Evangelical Dean's Office Alb-Pfinz
| Basic data | |
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| Regional Church: | Evangelical Church in Baden |
| Church district : | North Baden |
| Structure: | 14 parishes |
| Parishioners: | ? (2005) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Reutweg 11 76327 Pfinztal |
The Evangelical Deanery Alb-Pfinz or the church district Alb-Pfinz was one of 24 church districts or deaneries of the Evangelical Church in Baden . It belonged to the parish of North Baden and comprised 14 parishes .
In 2013 it was decided to divide the church district into the Dean's office Karlsruhe-Land and the new Dean's office Bretten-Bruchsal.
The management of the deanery was incumbent on the district synod , the district church council and the dean in a collegial manner . The dean had been Paul Gromer since 1996, who was also pastor in Kleinsteinbach. He was re-elected for a second term in 2004 by the District Synod.
geography
The Alb-Pfinz deanery was located in the northern center of the Baden regional church. Its area included the foothills of the northern Black Forest and the Upper Rhine Plain.
Neighboring church districts
The Alb-Pfinz deanery bordered the following church districts or deaneries (starting clockwise in the west): Karlsruhe and Durlach , Bretten (Alt), Pforzheim-Land , Baden-Baden and Rastatt .
history
In contrast to most of the deaneries of the Baden regional church, which were established either soon after the Reformation or in the areas that came later to Baden, mostly at the beginning of the 19th century, the Alb-Pfinz church district was re-established in the 1970s Years. As a result of the population growth in the Karlsruhe area, new church districts were founded, including the Alb-Pfinz church district. It was formed on January 1, 1975 from parts of the Karlsruhe-Land church district and comprised 14 parishes. Until 2003 he belonged to the church district of Central Baden , since then to the church district of North Baden.
On January 1, 2014, the Evangelical Church District Karlsruhe-Land was created through the merger of the Alb-Pfinz and Karlsruhe-Land (old) districts.
Parishes
For Dekanat Alb-Pfinz included the following 14 churches partially from several parishes exist. They belong to the political cities and communities Ettlingen , Malsch , Pfinztal , Rheinstetten and Waldbronn of the Karlsruhe district .
Auerbach
The parish of Auerbach includes the district of the same name in the parish of Karlsbad . The place Auerbach previously belonged to Nöttingen (today the municipality of Remchingen, Enzkreis). After the Reformation, Auerbach was looked after from Langensteinbach. In 1802 the place got its own church and then later also its own parish.
Berghausen-Wöschbach
The parish Berghausen-Wöschbach comprises the two districts of the same name in the Pfinztal community . It consists of the two parishes Berghausen and Wöschbach, each with its own circle of elders. Both elders form the parish council.
Berghausen parish
The parish of Berghausen includes the place of the same name, in which the Reformation was introduced from 1556 as a result of belonging to the margraviate of Baden. A church was mentioned there as early as 1260. The church consecrated to St. Martin dates back to the 13th century and was then changed several times. A major renovation was carried out in 1854. In 1961 a new church was built in Berghausen. From 1936 the parish in Berghausen also looked after the Protestant residents of the neighboring village of Wöschbach, which, however, was predominantly Catholic and is now its own parish.
Parish Wöschbach
The initially few Protestant residents of the predominantly Catholic village of Wöschbach were looked after by the Söllingen parish until 1936, then from Berghausen. After the Second World War, the number of Protestant residents rose sharply, so that a separate parish was formed, which today has around 800 parish members.
Ettlingen Johannesgemeinde
The Johannesgemeinde Ettlingen was founded in 1952 together with the Paulusgemeinde through the division of the until then sole Evangelical Church Congregation Ettlingen, after the number of Protestants rose sharply after the Second World War and a second parish was established. In addition to parts of the core city of Ettlingen, the Johannesgemeinde then supplied the current districts of Schluttenbach, Schöllbronn and Spessart as well as the towns of Busenbach and Völkersbach.
The Johannesgemeinde Ettlingen goes back to the 19th century, when Protestants again moved into the predominantly Catholic Ettlingen. These were initially supplied from Rüppurr, but received their own clergyman in 1848 and from 1869 their own parish, which later received its own church. The Johanneskirche is the oldest Protestant church in Ettlingen.
Ettlingen Luther Parish
The Luther congregation in Ettlingen was established in 1972 by separating from the Paulus congregation. It includes the Protestant parishioners in Ettlingen-West and the districts of Bruchhausen, Ettlingenweier and Oberweier.
The services are celebrated in the Catholic Church of Our Lady in Ettlingen-West and in the small church as well as in the community center in the Bruchhausen district.
Ettlingen Paulus Congregation
The Paulusgemeinde Ettlingen was founded in 1952 together with the Johannesgemeinde by splitting up the until then sole Evangelical Church Congregation Ettlingen, after the number of Protestants rose sharply after the Second World War and a second parish was established. In addition to parts of the core city of Ettlingen, the Paulus community then supplied the later districts of Bruchhausen, Ettlingenweier and Oberweier. After the formation of the Luther congregation in 1972, only congregation members from the city center belonged to the Paulus congregation.
In 1953 a parish hall and a kindergarten were built for the Paulus congregations. In 1965 the rectory followed. The center also got a bell tower.
Ittersbach
The parish of Ittersbach includes the district of the same name of the municipality of Karlsbad . The place became Lutheran through Württemberg. A branch church of Our Lady is mentioned as early as 1433. It belonged to the parish of Marxzell, from which it was separated in 1512. Since the Thirty Years' War (until 1689) and in the 19th century, Ittersbach belonged to Langenalb. The church was rebuilt in 1808, while the choir tower from the 15th century was retained. He received a new degree in 1828.
