Golgotha Church (Heldrungen)
The old Lutheran Golgotha Church is located in Heldrungen , a district of the city and rural community An der Schmücke , in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia .
history
The old Lutheran community in Heldrungen was founded in 1837 by master miller Christoph Rüdiger. Until his death in 1850, the community gathered in the still existing oil mill between Heldrungen and Oberheldrungen. After Rüdiger's death, the community built a barn in the center of the village as a place for worship services, but it soon became too small. On August 11, 1883, the foundation stone for the Golgotha Chapel was laid on the former execution site of the castle , and after a year and a half of construction, the church was consecrated on December 4, 1884. The name Golgotakirche derives from the place of execution at the gates of Jerusalem , where Jesus Christ was crucified . The cost of the entire structure (excluding the organ) was 31,000 gold marks. The architect was the royal building officer Johann Werner from Naumburg , who also directed the restoration of the [cathedral] there. The Naumburg workshop Wilhelm Franke was commissioned with the execution of the choir apse and nave window. Today Domglas Naumburg is the successor company with archive documents. The church, built from Bilzingsleben shell limestone, has remained structurally unchanged to this day. The exterior and interior architecture are coordinated and kept in the neo-Romanesque style. The church was declared a cultural monument by the Thuringian State Office for Monument Preservation.
The man to whom the church owes a lot is Pastor Konrad Bachmann, whose picture hangs on the gallery parapet. Born on July 31, 1849 in Riga , he was pastor of the parish from October 30, 1876 until his death on October 7, 1892. Together with his wife, he organized and financed the building of the church to a large extent and at the same time built up the church spiritually. Pastor Brachmann's wife died two months before the church was dedicated. At your request, she was buried in front of the entrance to the church, where your husband was also buried. His most famous baptized person was Werner Elert , who later became professor of theology .
The Golgotha congregation in Heldrungen has been a SELK congregation since 1991 .
Bell tower
Behind the grave is the former roof turret of the church, which carried a bell until 1913. After the Ascension Service on May 1, 1913, it was destroyed by lightning. The crown of the bell broke off when it fell, but it remained intact. Then today's tower with the striking rhombic roof was built and consecrated on June 14, 1914. Two more bells were donated by Oskar George from Leubingen. In 1917 the larger two of the three bells were melted down for armament purposes. In 1937/38 the bell was added again (again a gift from the George family), but in 1942 two bells had to be delivered again. In 1954 the community bought the third bell, this time made of steel, as bronze could not be obtained. These bells are still used today for church services and special occasions. The bell inscriptions read:
- "Kyrie eleison" (Greek = "Lord, have mercy", prayer bell);
- "Shout to God all the earth";
- "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin = "Glory to God on high!").
In 2008 the tower was re-covered with slate and the cross was gilded again.
organ
Three years after the consecration of the chapel, the community was able to consecrate the first organ on August 11, 1887, built by the Strobel company from Frankenhausen . The organ prospect was built according to the design of the building councilor Werner. In 1914 the same company Adolf Strobel built what was then a modern pneumatic organ into the old case . On 21 September 1986, the third organ in the old case was opened, a mechanical slider chest organ of the company Böhm from Gotha . It was re- voiced in August 1992 and can now be heard in church services and organ concerts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the person: Brachmann, Carl Konrad Ewald. Retrieved June 14, 2019 .
- ^ History , accessed February 19, 2017
- ↑ Information brochure in the Golgotha Chapel
- ↑ Information brochure in the Golgotha Chapel
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 1.6 ″ N , 11 ° 13 ′ 12.9 ″ E