Evangelical Church pigtail
The Evangelical Church Pigtails in the southwestern Essen district Bunches is a church building that since 1996 monument stands. The church was built in 1913 according to plans by the Düsseldorf architect Max Benirschke and is the parish church of the Haarzopf Evangelical Community, which belongs to the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland .
history
After the population increased significantly in today's Essen area due to the immigration of workers for the up-and-coming coal mining industry and related industries, the Evangelical Church of Kettwig, about 16 kilometers away, set up an auxiliary preaching district for Haarzopf, so that services were initially held in a school room. Between 1904 and 1945 , Alfred Neuse (1875–1969), who was born in Dinslaken , was the first pastor of the newly formed evangelical community of Haarzopf . In 1910 the Haarzopf parish separated from the mother parish in Kettwig, which led to the establishment of its own pastorate. Several architects immediately began to commission plans to build a church with a rectory, which were presented to the head of the Provincial Church Building Office, August Senz , for appraisal in August 1910 . However, the municipal council did not follow his report and, after revising it, decided in favor of Max Benirschke's Theos design .
This design from 1910 for the construction of a village and cemetery church on an almost square floor plan by the architect Max Benirschke was implemented from 1912. The foundation stone was laid on June 30, 1912. The inauguration of the 300-seat church took place on June 15, 1913. The church received four window axes and a gable roof. The side tower leans against its southwest corner. The gate to the cemetery is between the church and the neighboring rectory. Externally, the church building had an avant-garde color appearance.
During the Second World War in 1944, the church building suffered considerable war damage, which resulted in some changes during the reconstruction.
On April 25, 1996, the church building was entered in the monuments list of the city of Essen. It has been certified as a reliably open church since the last renovation in 2017 .
Renovations
After the war, the church was initially painted white. In the 1980s it was supposed to regain its originally colored appearance and was therefore painted with latex paints, which did not result in the required quality and color deviations.
For the 100th anniversary in 2013, the building was supposed to get its original color back with the help of mineral paints. Cracks in the masonry were found, which, after static checks in summer 2012, led to the immediate closure of the church due to the risk of collapse. The laminated wood girders holding the barrel-like vault were generally dilapidated and the side walls of the building were already arched outwards. After about a year of deliberation by the community, the decision was made to carry out a thorough renovation. Demolition was ruled out because otherwise a chapel would have had to be built for the cemetery, which financially amounted to renovating the church. For this, 160,000 euros were collected in private donations.
Regular services have been held in the church since March 2017. In June 2017, the basic renovation of the church, which cost 1.2 million euros, was finally completed, so that rededication services took place on July 1st and 2nd of that year. A repair of the tower clock and the bells is to follow in an amount of around 70,000 euros.
Furnishing
The interior at ground level is an almost square hall with pillars and a retracted rectangular choir. The pulpit is on the side at the transition between the choir and the community room and is covered by an oversized sound cover. A central entrance portal is missing. The main entrance is on the side, but a central aisle leads through straight cross benches to the altar in the choir room. A confirmation hall can be opened to the church if required.
The church windows are made of antique glass and lead. They come from the architect Max Benirschke and are still in the original.
The organ is located in a tall, blue-colored arch on the singing gallery in the porch facing the church. It is from the years 1912/1913 and comes from the Schwelm organ builder Paul Faust .
literature
- Werner Franzen: Worship sites in transition. (PDF (1.73 MB)) In: Evangelical Church Building in the Rhineland 1860–1914. Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg, accessed on June 24, 2017 (dissertation).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin Dickhoff: Essener streets . Ed .: City of Essen - Historical Association for City and Monastery of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
- ↑ Hair Offering Church shines again. In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung . June 24, 2017.
- ^ Portal glasmalerei-ev.de ; accessed on June 24, 2017.
- ↑ Archive portal: Organ of the Protestant Church in Essen-Haarzopf ; accessed on June 24, 2017.
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 2.9 " N , 6 ° 57 ′ 27.4" E