Christ Church (Karibib)
 Christ Church in Karibib (2012) |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran |
| place | Karibib, Namibia |
| church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia |
| dedication | Christ |
| Building history | |
| Client | Rhenish Mission Society |
| architect | Gottlieb Redecker |
| completion | 1910 |
| Building description | |
| inauguration | 1910 |
| 21 ° 56 '16.9 " S , 15 ° 50' 49.7" E | |
The Christ Church (also often Christ Church ) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Karibib in Namibia .
It was designed by Gottlieb Redecker and inaugurated in 1910. The missionaries August Elger and Bernhard Trey played a key role in the construction . This was built by the then 24-year-old farmer Paul Hoppe.
Today (as of 2020) it belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) as the de facto successor to the Rhenish Mission Society . It was used for a long time by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (DELK) .
literature
- Reiner Sörries : On solid rocky ground. Protestant church building in South West Africa. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-412-21478-4 .
- Gerhard L. Buys; Shekutaamba W. Nambala: History of the church in Namibia, 1805–1990. An introduction. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2003.
- Namibia Scientific Society (Ed.): Communications. Windhoek 2002, edition 43, p. 27f.