Evangelical Church (Nümbrecht)
The Evangelical Church in Nümbrecht is the church of the Evangelical Community in Nümbrecht , Oberbergisches Land , North Rhine-Westphalia .
The first mention of the church goes back to 1131 . It was first mentioned in a document by Pope Innocent II and at that time belonged to the St. Cassius monastery in Bonn .
Building history
In terms of architectural history, the Nümbrecht Church is one of the most interesting sacred buildings in the Oberbergisches Land: with its massive Romanesque tower, its heavy early medieval pillars and arches in the interior, its delicately structured Gothic choir, its flat vaults from the end of the 17th century, its baroque tower dome and the so remarkable also baroque principal pieces . In the 17th century, the church underwent extensive structural changes when the Homburg line of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein resided permanently at Homburg Castle and the Nümbrecht church was also the court church . In order to meet these requirements, it received the vaults as the upper end of the room with the striking keystone above the central nave from 1682 (see below). Just as the castle towers changed their appearance, the church tower also received its baroque dome in those days. During this time the youngest burial chapel , the so-called "Herrenkeller", was built south of the tower, where the counts were buried.
The organ prospectus in the Hessian Baroque is attributed to the organ builder Christian Nohl from the 1690s. Today's organ was installed in 1962 by Willi Peters from Cologne and comprises 18 stops , 2 manuals and a pedal .
Old treasures
Special treasures from that time are the principal pieces that still adorn the church today: the pulpit and sound cover, the communion table, which is unique in its kind, and the baroque door surround (today in the mansion) and the organ front, created a little later, are examples of outstanding Baroque creative power. For historians such interesting fixtures as the »Herrengemach«, the seat of the count's family, which is only known by name, disappeared when, in the years 1860 to 1862, a change was made due to lack of space, repair and redesign of the church the main thing was to use every last corner to create seats. Because a lot of people came to Pastor Engels' services.
Ceiling coat of arms
The coat of arms of Homburg on the keystone under the ceiling dates from 1682.
The coat of arms has the following first inscription:
Wilh. Ms. GZSVWHZHVV N
The translation is:
Wilhelm Friedrich Graf zu Sayn and Wittgenstein Lord of Homburg Valendar and Neumagen .
The coat of arms has the following second inscription:
MAR. LIKE. GZSWVHGZHLVC 1682
The translation is:
Maria Magdalena Countess of Sayn Wittgenstein and Homburg Countess of Hohenstein Lohra and Clettenberg 1682
This is the birth name of the countess, she was the count's cousin.
With the last major renovation from 1954 to 1955, the church, which had grown over the centuries, was largely given back its old, traditional face.
The exterior of the church has not changed significantly to this day. The tower is 42.70 m high and was first mentioned in 1150. Under the adjoining room of the tower is a crypt that was discovered and uncovered during the renovations between 1954 and 1955. This is where the pastors, or rather those who were placed, were buried. a. found a skull with a clay bowl (Baadorfer).
Church bells
The church has four bells.
| size | year | Diameter | Weight | volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1772 | 1.38 m | 32 Ztr | d |
| 2 | 1954 | 1.10 m | 15 ct. | f sharp |
| 3 | 1922 | 0.95 m | 11 Ztr. | a |
| 4th | 1954 | 0.82 m | 6.5 Ztr. | H |
Two bells were removed in 1917 and melted down for war purposes.
The inscriptions on the bells read:
- 1-Now, O Christians, let the ringing of bells lure with zeal to the house of the Lord. I am calling you kindly with my bell.
- 2-There is still a rest to the people of God Hebr. 4.9
- 3-Jesus Christ yesterday and today and the same forever. Hebrew 13.8
- 4-Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say: Rejoice! Phil. 4.4
Supper table and pulpit
The Last Supper table from 1694 was donated by H [einrich] Kannengießer. The four table legs are a rarity because each is decorated with four heads, which are supposed to represent angels. The table used to stand in the aisle of the church and has had its splendid appearance since it was stripped of its old paint from 1954 to 1955.
On the sound cover of the pulpit, the angel Michael is enthroned as a dragon slayer . The picture on the side was also uncovered during renovation work.
Specialty
The church has no baptismal font , but an old baptismal bowl from 1718.
On the last supper table there is a cross with the title "Der Eckstein" by the Berlin artist Kabukii Kaa (Kassiel Kaehler) from 2003 (stone, bronze, gold leaf; H 46 cm / W 29 cm / D 20 cm).
Confession
In 1563, as in all Homburg communities, the Lutheran Reformation was introduced in Nümbrecht . The Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , Ludwig the Elder, introduced the Reformed Heidelberg Catechism in 1605 , which has remained the community's confession to this day. Today the Reformed community belongs to the United State Church in the Rhineland ( Evangelical Church in the Rhineland ).
Pastor
An unusual pastor in Nümbrecht was Jakob Gerhard Engels , who worked in the community for 45 years from 1851 until the day of his death on February 16, 1897. As a pastor and revival preacher, his influence extended far beyond Nümbrecht.
Parish hall
Behind the church is the parish hall of the Ev. Parish of Nümbrecht from 1977/1993.
literature
- Christian life in the Homburg region from the Reformation to today , ed. v. Klaus Goebel with contributions by Wolfgang Becker, Hans Horn a. a., Nümbrecht 2004
- Robert Vorländer, Wolfgang Becker, Evangelical Church Community Nümbrecht , ed. v. Presbytery of the Ev. Parish Nümbrecht, Nümbrecht [2009]
- Günther Walzik, The building of the Evangelical Church in Nümbrecht - facts and interpretations , in: Search for traces. Reports, essays and lectures on the 100th year of the death of Pastor Jacob Gerhard Engels, Nümbrecht 1996, pp. 32–49
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 6.8 ″ N , 7 ° 32 ′ 28.5 ″ E