Christ Church (Jülich)

Christ Church in Jülich

The Christ Church is the Evangelical Reformed church in the city of Jülich in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

history

In 1610 the first Protestant congregation was established in Jülich, as the Protestant Dutch had owned the Jülich fortress since 1609 . The first pastor was Caspar Sibelius and the first services were held in the castle chapel . Since the Dutch did not own the fortress for long and the Catholic Spaniards came, the Lutherans and the Reformed Christians had a hard time in Jülich. Only in 1742 did the Reformed community get permission to build a church. This new church was completed in 1745. It existed until around 1909. In 1910 a new, larger church was built on the same site. The plans for this were provided by the Düsseldorf architect Fritz Niebel . He planned a single-nave church with a transept in neo-baroque forms and style elements of Art Nouveau . In 1926 the church was painted by the artist Daniel Greiner . Since then, the building has also been called the Christ Church. During the Second World War , the church was very badly damaged, only the outer walls were still standing. It was rebuilt in a simplified manner around 1950.

Today the outside of the church still has its historical appearance from 1910, with the exception of the bell tower , which was rebuilt slightly after the war. However, the appearance inside is very modern.

Web links

• Homepage of the parish

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://juelicher-pilgerweg.kibac.de/pilgerstations/juelich--evangelische-christuskirche (accessed on August 31, 2014).
2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on August 31, 2014).  

Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 27.7 "  N , 6 ° 21 ′ 23.4"  E