Evangelical Church Tönisheide
The Evangelical Church Tönisheide is a church in the Velbert district of Tönisheide in North Rhine-Westphalia.
It was donated by Gerhard II von Berg and was originally consecrated to Antonius the Great , one of the Four Marshals of God whom Gerhard particularly venerated. It was first mentioned as St. Anthony's Chapel in 1448. The name of today's district of Tönisheide is derived from this chapel. After the Reformation moved into Hardenberg , the chapel was given to the evangelical pastor of Neviges in 1626 .
The building has a main choir, to which a chapel choir was added around 1700 on the north side. The entrance hall and the sacristy were only created during the restoration between 1971 and 1974.
The parish of Tönisheide became independent in 1892. In the same year, a cemetery for the parish was consecrated on a nearby site, which has remained unchanged to this day. Later a meeting house was added opposite the church.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 55.8 " N , 7 ° 4 ′ 3.9" E