Evangelical Church Deserts

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The Evangelical Church in Wüsten is an Evangelical Reformed church in the Bad Salzufler district of Wüsten .

It belongs through the Reformed class of Bad Salzuflen to the Lippische Landeskirche , one of twenty member churches ( regional churches ) of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

history

The Wüsten Church around 1936
Interior of the desert church

In the time before the Reformation , the farms around the desert all belonged to the Schötmar parish . But the arduous and long way over the Vierenberg - in the vernacular "Bum-Bam-Weg", because the churchgoers heard the bells of Kilian's Church in Schötmar ringing from here - kept many residents away from church life. So in 1618 the church authorities, with financial support from Count Simon VII, decided to build a church for the two farmers in the upper and lower desert. Construction of the church began during the Thirty Years' War in 1620; Fragments of a small church or chapel in Bexten formed the basis. On May 17, 1621, a first, provisional service was held. From 1623 the sacraments were also kept . In 1625 the cemetery was established. It was not until January 15, 1628, that the Wüsten Church was fully independent. As a result of the chaos of war, the final construction work dragged on for over twenty years. Once completed, as the Reformed tradition dictated, the church remained nameless. A tower near the church is mentioned for the first time in 1751. In it hung a 374-pound bell, cast in 1671.

In 1841 renovation work began according to plans by the Detmold architect Ferdinand Ludwig August Merckel . The nave and tower now reached a length of almost 26 meters (previously 19.75 m) and a second, 725 pound bell was hung in the tower. It turned out, however, that the cost of 2625 thalers for the renovation was not well invested: extremely poor acoustics made further construction work necessary, which was completed on December 11, 1845.

Master builder Petri from Detmold replaced the church tower, which was in danger of collapsing, with a new, slender tower in 1863/64. The population alone paid the costs of 4061 Reichstalers. At the same time, the congregation had three new bells, 2415, 1212 and 686 pound, cast, which were consecrated on February 2, 1864.

In 1877 the organ from 1716 , which had become completely unusable, was replaced by a new one from the master organ builder Klaßmeier from Kirchheide , but after more than ninety years this had to give way. The organ building company Steinmann from Wehrendorf installed the fourth work in 1969: 18 registers and 1304 pipes have been heard in the church since then.

After the church interior was renovated in 1954, followed by 1968/69 a roof renovation and in 1984 the drainage of the foundations.

In May 1971 the coat of arms of Count Simon VII, carved on a red sandstone slab, was found again and after 130 years, in keeping with the 350th anniversary, it was attached to the church again. It points back to the beginning of the Church.

The distinctly simple church is unique in the Lippe district; it shows according to the so-called Eisenach model: the altar, pulpit and organ are aligned.

Pastors of the desert parish

From August 1, 1982, two pastoral posts were filled; the pastor's office II was repealed on January 1, 2007

