Evangelium Church (Berlin)
 The front of the Gospel Church with the main entrance |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | evangelical |
| place |
Berlin-Reinickendorf , Hausotterplatz 3, Germany |
| Building history | |
| Client | Gospel Church |
| architect |
Karl Streckebach , Carl Theodor Brodführer |
| completion | 2nd Advent 1956 |
| Building description | |
| inauguration | April 1, 2012 |
| 52 ° 34 '11 " N , 13 ° 22' 33.8" E | |
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The evangelical church designed by Karl Streckebach and Carl Theodor Brodführer is located at Hausotterplatz 3 in the Berlin district of Reinickendorf in the district of the same name .
history
The history of the Gospel Congregation began in 1897 when church services for the local parish of the village church of Reinickendorf were regularly held in the auditorium of the new elementary school on Hausotterplatz . In 1905 a community center was built at Hausotterstrasse 25 . Farmer Ferdinand Hausotter donated the property to the parish. A church was no longer built on the site at Hausotterplatz, which was also given as a gift, because of the First World War . The congregation of the Gospel Church was not separated from the Reinickendorfer village church until April 1, 1954. She took over the community center on Hausotterstrasse. The foundation stone for the church on Hausotterplatz was laid on July 11, 1955 . The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on November 28 of the same year. The inauguration took place on December 9, 1956. The organ with two manuals , pedal and 16 stops from the organ building workshop of Karl Schuke went into operation on January 17th, 1960. In 1963 an extension was built on the north-west corner . 1973–1974 the church was rebuilt. It was put back into use on June 23, 1974. A new entrance area was built at the church in 2011–2012, which is flanked by two extensions, as well as a community center. The old community center was sold.
The total costs for the church renovation and the new integration day care center with 55 places amounted to around 1.5 million euros.
Building description
In the 1950s the rectangle is the predominant floor plan in church construction, which embodies the principle of the traditional Wegekirche in the sense of the Eisenach regulation , in which the choir of the church is towards sunrise . In addition to the traditional floor plan, a conventional construction method was also chosen in many cases. Characteristic for route Bach buildings is the asymmetric arrangement of the of columns of steel supported loft only one side of the nave . The hall church, which is covered with a gable roof, is a reinforced concrete skeleton structure with two extensions, the one facing south for the sacristy and the one facing north for the baptismal font . The rafters of the roof truss are visible from the inside. There is a flat ceiling over the collar beam . The walls are plastered sand-colored over a plinth made of red bricks . On the longitudinal walls, the windows framed in exposed concrete extend almost to the eaves . To the side of the entrance is an open bell tower made of two wall panels, which is also covered with a gable roof. In the Läutemaschine the belfry produced, coopers and rattle, hanging first three cast steel bells . For 15,385 marks they were replaced by a ringing of three bronze bells from the bell foundry Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock , which was consecrated on October 3, 1965.
| Chime | Weight (kg) |
Diameter ( cm) |
Height (cm) |
Crown (cm) |
Text of the Bible | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a ' | 450 | 92 | 74 | 15th | ( Hebrews 3 : 7-8 EU ) | Today, if you will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. |
| H' | 310 | 81 | 66 | 14th | ( James 1.22 EU ) | Be doers of the word and not only hearers, thereby deceiving yourselves. |
| d " | 180 | 67 | 55 | 12 | ( John 3,1 EU ) | See what love the Father has shown us that we should be called children of God. |
The artistic furnishings from the time it was built were largely retained in later years, despite changes in renovations.
literature
- Christine Goetz and Matthias Hoffmann-Tauschwitz: Churches Berlin Potsdam. Berlin 2003.
- Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin: Berlin and its buildings. Part VI. Sacred buildings. Berlin 1997.
- Günther Kühne, Elisabeth Stephanie: Evangelical churches in Berlin. Berlin 1978.
- Klaus-Dieter Wille: The bells of Berlin (West). History and inventory. Berlin 1987.
