Holy Spirit Church (Amorbach)
The Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Amorbach , a district of Neckarsulm in the district of Heilbronn in northern Baden-Württemberg , was built in 1955/56 as a Protestant church for the new district of Amorbach, which was created as a federal model settlement from 1953 onwards , after the Catholic Church Pax Christi .
history
The first church to be completed in Amorbach was the Catholic Church Pax Christi . The new evangelical residents of Amorbach held their first services in the crypt of this Catholic church. In 1955/56 an evangelical church for the new part of town was built according to plans by the Stuttgart architect Ruff. The foundation stone was laid on September 24, 1955. The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on December 21, 1955. The inauguration was on November 18, 1956. The Evangelical Parish of Neckarsulm and the Gustav-Adolf-Verein contributed to the construction costs . The Audi factory in Neckarsulm donated DM 10,000 for the purchase of a church organ . In the Heilig-Geist-Kirche a second Protestant pastor was established in Neckarsulm next to the town parish .
description
The Holy Spirit Church was built as a multifunctional church in a so-called bell shape . The church was designed for 350 visitors, with an optional additional 100 seats for festive services. Their facility enables both church services with a view towards the altar as well as events with a view towards the podium on the opposite front side, which can also be separated as a community hall by a folding wall. A youth room , the sacristy , a kitchen and toilets were built in the basement .
The altar of the church consists of three individual stone blocks made of Maulbronn shell limestone , which rest on a bench made of red sandstone . Pulpit and font are also carved from shell limestone. The copper cover of the baptismal font and the crucifix defining the chancel are by Gottfried Gruner . The stained glass windows of the church were created by Christian Oehler from Stuttgart. They show scenes from the Old and New Testaments , with scenes such as the exodus from Egypt and the homecoming of the prodigal son referring to the personal history of the parishioners at the time, who mostly came to Neckarsulm as refugees or expellees and then the need for one in general established a new district.
literature
- Evangelical parishes in the district of Neuenstadt am Kocher (ed.): Our home, the church. Home book of the district of Neuenstadt am Kocher. Pictures from the Neuenstadt district. Stuttgart 1959, pp. 122-127.
Web links
Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '42.7 " N , 9 ° 15' 7.3" E