Friedenskirche (Offenbach am Main)

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Friedenskirche

The Protestant Church of Peace in the Westend district of Offenbach am Main is a church in the center of the city that was built between 1911 and 1912. It is used by the Offenbach Peace Church. This belongs to the Evangelical Dean's Office Offenbach and thus to the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau .

The building, which was designed by the architect Friedrich Pützer , is a cultural monument under the Hessian Monument Protection Act .

location

The Evangelical Peace Church Community of Offenbach was one of the eleven parishes within the Evangelical Church Community Association Offenbach until 2018. On January 1, 2019, the Offenbach parishes were accepted into the Evangelical City Deanery Frankfurt, which was renamed the Evangelical City Deanery Frankfurt and Offenbach .

The municipality covers the areas between the city limits of Frankfurt am Main in the west and Kaiserstraße in the east, Berliner Straße in the north and Isenburgring as well as Brandsbornstraße in the south. The church is located in the middle of the parish area.

history

Falsework for the vault of the nave, probably 1912

The west end of Offenbach - originally an industrial and harbor district - gradually developed into a villa area from 1871, in which mainly factory owners settled away from their companies. Due to the rapid development of the quarter , it was necessary at the beginning of the 20th century to define a separate pastoral care district for this area. The church services of the Friedenskirchengemeinde, at that time still referred to as the south-west district of the "united evangelical-Protestant parish Offenbach am Main", took place from 1904 to 1910 in the building hall of the German-Catholic community (now a free-religious community ). At the same time, a church building association was founded, which drove the planning for a separate church.

On September 2, 1910, the church council decided to start building the church in 1911. The architect Friedrich Pützer, professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt and, since 1908, master church builder of the Protestant regional church of the Grand Duchy of Hesse , received the contract for the construction planning . The church authorities approved the plans. The local construction management was entrusted to the Offenbach architect Eduard Walther. Construction began on May 24, 1911, and the foundation stone for the church was laid on July 23, 1911 . On October 6, 1912, the church was inaugurated in the presence of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and his wife Eleonore and Prince Franz-Joseph zu Isenburg-Birstein . The construction costs amounted to around 200,000 to 230,000 gold marks . This corresponds to around EUR 1.06 to 1.22 million based on today's purchasing power.

The name Friedenskirche was chosen in order to work towards the establishment of social peace and the bridging of social differences.

In 1920 the former parish districts of Offenbach's overall parish became independent parishes, and the south-west district was named after the church building Friedenskirchengemeinde.

building

Friedenskirche in the time after its inauguration, around 1914

The execution of the structure is based on the Wiesbaden program . The Protestant church building program developed by Emil Veesenmeyer and the Berlin architect Johannes Otzen envisaged that the church should have the character of a center and meeting house for the community. Due to the limited space available, the architect divided the church building into two storeys. The community rooms are located in the basement; a kindergarten was once set up here, and the upper floor is mainly used for worship. In the free-standing, two-wing Art Nouveau building, there is therefore a church service room, community rooms, as well as a parish and sexton apartment under one roof.

The church building, covered by a high, bent hipped roof, lies along Tulpenhofstrasse, the tower stands on Geleitsstrasse. The two-storey rectory adjoins it to the west. There is the portal with fluted supports, copper roof and copper-clad, ornamented doors. In the tympanum there is a relief created by Ernst Riegel with a representation of Noah's Ark.

The church was badly damaged in World War II in 1943 and rebuilt by 1952. A renovation took place between 1983 and 1987. The original room layout, wood paneling and the stairwell have been preserved in the basement. The heavily damaged church interior was changed in the course of the reconstruction. The now smooth choir wall was adorned with Christian symbols based on a design by Rudolf Koch , who was a parish member and church leader in the Friedenskirche. It was carried out by Herbert Post , a student of Koch.

The building is a listed building .

Facility

inner space

Lettering carpet by Rudolf Koch

Due to the effects of the war, nothing inside the church has been preserved from the time it was built. The representation of the risen Christ, which used to adorn the wall behind the altar, was lost due to war damage, as was the entire painting created by Johann Vincenz Cissarz . Only the seats were saved from destruction. As part of the reconstruction by 1952, the windows in the nave were designed using motifs from Rudolf Koch. They symbolize stories from the New Testament. Rudolf Koch also created the writing carpet next to the pulpit, which reproduces the text of the first part of the creation story from the first book of Moses.

