▁designed ▁the ▁six ▁stat ues ▁on ▁the ▁att ic ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁prayer ▁hall . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁the ▁new ▁prayer ▁hall ▁was ▁inaugur ated . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁con greg ations ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Church ▁had ▁un ited ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Church ▁and ▁have ▁become ▁- ▁after ▁further ▁mer gers ▁- ▁today ' s ▁Evangel ical ▁Cong reg ation ▁in ▁the ▁Friedrich stadt ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁For ▁services ▁it ▁uses ▁the ▁French ▁Church ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁G endar men markt ▁and ▁Luke ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Berlin - K re uz berg . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁New ▁Church ▁was ▁almost ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Berlin ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re built ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁acquired ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁church ▁building ▁was ▁updated , ▁de con sec r ated ▁and ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁the ▁Bund est ag ' s ▁museum ▁on ▁German ▁parliament ary ▁history ▁( Mil est ones ▁- ▁Set back s ▁- ▁Sid etra cks , ▁The ▁Path ▁to ▁Parliament ary ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁Germany ). ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁con greg ations ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Church ▁maintained ▁c em eter ies ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁con greg ations ▁of ▁the ▁neighbour ing