Term of office Surname image born died Remarks
1621 to 1657 Bernhard Schomerus in Brake 1659 1610 from the Detmold School as Rector to Salzuflen, where he was a teacher at the Rector School until 1645; 1. Pastor in deserts, he gave his inaugural sermon about Evang. Marci 1, 15.
1657 to 1670 Johann Nisäus Kszkowsky 1690,
Bösingfeld 		was previously rector in Salzuflen since 1650, in Lüdenhausen from 1674 and in Bösingfeld in the same year
1670 to 1674 Johann Hermann Dahlhausen came from Lüdenhausen to Wüsten; must be closed, suspended or translocated according to the Wüsten church book
1674 to 1680 Johann Reussius came to Bösingfeld from Hesse, here the son-in-law of the first Reformed preacher at Bösingfeld, Albertus Neuwald; 1651 ordination in Detmold ; 1. ⚭? Neuwald, 2. ⚭ Anne Katharine Sustmann; 1680 back to Bösingfeld
1680 to 1686 Johannes Albert Reussius Bösingfeld 1696,
Detmold 		Son of Johann Reussius; studied in Bremen; appointed from deserts to Blomberg
1686 to 1713 Johann Henrich Stöcker 1713,
deserts 		had studied in Bremen since 1673, became rector of Uflen in 1681 and pastor in Wüsten that same year
1713 to 1728 Johann Otto Stöcker around 1682 February 11, 1769,
Horn 		Son of Johann Hinrich Stöcker; studied in Harderwijk in the Netherlands under Professor Johann Meier and in Bremen under the famous Professor Lampe; 1713 ordination, afterwards preacher in his father's place in the desert; In 1728 appointed pastor senior to the service of the Horn community
1728 to 1757 Johann Dietrich Voigt around 1698 May 18, 1757,
deserts 		from Lüdenhausen, studied at Detmold and Harderwijk, was deputy principal in Detmold and from 1728 pastor in Wüsten
4/1758 to 1770 Johann Ernst Wöhlberg 1730,
Cappel 		May 4, 1786
Bösingfeld 		Father: Caspar Wöhlberg; 1722 to 1740 pastor in Cappel; Studied at the former university in the Dutch Hanseatic city of Harderwijk; ⚭ 1763 Friderica Henrietta Volckhausen, two daughters: Johanna Sophia Henrietta (* 1756) and Cathrina Francisca Charlotte (* 1768); from 1770 vicarage in Horn, from 1781 in Bösingfeld
1770 to 1791 Dietrich Henrich Clüver around January 1731 March 24, 1791,
deserts 		Father: Superintendent Johann Clüver, pastor in Varenholz and later in Heiden ; Studied in Detmold, Rinteln and Bremen ; 1752 country candidate; 1763 first vicarage in Haustenbeck ; ⚭ Amalie Charlotte Ribbentrup, five children: Johann Dietrich Christ (* 1767), Johann Simon Wilhelm Theodorus (* 1769), Johann Georg Conrad (* 1771), Johann Wilhelm Gottlieb (* 1773), Christoph Ludwig Emilius (* 1777)
1792 to 1805 Johann Dietrich Gerhard Siegmund Koehler around 1753 July 15, 1822,
deserts 		previously sub-contractor in Detmold for ten years; country candidate since 1781; ⚭ 1792 Wilhelmina Carolina Schönfeld from Elbrinxen ; one son: Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Lüder (1793–1794); 1805 dismissed in deserts "because he was devoted to drinking"; the church gave him his support until his death; Burial on July 19, 1822 in the desert cemetery
1805 to 1807      Administration of the parish by the second vicar, Johann Anton Steneberg, from Lage
1807 to 1826 Friedrich Konrad Kruger October 16, 1772,
Detmold 		January 27, 1834,
Langenholzhausen 		1796 state candidate, then rector of the reformed school in Bielefeld; 1800 vicar in Wöbbel ; 1801 vicarage in Detmold; ⚭ Ferdinandine Henriette Haffbauer, three children: Wilhelmine Friederike Auguste (* 1809), Ferdinand Henrich (* 1812), Louise Conradine Henriette (* 1814); 1820–1830 writes four books on the subject of 'ecclesiastical affairs'; 1926 appointed to Langenholzhausen
1826 to 1843 Henrich Ludwig Christoph Ferdinand Vol (c) khausen 1794 in Schötmar January 30, 1852,
Lemgo 		from Hillentrup; 1816 state candidate, 1817 rector of Blomberg, 1818 pastor of Haustenbeck; 1843 as pastor of St. Johann in Lemgo
1843 to 1851 Heinrich August Knoll
KNOLL Heinrich August.jpg
 January 13, 1803 ,
Lemgo 		1882 studied in Göttingen , became rector of Blomberg in 1827; before starting in Wüsten preacher assistant at Bega (1828) and pastor in Lipperode (1829) and the noble women's monastery in Cappel ; Elected to Reelkirchen in 1851 , in 1868 he retired in such a way that he received 800 thalers annually from the position in Reelkirchen until his end; took Lemgo as his retirement home
1851 to 1860 Christoph Eduard Gustav Fedor Meyer
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 July 11, 1812 ,
Uflen 		July 24, 1890 ,
Gütersloh 		Parents: Physikus D. med Bernhard Heinrich Meyer and Dorothee geb. Focke; Attendance at the grammar schools in Lemgo and Detmold; 1830/33 studied theology in Göttingen and Halle ; ⚭ Maria Sophie Wilhelmine Bartels; 1833 Lippe country candidate; 1845/51 first pastor's position in Haustenbeck ; 1860 pastor in Detmold; 1869/81 pastor in Heiden
10/1860 to 4/1865 Johann Ludwig Credé
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 September 10, 1827 ,
Bettenhausen 		attended grammar school in Kassel, studied in Marburg from 1848 to 1852 , was pastor in Hinterpommern until Michaelis 1855, first became an assistant in June 1856, then vicar in Oberkaufungen , from November 1858 to October 1860 vicar in Valmaden am Meißner; in April 1865 he was appointed seminar director in Detmold
1865 to 1877 Theodor crutch
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 Langenholzhausen October 11, 1912 ,
Lichterfelde near Berlin 		Father: Pastor Wilhelm Krücke; Attendance at the grammar school in Lemgo; Studied in Erlangen and Berlin ; 1861 country candidate; Assistant preacher in Bremen ; 1861 assistant teacher at the Princely School Teachers' College and Gymnasium in Detmold; 1884 state examination; 1877 pastor in Salzuflen; 1887 employment in Altlandsberg
4/1877 to 1884 Adolf Schmidt
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 Sep 30 1851,
Lipperode 		Son of pastor Adolf Schmidt von St. Johann in Lemgo; attended high school in Lemgo, studied in Marburg, Erlangen and Tübingen; 1874 country candidate, 1875 assistant preacher with Pastor A. Pothmann in Talle , Easter 1876 second pastor in Lage.