The altarpieces, which are considered to be important works of art nouveau goldsmithing, were created by Ernst Riegel. From this, the jug, two goblets and bread bowl as well as the bell pouch have been preserved. In the weekday chapel there is a crucifix donated by Rudolf Koch. The cross from the 20th century is provided with a high-quality body from the middle of the 14th century.

In 1992 an elevator was installed.

organ

Organ of the Friedenskirche

The organ on the north gallery with 17 stops on two manuals and pedal was built in 1987 by Förster & Nicolaus Orgelbau .

I main work
1. Principal 00 8th'
2. Reed flute 8th'
3. octave 4 ′
4th Flat flute 2 ′
5. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Trumpet 8th'
II swell
7th Wooden dacked 8th'
8th. recorder 4 ′
9. Principal 2 ′
10. Sesquialtera 2 ′
11. Zimbel III 00 1 ⁄ 3 ′
12. Krummhorn 8th'
pedal
13. Sub bass 16 ′
14th Octave bass 00 8th'
15th octave 4 ′
16. octave 2 ′
17th trombone 16 ′

A weekday chapel was set up under the organ.

Peal

Plenum of the bell ringing of the Friedenskirche

During the First World War, the two larger bells were melted down from the first ringing of the Friedenskirche, which was donated by the Heyne family from Offenbach , and the small bell was given to the evangelical community in Heusenstamm after the war .

The following second ring, consisting of four bells from 1925, which were cast by the Rincker bell and art foundry , was retained. Rudolf Koch took care of the lettering of the bells and attended the casting with his students. This earned the bells a listed building and saved them from being melted down during the Second World War . The three larger bells were confiscated at the end of the war, but were not melted down and returned intact.

The bells of the current ringing, beginning with the largest, have the following inscriptions:

No.
  		Surname
  		Weight
(kg) 		Diameter
(mm) 		Nominal
( HT - 1 / 16 ) 		inscription
 
1 Matthew 1993 1500 cis 1 Come to me, all of you who are troublesome and burdened, I will refresh you ( Matthew 11:28  NIV )
2 Markus 1338 1250 e 1 Have peace among one another ( Markus 9.50  LUT ) Wilhelm Klingspor in memory
3 Luke 801 1110 f sharp 1 I came to light a fire on earth ( Luke 12:49  ESV )
4th John 507.5 940 a 1 God is spirit, and those who worship him must him in spirit and truth worship ( John 04.24  LUT )

Pastor

The church work of the community is characterized by a great continuity in pastoral work. This is reflected in the length of the parish priests' stay. In detail, the pastoral office of the peace parish was staffed as follows:

  • 1912–1913: Theodor Palmer
  • 1913–1950: Friedrich Matthäus
  • 1950–1984: Wolfgang Lehmann
  • 1984–1997: Günther Arras
  • 1997–2016: Georg Friedrich Metzger
  • Since November 2016: Henriette Crüwell

Meaning of Rudolf Koch

Because of Rudolf Koch's special relationship with the Friedenskirche, the local community sees itself as the guardian of his spiritual heritage:

“In the Friedensgemeinde, in the friendship with Pastor Matthäus, in the men's group of the Friedenskirche, Rudolf Koch has become what he was and what he continues to mean, far beyond Offenbach. His pamphlets, long since integrated into the world's printing industry, (sic!) Originated from the fact that he wanted to “write” the Holy Scriptures out of “inner urge”, out of “gratitude”. But he nourished his life of the scriptures from the life in our church. For this reason the Friedensgemeinde sees itself as called to keep Rudolf Koch's legacy alive in its rooms and to make it fruitful for spiritual life. "

- Wolfgang Lehmann : Quoted from: 100 Years of the Peace Church in Offenbach am Main

Others

Peace Church in Jawor

The former church president of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau and founder of the denominational institute in Bensheim, Wolfgang Sucker , was ordained on June 14, 1931 in the Friedenskirche and took over his first parish assistant there.

Since 2004 the parish has maintained a partnership with the peace parish in Jawor, Silesia (Poland).

In 2015 the community had around 1,900 parishioners, at the end of 2016 around 1,800. Community life is shaped by activities, including the four choirs, the women's circle, young crowd for different age groups, confirmation and youth work and senior gymnastics. The community also has a kindergarten for around 85 children nearby.

