becomes first Reformed pastor in Pferdsfeld, after selling everything off with the Schultheiß of Auen 1560 — Reformation is introduced 1564 — Niklas von Schmittburg has the right to appoint the pastor and is “collator” 1568 — Parish seat is moved to Eckweiler when the rectory burns down 1602 — Complaint about the church building's bad condition 1608 — Church is on the point of collapse 1630 — Reconstruction or renovation 1685 — Copies of the 1501 Weistum by Gehlweiler, which instigated secession In the graveyard, people from Eckweiler, Daubach, Auen and the Soonwald were henceforth also buried. Now and then, a funeral sermon was still delivered in the ruin, as it was for Friedrich Wilhelm Utsch (“the Hunter from Electoral Palatinate”), as was a yearly sermon. The church, however, kept on falling further into disrepair. People removing the stone for their own building projects also did not help. A listing from 1876 gives a clear indication of how heavy the damage to the church was, and slowly, efforts arose to reconstruct it once again. In a relatively short time, this was finally done and the church was consecrated on 15 September 1912. The building work proceeded without much care taken as to old relics, and certainly a certain amount of destruction of important things resulted. Now, though, there were once more weekly services, weddings, christenings and burials. Through both world wars, little importance was placed on maintaining the building, and so considerable disrepair began to show up once more. In 1977 and 1979, a general overhaul by the parish of Rehbach and make-work measures were carried out. During this work, finds from early history were made, some of them important, including proof that the church stood on Roman foundations; even Celtic material was unearthed. At the Priorhof (Bad Sobernheim’s town museum) an exhibit of the most important finds is on loan. Lying buried at the little forest graveyard are Friedrich Wilhelm Utsch, called “the Hunter from Electoral Palatinate”, and his wife and two children. Evangelical church The Lapis Primarius (“Foundation Stone”) Evangelical church has an end window by Röhrig/Bensberg Clubs The following clubs are active in Auen: Feuerwehr — fire brigade Landfrauen — countrywomen's club Verschönerungsverein — beautification club Economy and infrastructure Economic structure Auen has a small balneotherapeutic facility where one can “take the waters”, although visitors do not drink the water, but rather wade through it. It