Epiphany Church (Mannheim)
The Epiphany Church is a Protestant church in the Mannheim district of Feudenheim . It was built between 1963 and 1965 according to plans by Albrecht Lange and Hans Mitzlaff .
history
Before and after the turn of the century around 1900, the evangelical congregation of the Johanneskirche in Feudenheim grew rapidly. In 1887 it had 2304 members, in 1910 it was 4476 and in 1939 it was 6647. In 1935, a piece of land was bought for the construction of a second church and in 1939 an architectural competition was held. However, the outbreak of World War II prevented all further plans. In 1954 the Johannesgemeinde was divided into a western and an eastern parish.
After the western parish had its own parish hall as early as 1957, the foundation stone for the church was finally laid on November 3, 1963, the plans for which the Mannheim architects Albrecht Lange and Hans Mitzlaff were responsible. The bell tower was rung the following year and the inauguration of the church was celebrated on March 7, 1965. It was named after Epiphany, the Solemnity of the Epiphany . In 2007 the two Feudenheim congregations reunited due to the reduced number of members.
On the basis of an expert opinion from 2014, which shows a renovation effort in the amount of well over 2 million euros, the existence of the church is in question. However, there were protests from the Feudenheim population against a possible demolition. Two associations were founded with the aim of preserving the church as a cultural church of Epiphany. The church is actively used and services continue to take place.
description
The Epiphany Church is located in the northwest of Feudenheim. The cubic , yellow brick building stands set back between the bell tower and the parish hall. The sober front facade has vertical light strips on the sides, while the side facades are windowless. In 2008 the sculpture "Star Cross" by the blacksmith Christian Traubel was attached to the wall. He had created it in the 1980s for the Landeszentralbank , which it donated after the Mannheim branch of the Epiphany community was closed.
The church service room is divided into three aisles with supports. The altar wall is completely dissolved with blue glass embedded in concrete honeycombs, based on a design by Emil Kiess . The Mann brothers' organ dates from 1966 and has 39 registers . The 28.5 meter high tower has five bells .
literature
- Andreas Schenk: Architectural Guide Mannheim . Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-496-01201-3 .
- Günther Löhr: Feudenheimer church history . Mannheim 1977.
- History workshop Feudenheim / Michael Caroli: Feudenheim: Illustrated history of a Mannheim suburb . Mannheim 1991, ISBN 3-923003-53-6 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 25.2 ″ N , 8 ° 31 ′ 27.6 ″ E