The community letter for the Friedenskirchengemeinde Offenbach a. M. , which comprises twelve pages in color. In addition to an editorial by the pastor, it contains news from parish life, the daycare center and the Offenbach dean's office. There is also a preview of upcoming services and events and a look back at the casuals .

literature

  • Günther Arras: 75 years of the Evangelical Peace Church Offenbach. Self-published by the author, Offenbach am Main 1987
  • Georg Friedrich Metzger, Wolfgang Sanden : 100 Years of the Peace Church in Offenbach am Main, 1912–2012. Offenbacher Editions, Offenbach am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-939537-17-5

Web links

Commons : Friedenskirche (Offenbach am Main)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Evangelical Church in Offenbach am Main: Parishes. On: dekanat-offenbach.ekhn.de ; Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Frank Sommer: Common site for Frankfurt and Offenbach. In: ekhn.de. January 23, 2019, accessed September 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ From the history of the Friedenskirchengemeinde. In: plan-becker.de. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015 ; accessed on March 10, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b Friedenskirche. From: offenbach.de , November 22, 2006, accessed July 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ How it came about that the Luther Church was built. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) On: lutherkirche-of.de , accessed on June 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Construction and building of the Luther Church. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) On: lutherkirche-of.de , accessed on June 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jean Wörrlein: reinforced concrete constructions of the new Protestant Church of Peace to Offenbach am Main. . In: Deutsche Bauzeitung. Communications about cement, concrete and reinforced concrete construction . No. 15 , 1912, pp. 113–117 ( kobv.de [PDF; 26.8 MB ; accessed on April 28, 2015]).
  8. ↑ a b c Evangelical Peace Church Community. On: dekanat-offenbach.ekhn.de ; Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ Georg Friedrich Metzger, Wolfgang Sanden: 100 Years of the Friedenskirche zu Offenbach am Main, 1912–2012. Offenbacher Editions, Offenbach am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-939537-17-5 , p. 16.
  10. ↑ Automatic calculation according to price index development; annual update; compare overall template: inflation .
  11. ↑ a b Places of Faith. (PDF; 3.11 MB) In: offenbach.de. Offenbach am Main municipal authorities, November 7, 2013, p. 5 , accessed on July 3, 2015 .
  12. ↑ The Luther Community. ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) On: lutherkirche-of.de , accessed on June 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ a b Evangelical Peace Church in Offenbach a. M. - Architect: Prof. Friedrich Pützer. In: plan-becker.de. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015 ; accessed on March 10, 2016 .
  14. ↑ a b c d State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Geleitsstrasse 104 In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen .
  15. ↑ a b c The bells of the Friedenskirche. ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) On: plan-becker.de ; Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ a b Rudolf Koch and his Friedenskirche. ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) On: plan-becker.de ; Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  17. ^ Organs in the Friedenskirche. ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) On: plan-becker.de ; Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ Lothar R. Braun: 2012: 100 Years of Peace Church - long drawn out. From: offenbach.de, accessed on April 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ Georg Friedrich Metzger, Wolfgang Sanden: 100 Years of the Friedenskirche zu Offenbach am Main, 1912–2012. Offenbacher Editions, Offenbach am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-939537-17-5 , p. 20.
  20. ↑ Georg Friedrich Metzger, Wolfgang Sanden: 100 Years of the Friedenskirche zu Offenbach am Main, 1912–2012. Offenbacher Editions, Offenbach am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-939537-17-5 , p. 137.
  21. ^ Henriette Crüwell: Pastor. In: friedenskirche-offenbach.de. 2017, accessed September 22, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Georg Friedrich Metzger, Wolfgang Sanden: 100 Years of the Friedenskirche zu Offenbach am Main, 1912–2012. Offenbacher Editions, Offenbach am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-939537-17-5 , p. 22 f.
  23. ↑ Holger Bogs, Walter Fleischmann-Bisten (ed.): Education for dialogue. Way and effect of Wolfgang Sucker; Bensheim booklets 105 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-525-87196-1 , p. 21 ( full text in Google Book Search).
  24. ↑ The Friedenskirche in Jauer. ( Memento from August 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) On: plan-becker.de ; Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  25. ↑ Lothar R. Braun: Pastoral position newly filled. In: Offenbach-Post . November 2, 2016, p. 10.
  26. ↑ Kita in numbers - Kita of the Evangelical Peace Church Community Offenbach am Main. In: ev-kitas-of.de. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 2.7 ″  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 8.3 ″  E