Kleinsteinbach
The parish of Kleinsteinbach includes the eponymous district of the Pfinztal community . The place belonged to Remchingen ecclesiastically until the 15th century, but then became an independent parish. The Church of St. Thomas was mentioned as early as 1510. The Reformation was mentioned in 1556. After the Thirty Years War, Kleinsteinbach belonged to the parish of Remchingen and from 1786 to Singen. The current church was built in 1817 according to Weinbrenner's plans. After the formation of the Alb-Pfinz church district in 1975, Kleinsteinbach became the seat of the Dean's Office.
Langensteinbach
The parish of Langensteinbach includes the district of the same name in the parish of Karlsbad . Langensteinbach initially belonged to the parish Grünwettersbach , the eastern part to Nöttingen. In 1395 a pilgrimage church of St. Barbara is mentioned. It was out of town. In the village itself, the St. Nicholas Church, built in the 15th century, was elevated to a parish church in 1432. She was also responsible for the neighboring town of Spielberg. It was not until 1511 that the eastern part of the village of St. Nicholas was also subordinate to it. Württemberg introduces the Reformation. The current church was not built until 1826/27.
The SRH Klinikum Langensteinbach has its own parish office, the Evangelical Clinic Pastoral Care.
Malsch
The parish includes paint from the same community Malsch the nucleus and the two districts Sulzbach and Waldprechtsweier. The district of Völkersbach belongs to the parish of Ettlingen. In Malsch the Reformation was introduced by Württemberg in 1556, but the creed was suppressed during the Thirty Years' War. An evangelical community did not develop again until the 20th century. In 1956 the Melanchton Church was built.
Mutschelbach
The parish Mutschelbach includes the district of the same name in the municipality of Karlsbad . The place used to consist of the parts Ober-, Mittel- and Untermutschelbach. Ober- and Mittelmutschelbach initially belonged to the parish of Remchingen, Untermutschelbach to Grünwettersbach . At first there was only one church in Untermutschelbach. This is a choir tower from the 13th / 15th centuries. Century, which was expanded in 1861. A church was built in Obermutschelbach in 1926. Between 1793/94 and 1821 there was also a Waldensian church in Untermutschelbach , but this was demolished in 1821. After 1821 Untermutschelbach belonged to the parish Palmbach , while Obermutschelbach remained with Nöttingen. Later both places formed a common parish.
Rheinstetten
The Evangelical Church Community of Rheinstetten was founded on January 1, 1972 under the name of Evangelical Church Community Forchheim for the places Forchheim, Mörsch and Neuburgweier, after these places had belonged to the parish of Durmersheim until then . As a result of the establishment of the political community of Rheinstetten from the three places of the parish of Forchheim on January 1, 1975, this was renamed the parish of Rheinstetten. The parish continued to grow. On September 1, 1979, this led to the establishment of a second pastorate for the districts of Mörsch and Neuburgweier. From these two places the parish Mörsch-Neuburgweier was founded on October 1st, 1984.
The past pastors in Rheinstetten-Forchheim were: Karlheinz Lösch (1972–1975), Dietrich Jungermann (1975–1981), Günther Bielfeldt (1982–1988) and Matthias Schnell (1989–2006).
Parish Forchheim
The parish of Forchheim includes the district of the same name in the municipality of Rheinstetten. The predominantly Catholic place received its own Protestant church in 1972, which architect Stahl built. The artist Emil Wachter designed the colored windows and the entrance doors. Before 1972 the parishioners in Forchheim were looked after by the parish of Durmersheim.
Parish Mörsch / Neuburgweier
The parish of Mörsch / Neuburgweier comprises the districts of the same name in the municipality of Rheinstetten. The predominantly Catholic places received the old St. Ursula Church in Neuburgweier from the Catholic community in 1954, after the Catholic community had built a new church in 1952. However, the Protestant parishioners from Neuburgweier received pastoral care from Durmersheim.
In Mörsch, on the 1st of Advent in 1981, a separate Protestant community center was inaugurated. As in Forchheim, Emil Wachter designed the colored windows and entrance doors. On October 1, 1984, a separate parish was established for Mörsch and Neuburgweier within the Rheinstetten parish. The rectory in Mörsch / Neuburgweier has been shared by Angela and Albrecht Heidler since 2003.
Söllingen
The parish of Söllingen comprises the district of the same name in the Pfinztal community . The place became Protestant in 1556. The church of St. Michael still has a Romanesque choir tower. The nave and choir were added in late Gothic style around 1460. In 1787 the ship was enlarged.
Spielberg
The parish of Spielberg comprises the district of the same name in the parish of Karlsbad . The church initially belonged to the Grünwettersbach parish. After 1432 he came to Langensteinbach. Württemberg introduced the Reformation. A separate parish was only established in 1932. Today's church in Spielberg goes back to a St. Jakob chapel, which was mentioned in the Middle Ages. In 1732/34, however, it was replaced by a new building and expanded from 1824 to 1830.
Waldbronn
The parish of Waldbronn comprises the parish of the same name, Waldbronn . All three districts of the community are predominantly Catholic. Protestants only moved to the towns after the Second World War. First, Busenbach von Ettlingen, Etzenrot von Spielberg and Reichenbach von Langensteinbach received church supplies, until a separate Protestant parish was founded. The community now has two community centers.