Evangelical town church Rheda
_(3).jpg) Evangelical town church in Rheda |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | evangelical-union |
| place | Rheda , Germany |
| Regional church | Evangelical Church of Westphalia |
| Building description | |
| Construction type | Hall church |
| Function and title | |
| 51 ° 51 '13.4 " N , 8 ° 17' 27.7" E | |
The Evangelical City Church in Rheda-Wiedenbrück , East Westphalia, is part of the Evangelical Reconciliation Parish, in which the Protestant parishes in Rheda , Wiedenbrück , Herzebrock-Clarholz and Langenberg united in 2007 . Administratively, the church is located in the Gütersloh parish of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia .
history
In 1527 the Reformation was introduced by Konrad von Tecklenburg and the three-aisled hall church was created through the expansion of an older Holy Blood Chapel. It was built from 1611 in Gothic style. The west tower is marked in 1654.
The Rhedaer Stadtkirche is one of the earliest Protestant church buildings in Westphalia.
In 1866 the Protestant believers in Wiedenbrück and Langenberg split off and formed their own congregation. After the Second World War, many evangelical expellees came to Herzebrock-Clarholz and formed their own communities there.
The Evangelical City Church has been a listed building since May 1983.
Furnishing
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The equipment includes two epitaphs . The more important of the two was created for Drosten Friedrich von Twickel († 1629) perhaps by Adam Stenelt from Osnabrück. The octagonal baptismal font, marked 1567, was discovered during the interior renovation carried out in 1970/71.
Remains of the old church stalls from 1623 (and from a later period) have been under the prince's gallery since the last church renovation . The latter was made at the beginning of the 18th century.
Several grave slabs that were formerly on the floor of the church are attached to the exterior, including those of Countess Sophia zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg († 1691) and that of Drosten Johannes von Bistram († 1685).
