Gnadenkirche (Essen-Dellwig)
The Gnadenkirche in Essen - Dellwig is a Protestant church in the Dellwig-Frintrop-Gerschede community. It was inaugurated in 1894 and after being rebuilt after the Second World War, it was declared a monument.
history
Origin and construction
On October 1, 1893, the civil parishes of Dellwig, Frintrop and Gerschede (now Essen districts) belonging to the Borbeck mayor's office in the district of Essen were removed from the Borbeck parish and merged into the independent parish of Dellwig-Frintrop-Gerschede with the parish in Dellwig. The reason was the rapid increase in population during the industrialization period in the Ruhr area . The marshalling yard in the Dellwig and Frintrop area, built in 1885, gradually developed into the largest freight shunting yard in Germany; many railroad workers and workers settled here.
The decision to build the Gnadenkirche and the parsonage (pastorate) based on a design by W. G. Hofstadt, construction business, technical office and brickworks from Oberhausen auf dem Schildberg on Pfarrstrasse was decided on May 20, 1894. The over 7000 square meter property for the church and the 4500 square meter parish cemetery were bought from the farmer Kauke. The laying of the foundation stone for the church and the rectory took place on June 24, 1894.
Today the Pfarrstraße forms the border between Dellwig and Frintrop, with the Gnadenkirche on Dellwig territory. The brick church was consecrated on December 16, 1894 by General Superintendent Wilhelm Baur and President Valentin Umbeck - but still with a small wooden tower with a bell. In the spring of 1895, the rectory attached to the west side was completed. The construction costs of the church and the rectory totaled around 40,000 marks . In 1895 the gallery and organ were also installed by the organ builder Paul Faust from Schwelm .
On July 28th, 1896, after approval on May 22nd of that year, it was consecrated to the north adjacent to the Gnadenkirche. The first funeral also took place on this day. In 1912, the cemetery was extended to the south-west of Pfarrstrasse, so that it now has a total area of around 34,400 square meters. There is a war cemetery near the church where victims of the First and Second World Wars are buried.
The church, originally designed as a prayer room , was named Gnadenkirche on July 7, 1914 by a resolution of the presbytery . In the years 1929 to 1930 the church tower was added on the east side and the north aisle under Arno Eugen Fritsche . The inauguration of the extension took place on December 15, 1929. At that time the church had grown to around 6,000 members.
Destruction in the war in 1943
During the Second World War, on Easter Monday, April 26, 1943, the church with the rectory was badly damaged by a bomb in the cemetery. The roof was covered and the organ was destroyed. Further services then took place in the lower Dellwig parish hall.
After the war damage had been repaired and the bells newly cast by the Bochum Association , the Gnadenkirche was consecrated again on November 26, 1948. The repaired organ also went back into operation.
Today's church
In 1988 the church building was completely renovated, a new floor laid, new windows installed, the pews refurbished and a new organ by Georg Jam installed. The cost was just under half a million DM . On March 10, 1994, the Gnadenkirche was entered in the monuments list of the city of Essen. The neighboring mourning hall from the post-war period was rebuilt and renovated in 2005.
In 2013 the old wooden tower cross had to be removed for safety reasons. It was replaced by a new cross on the tower on May 12, 2015. The old wooden cross was erected as a memorial in the southern part of the community cemetery.
The Gnadenkirche offers space for around 200 believers today. It is certified as a reliably open church .
Sanctuary
Organ loft
Plaque
Tower cross removed in 2013
War graves in the community cemetery
organ
Georg Jann's organ was built in 1988.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Establishment deed of the parish 1893 ( Memento of the original of March 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on May 25, 2016, offline
- ↑ a b excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen ; accessed on June 13, 2017
- ↑ State Archive NRW ; accessed on June 13, 2017
- ↑ a b Dietmar Mauer: Gnadenkirche has stood on Donnerberg for 125 years ; In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of December 28, 2018
- ↑ Organ of the Gnadenkirche ; accessed on June 13, 2017
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '50.2 " N , 6 ° 55' 3.4" E