▁worship . ▁However , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁local ▁school ▁closed ▁the ▁Ne uen wal de ▁Cong reg ation ▁acquired ▁the ▁building ▁completely ▁and ▁adjust ed ▁it ▁for ▁its ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Par ish ▁Today ' s ▁parish ▁prec inct ▁of ▁the ▁Ne uen wal de ▁Cong reg ation ▁compr ises ▁Ne uen wal de ▁proper , ▁, ▁two ▁farm st ead s ▁in ▁Hol ß el ' s ▁fen ▁settlement ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Ne uen wal de ▁and ▁H ym endorf . ▁The ▁Ne uen wal de ▁Cong reg ation ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Wes erm ünd e ▁Dean ery ▁within ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Han over . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Church ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Ne uen wal de ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Deb sted t ▁parish . ▁The ▁priest ▁of ▁Deb stadt ▁object ed ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁his ▁reven ues , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁Ne uen wal de ' s ▁prov ost ▁provided ▁a ▁one - off ▁payment ▁of ▁Lü beck ▁marks ▁( M . lb .)   3 0 ▁to ▁that ▁parish . ▁Ne uen wal de , ▁like ▁Deb sted t , ▁then ▁( and ▁until ▁ 1 6 4 8 ) ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Arch de acon ry ▁of ▁Had eln ▁and ▁W ur sten , ▁in ▁personal ▁union ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Bre men ▁C athedral . ▁Histor ically ▁the ▁Ne uen wal de ▁parish ▁further ▁included ▁W an hö den