney and at [[Tanunda, South Australia|Tanunda]] near Adelaide.
* 1950 Formation of the [[Temple Society Australia]] with Dr. Richard Hoffmann as Regional Head
* 1970 Australian and German Templer Regions linked formally by appointment of Dr. R. O. Hoffmann as President of the Temple Society
* 1972 Templer Home for the Aged opened in Bayswater
* 1979 Tabulam Nursing Home, located next to the Templer Home for the Aged, begun as a joint undertaking with the Australian-German Welfare Society.
* 1981 New Youth Group club room and school rooms completed at Bayswater.
* 1986 Templers in Germany and Australia celebrate 125 years of Temple Society.
* 1987 Sydney Templers secure places in the St. Hedwig Homes for the Aged of the Catholic German Community of St. Raphael in Blacktown NSW, opened in 1989.
* 1988 Dr Richard Hoffmann retires. Dietrich Ruff is elected as the new President of the Temple Society
* 1990s New initiatives: Templer residential unit development in Bayswater, Kids' Club, Australian-German Templer Exchange, Country Victorian Templer Groups
* 2001/2 Dietrich Ruff retires. Peter Lange is elected as the new President of the Temple Society
* 2002 A new Temple Chapel is built in the Bayswater Community Centre. Extensive Remodel of the [http://ttha.org.au/ TTHA].
* 2005 TSA Constitution changed to reflect the lifestyle of its members in Australia. It is no longer a community-based organisation, but one consisting of many focus and interest groups.

===Tempelgesellschaft in Germany===
* 1949 After a pause of 10 years, publication of ''Die Warte des Tempels'' is resumed in September. ''Rundschreiben'' keeps members informed.
* 1950 Management office installed at Mozartstraße 58, Stuttgart, where meetings and religious services were held. ''Treffpunkt Mozartstraße'' became hub of social activities.
* 1954, at a General Meeting in September a revision of the 20-year-old constitution is proposed.
* 1962, on 27 January the new constitution was finalised and accepted and the ''Tempelgesellschaft in Deutschland e.V.'' (TGD) instituted. A move to larger premises initiated.
* 1967 New community centre officially opened in Felix-Dahn-Straße, Degerloch
* 1970 the Australian and German Templer Regions formally linked by the appointment of Dr. R. O. Hoffmann as President of the society.
* 1976 TGD joins ''Bund für Freies Christentum.''