Intercession Church (Berlin-Britz)

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Intercession Community Center

The Intercession Church is located at Andreasberger Strasse 13 in Berlin-Britz . It was designed by Wolfgang Pingel.

history

The increase in population and thus the members of church congregations Philipp Melanchthon and village church Britz in the local situation Britz-Nord leading to the desire to start another church. For a new church, part of the parish churchyard of Saints Simeon and Saint Luke was purchased, on which there were no graves . The foundation stone was laid on October 4, 1964, and the topping-out ceremony was held on September 17, 1965 . On March 27, 1966, the community center was inaugurated by Bishop Otto Dibelius . On January 15, 2012, the parishes of Philipp Melanchthon and Intercession merged to form the Evangelical Intercession Melanchthon Church Congregation, which, together with the Galilee parish, forms the parish of Northwest Neukölln in the Evangelical Church District of Neukölln.

Building description

The building complex of Fürbitt- community center consists of three building wings together, the nave with bell tower , the wing with Youth grant and the administration of the church and building with apartment and office of the priest .

The floor plan of the nave, which is covered with a flat roof , is square, that of the bell tower is hexagonal, it has a butterfly roof . The nave was in skeleton construction of reinforced concrete built. The walls of the hall are essentially without windows. Light only falls through the skylights, which are covered by the suspended wooden ceiling , and the vertical window slots on the side of the altar area, the windows of which are decorated with stained glass . The community hall is located on the first floor of the 3-story wing. There is a folding door under the gallery of the church hall . The church hall can be connected to the community hall if required.

organ

The organ with main work , upper work and pedal work comes from Paul Ott . It has 22 registers , approx. 1700 pipes , mechanical action and electrical playing aids . The organ has the following disposition :

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 08th'
2. Pointed flute 08th'
3. octave 04 ′
4th Reed flute 04 ′
5. Small octave 02 ′
6th Sesquialtera II
7th Mixture IV-VI
II upper structure C – g 3
8th. Coupling flute 08th'
9. Principal 04 ′
10. Night horn 04 ′
11. Field whistle 02 ′
12. Fifth 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Rohrschalmei 08th'
14th Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
15th Sub bass 16 ′
16. Principal 08th'
17th Funnel-shaped 08th'
18th Open flute 04 ′
19th Mixture III
20th Pipe pommer 04 ′
21st trombone 016 ′
22nd Trumpet 08th'

Peal

The bell house of the church tower has lamellar-clad openings. In it hangs the ringing of three bronze bells that were cast by the Rincker Bell and Art Foundry in 1966.

Chime Weight
(kg)		 Diameter
(cm)		 Height
(cm)		 Crown
(cm)		 Inscription on the flank
it' 1320 130 118 22nd SHALOM (in Hebrew script)
as ′ 780 108 88 19th KRISTOS VOSKRESSJE (in Russian script)
b ′ 560 96 80 17th WASSER / BROT + WEIN (in German)
c ′ ′ 395 85 73 15th FIDES (in Latin script)
of'' 280 78 62 12 KAIROS (in Greek script)

Web links

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

literature

Coordinates: 52 ° 27 '32.9 "  N , 13 ° 25' 34"  E

  • Parish Church Council (ed.): Festschrift 50 years of Ev. Intercession Church. Berlin 2016
  • Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin (ed.): Sacral buildings. (= Berlin and its buildings , part VI.) Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1997.
  • Günther Kühne, Elisabeth Stephani: Evangelical churches in Berlin. Berlin 1978.
  • Klaus-Dieter Wille: The bells of Berlin (West). History and inventory. Berlin 1987.