Friedenskirche (Mannheim)
The Friedenskirche is a Protestant church in the Schwetzingerstadt district of Mannheim . It was built between 1903 and 1906 by Emil Döring in the neo-baroque Art Nouveau style and after being partially destroyed in the Second World War, it was more simply restored.
history
The Schwetzingerstadt emerged as a suburb of Mannheim, in which mainly workers lived, after several industrial companies moved east of the main station from the 1860s along the railway line. The evangelical residents were supplied from the city center . As early as 1885, the parish council decided to buy a piece of land for its own church in Schwetzingerstadt, but this did not take place for financial reasons. It was not until November 1889 that the foundation stone was laid for a small church with an organ. After only eight months, the Peace Church planned by Hermann Behaghel , which could accommodate 300 people, was inaugurated on July 23 of the following year . At the same time, a third city vicar was employed by the Protestant community of Mannheim , who took over the pastoral care of the Schwetzingerstadt and the Lindenhof , the district on the other side of the railway line where there was no church yet. In 1895 an independent parish was established.
At the turn of the century the number of Protestants had risen to 10,000 and only five years later to almost 14,000, so that the church could no longer cope with the Sunday rush. The first building was relocated to Mannheim-Rheinau after just a few years (→ Church of Reconciliation ) and in 1903 work began on a new church, including rectory and confirmation hall, which stylistically matched the ensemble on Friedrichsplatz . The plans came from the architect Emil Döring , who also built the Luther Church and from 1904 was head of the Protestant church building office in Mannheim. In 1904 the foundation stone was laid and on April 22, 1906 the new Friedenskirche was inaugurated in the presence of the prelate of the Evangelical Church in Baden Friedrich Karl Oehler and the President of the Upper Church Council Albert Helbing . In addition to the 60-meter-high church tower, the furnishings of the church, which were made possible by collections and donations from Mannheim citizens, such as the windows by Ferdinand Müller , the paintings on the walls by OF Berg, the silver altar and baptismal equipment (a donation from Julia Lanz ), the baptismal font and a statue of Christ.
At the same time a second parish was set up. Although the Johanniskirche had meanwhile been built in Lindenhof , the district had grown again with the growing eastern part of the city. With the completion of the Christ Church , the first parish of the Peace Church was transferred there in 1911. In the years 1917–1942 there was again a second parish, which made additional extensions such as a new parish apartment and a larger hall necessary.
A large part of Schwetzingerstadt was destroyed in air raids in World War II. In 1943 the roof of the church and both parsonages burned down, in 1945 the Friedenskirche was again badly damaged. The services were now held in different locations, including in an emergency church under the preserved side gallery. After the reconstruction, led by Christian Schrade , the church was consecrated again on June 7, 1953. The neo-baroque character was retained even though the church was now made simpler by dispensing with many playful details.
description
The Church of Peace, which can accommodate 1100 people, is in the center of Schwetzingerstadt on a corner plot. The two-aisled building has a twelve meter wide main nave and a five and a half meter wide aisle. The church tower is placed on the street corner. The stepped spire was replaced by a simple tent roof during the reconstruction . The three gables in the neo-Renaissance style on the side aisle and the roof turret on the main nave have also been removed. The brightly plastered outer walls are structured by red Palatinate sandstone. The curved gable of the entrance is decorated with two angel sculptures.
Lion reliefs
gable
The interior is structured with yellow Neckar sandstone and covered with coffered wooden barrel vaults. The original altarpiece was replaced by a work by Karl Rödel (1907–1982), completed in 1955 , which depicts a Jesus surrounded by disciples in the style of the Halle School . The scene is dominated by a rose window in which a dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit .
organ
The organ was built in 1962 by the organ builders Gebrüder Mann (Marktbreit a. Main). The instrument has 25 stops on three manuals. The game actions are mechanical, the stop actions are electric.
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- Coupling : I / II, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Playing aids : free combinations , crescendo roller
Peal
In 1956 the Christ Church received a new bell. Your only remaining bell from 1909, after the others had been drafted for the purpose of being melted down in World War II, came to the Friedenskirche and added the other new bells here.
literature
- Udo Wennemuth: History of the Protestant Church in Mannheim . Sigmaringen 1996, ISBN 3-7995-0930-5 .
- Andreas Schenk: Architectural Guide Mannheim . Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-496-01201-3 .
- Hans Huth: The historical monuments of the city circle Mannheim I . Munich 1982, ISBN 3-422-00556-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information about the organ ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2015 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. on the municipality's website
Web links
Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 40.1 ″ N , 8 ° 28 ′ 52.5 ″ E