Christ Church (Cologne-Dellbrück)

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Christ Church in Cologne-Dellbrück
Christ Church, view from the northeast

The Christ Church is a Protestant church in the Cologne suburb of Dellbrück on the right bank of the Rhine . It was built in the neo-baroque style according to plans by the architect Otto March and was inaugurated on June 18, 1905.

history

After there had only been "a handful" of Protestants in Dellbrück around 1890 , the community developed very quickly in the course of advancing industrialization . A Protestant school was established and in March 1903 the Mülheim community decided to build a church in Dellbrück.

The Protestant industrialist and manor owner Paul von Andreae donated the building site for the church and for a parsonage to be built later. The church was built in neo-baroque style according to the plans of the architect Otto March from Berlin. The foundation stone was laid on April 24, 1904 in the presence of the three Mülheim pastors, the presbytery and a large number of Dellbrück parish members. The ceremonial inauguration followed on June 18, 1905 by the general superintendent Valentin Umbeck .

The two world wars did not spare the church. The bells were melted down twice . During the Second World War , covered on 19./20. In May 1944, an air mine almost completely removed the church roof, and when the Allies marched in in April 1945, artillery fire caused some of the roof to collapse. On December 21, 1947, the church was ready for use again, and on June 27, 1954, new bells rang for the third time. In 1956 the interior of the church was renovated, the pulpit was moved and its cover removed. On June 11, 1967, the church received a new organ . In autumn 1989 the roof and exterior plaster were renewed.

From 2000 onwards, considerations about the redesign of the church interior were in progress, and the completion of the interior renovation could be celebrated on November 30, 2003. In June 2005, the 100th anniversary was celebrated with a week of festivities, during which each day had a specific motto :

Opening event with the festive church service and the sermon by the council chairman of the Evangelical Church in Germany i. R. Manfred Kock . The commemorative publication “100 Years of the Christ Church”, which had been created by parishioners, was then presented. In the afternoon the organ hike took place as an ecumenical event, and in the evening the church cabaret “Klüngelpaket” performed.
"Tradition and future of the church" A senior citizens' party and a discussion event in the Dellbrücker Forum under the title "Church a nuisance" were offered.
“Youth Day” with confirmation day , quiz, football tournament, “Youth where” discussion event and youth concert.
"Dellbrück and the Christ Church" with a presentation of the Dellbrück associations.
“Women's Day” with a women's film breakfast and women's schola .
“Day of Music” with a presentation of the organ, youth orchestra, choir concert Midsummer Night's Dream with lighting in the church, followed by a long music night.
“Family day”, children build a church, children's musical, award-winning photo competition and “ open air ” cultural evening.
Closing service with the President of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland Nikolaus Schneider .

Every day the café and exhibition of construction documents and photos from history invited. A short evening prayer was held each evening by a minister who had had connections with the Christ Church over the past few years.

Choral music

From January 1, 1927 to the end of 1955, Theodor Henniger worked as a choir director and organist , whose work was shaped by the baroque church music between Schütz and Bach .

In the 1970s and 1980s, Elke Mascha Blankenburg led the choir, which performed great oratorical works with her Cologne carolers .

Since 1997 is a church musician Mechthild fire on the tradition, and has the repertoire of the choir, the choir Coro con spirito of oratorical choral and orchestral works greatly expanded.

organ

The organ was delivered in 1967 by the company Orgelbau Willi Peter from Cologne-Mülheim . It has slide chests , mechanical sound action , electrical coupling and an electrical registry. 20 stops are distributed over two manuals and pedal . The Peter organ has the following disposition :

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
Principal 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
octave 4 ′
Coupling flute 4 ′
Flat flute 2 ′
Cornet III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Mixture IV
Sesquialtera III 2 ⁄ 5 ′
Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
Wooden dacked 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Flute 4 ′
Principal 2 ′
Sharp III 1'
Vox humana 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Open bass 8th'
Choral bass 4 ′
Rauschpfeife II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
trombone 8th'
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: II / I, II / P, I / P (as appearances and hand registers)
  • Playing aids : Triple setter combination , general and divided for each work, tutti, louvre swell for swell

Bells

The large bell “Peace Bell” bears the inscriptions “Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth” and “In memory of the victims of the world wars 1914–1918 and 1939–1945”, the middle “Prayer Bell” “Pray without ceasing! Christ lives forever and represents us ”, the little“ baptismal bell ”from 1925 has the extended motto“ Be diligent, to keep the unity in the spirit through the bond of peace ”compared to its predecessor from 1905. In addition to the service, the bells ring during the morning, noon and evening.

Ringing order Christ Church
Bell 1 b´ "baptismal bell"
Bell 2 as´ "prayer bell"
Bell 3 f´ "Peace Bell"
Bell 1 During the Our Father, the act of baptism, at weddings during the ring change and blessing
Bell 2 three minutes on workdays at 7:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Sundays and public holidays at 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Bell 3 ten minutes for funerals, Good Friday (as the only bell) only for church services, otherwise no ringing; Holy Saturday no ringing either
All three bells 15 minutes before all main services. Five minutes before weddings, baptisms, devotions, special services and funeral services in the church. 15 minutes New Years Day at 00:00. 15 minutes on Saturdays at 6:45 p.m. - ringing after work

literature

  • 100 years of Christ Church 1905-2005 . Publisher: Association for the Promotion of Church Buildings in the District of the Evangelical Christ Church in Cologne-Dellbrück e. V., Pastor Otmar Baumberger, Dellbrücker Mauspfad 361, 51069 Cologne.
    Editing: Otmar Baumberger, Klaus-M. Bornfleth, Klaus Greschok, Rosemarie Schumacher.
    Layout and design: werbefactory gmbh, Cologne.
    Typesetting and printing: Typesetting studio Widdig GmbH Cologne.

Web links

Commons : Christ Church Cologne-Dellbrück  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klüngelasche
  2. ↑ Dellbrücker Forum
  3. ↑ Cologne carolers
  4. ↑ Mechthild Brand ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2015 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dellbrueck-holweide.kirche-koeln.de
  5. ↑ Coro con spirito ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2015 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dellbrueck-holweide.kirche-koeln.de
  6. ↑ Information about the organ on the municipality's website. Accessed October 7, 2015.


Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 31.2 "  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 43.3"  E