It is a historic turning point: less than 50% of Germans are now members of one of the major Christian churches. What does this development mean in concrete terms for our society? What will happen to tens of thousands of church buildings in Germany? What will change in the villages if the church is no longer used as a meeting place? Katja Döhne visits places where the creeping change of a republic that is turning away from denominational faith can be felt at first hand.