Schmidt wrote a brochure in 1884 on emigration to America; No copy of the first edition seems to have survived, and of the second, considerably expanded edition, which appeared in 1891 - Schmidt had meanwhile become a pastor in Vlotho - only one edition seems to have survived .

1884    Administration of the parish by Vicar Kligge
1884 to 1911 Otto Heinrich Thelemann July 23, 1858,
Iggelheim 		April 16, 1928,
Silixen
1911 to 1919 Konrad Bleibtreu
BLEIBTREU Konrad.jpg
1919 Pastor Lammertsmeier
1919 to 1935 Philipp Heinrich Wilhelm Böke October 3, 1885,
Detmold
1936 to 1951 Prof. Dr. Dr. Paul Jacobs
Pastor Jakobs at a confirmation on March 18, 1945.JPG
 October 24, 1908,
Elberfeld 		August 27, 1968 Father: businessman Paul Jacobs; until 1928 attending the secondary school in Opladen near Cologne ; Studied in Elberfeld, Tübingen , Zurich , Amsterdam and Bonn ; 1935/36 assistant preacher in Weener and Großwalde ; 1940/45 hospital pastor in Bad Salzuflen; 1948 Professor of Reformed Theology at the University of Münster
1952 to 1966 Hermann Middendorf June 13, 1905,
Klein-Aschen , today Spenge 		September 9, 1983 Father: Master baker Hermann Middendorf; until 1924 attending secondary school in Bünde ; Studied at the Bethel Theological School , in Münster, Rostock , Erlangen and Tübingen; 1934 ordination in Almena ; 1931/33 teaching vicar in Reelkirchen ; 1933/34 attendance at the Elberfeld seminary; ⚭ 1940 Eva Toll (1917–1980) from Cranz , three children: Johannes, Traugott and Christiane; 1942/48 military service and Soviet imprisonment; 1966 early retirement; buried in the desert cemetery
1966 to 1982 Herbert Rosenhäger October 23, 1931,
Bad Salzuflen 		Parents: master shoemaker Wilhelm Gustav August Rosenhäger and Emilie Henriette, b. Schnull; until 1952 attending the municipal high school for boys in Bad Salzuflen; 1952/56 studied in Bethel, Göttingen , Basel and Münster; ⚭ 1958 Christa Harrsen, five children: Ursel, Frank, Elke, Sigrid and Johannes; 1959 ordination; until 1966 activities in location; 1994 retired
Parish office I) Upper deserts and the center of deserts
1982 to 1997 Hans-Gerhard Schmidt
1997 to 2009 Petra Siekmann-Heide
2009 Annette Schulz After the church service in Wüsten as a pastor in the school service at the municipal secondary school in the school center Aspe and at the Rudolf-Brandes-Gymnasium Lohfeld
since 2009 Thomas Wessler The scope of service in the Wüsten parish is 75%, Weßler works at the municipal secondary school in the Aspe school center for 25%
Parish office II) The Evangelical Abbey and at times the lower sub-desert
1982 to 1994 Herbert Rosenhäger October 23, 1931,
Bad Salzuflen 		Parents: master shoemaker Wilhelm Gustav August Rosenhäger and Emilie Henriette, b. Schnull; until 1952 attending the municipal high school for boys in Bad Salzuflen; 1952/56 studied in Bethel, Göttingen, Basel and Münster; ⚭ 1958 Christa Harrsen, five children: Ursel, Frank, Elke, Sigrid and Johannes; 1959 ordination; until 1966 activities in location; 1994 retired
1995 to 1997 Frank-Günther Hochgreff 2009 Commissioner for pastoral care for the hard of hearing
1998 to 2002 Andreas Gronemeier
2002 to 2003 Herbert Grote
2003 to 2005 Jutta Schlitzberger After working in Wüsten, Jutta Schlitzberger has been a half-time pastor in the Lockhausen-Ahmsen Evangelical Church since November 2005
2005 to 2006 Cornelia Wentz Evangelical-Lutheran parish of Bergkirchen as well as - training in clinical pastoral care and elderly pastoral care qualify them for this additional area of ​​work - "pastoral care" in the Evangelical monastery in Wüsten

Church records

Draft to enlarge the church from 1839

Since 1671, the pastors in Wüsten have kept church registers , lists of "born", "confirmed" , "copulated" and "deceased" in chronological order.

The first church book (1671–1741), for example, gives 17 confirmands (ten girls and seven boys) and six marriages for the year 1685 . The second book was kept from 1742 to 1795; Pastor Johann Ernst Wöhlberg begins in 1767 to write down the causes of death of the deceased in the Wüsten church registers. The third book dates from 1796 to 1839. It was followed by the fourth (confirmations and burials) and fifth (marriages and baptisms) (both 1840 to 1878), the sixth (baptisms), seventh (confirmations and marriages) and eighth (deceased ) Church register (all three 1879 to 1922).

These eight Wüsten church registers are now in the archive of the Lippische Landeskirche in Detmold.

graveyard

The "Totenhof"

In 1625 Wüsten got its own “court of death”, to the right of the church - today it is located between the road to Vlotho and the church. After a few enlargements, it had an occupancy area of ​​8382 square meters at the end of the 20th century. Due to an acute shortage of space, a second cemetery, now owned by the city of Bad Salzuflen, was created above the "Old Village" in the mid-1960s. Both cemeteries serve as the final resting place for the desert citizens.

Sexton and school

In 1639 the first school was founded in Wüsten and Christian Brethauer was entrusted with teaching the children as sexton . His direct superior was Pastor Schomerus. Lessons probably took place in the church; a sexton's house was only built in 1662 in the south-eastern area of ​​the church property. From 1781 onwards, all future sexton teachers were centrally trained in the teachers' seminar inaugurated on December 27, 1774 in the castle in Detmold : Friedrich Adolf Knöner was the first educator working in the desert with a state-recognized exam.

Sexton and teacher of the deserts parish

Detail from the Princely Lippe Address Directory (1803)

1639–1705 Christian Brethauer († 1705)
1705–1724 Johann Arnold Krüger (1684–1724) from Stemmen
1724–1740 Johann Berend Krüger (1703–1740); Son of JA Krüger
1740–1758 Johann Hermann Bernhard Plöger (around 1717–1759) from Dörentrup
1758–1798 Johann Konrad Schulze (1720–1800)
1798–1844 Friedrich Adolf Knöner (1780–1844) from Lieme
1844–1887 Friedrich August Ferdinand Knöner (1812-1887); Son of FA Knöner; had previously worked as a secondary teacher in Wüsten since 1843.
1887–1895 Hermann Rehme (* 1855) from Oberwüsten; previously since 1880 headmaster in Oberwüsten, from 1895 cantor and teacher in Salzuflen
1895–1921 Heinrich Ernst Lammertsmeier (1863–1921) from Oberwüsten; previously 1st teacher in Oberwüsten
1921–1936 August Köller (1883–1949)

literature

  • Erwin Schubert: Church and school in the Woiste . Deserts.
  • Erwin Schubert: 250 Years of Evangelical Foundations on Deserts . Deserts 1993.
  • Otto Pölert: Deserts - A farm and settlement history . Deserts.
  • Franz Meyer (Ed.): Bad Salzuflen - Epochs of City History . Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-89534-606-4 .
  • August Dreves: History of the churches, parishes, spiritual foundations and clergy in the Lippe region . FL Wagener, Lemgo 1881.

See also

Web links

Commons : Evangelical Church Deserts  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Supplement to the parish letter "The Church in Wüsten", June 1971
  2. ↑ History of the churches, parishes, spiritual foundations and clergy in the Lippe region at GenWiki , accessed on December 13, 2013
  3. ↑ Personalities - People in Lemgo ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 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. (PDF) accessed on December 13, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lemgo.net
  4. ↑ Wüstener emigrants until 1900 at www.woiste.de , accessed on December 13, 2013
  5. ↑ History of the Evangelical Reformed Church Community Vlotho St. Johannis , accessed on December 13, 2013

Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 11 ″  N , 8 ° 47 ′ 41 ″  E