Jacobikirche (Warsingsfehn)
The Evangelical Lutheran Jacobi Church is in Warsingsfehn , a district of the East Frisian community of Moormerland . The church has been rebuilt several times in its history. Since 1994 it has been named Jacobikirche by a resolution of the church council.
history
Warsingsfehn was laid out after the Christmas flood in 1717 and named after its founder, administrator Dr. Gerhard Warsing named. In terms of the church, the inhabitants were assigned to the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Hatshausen and the Evangelical Reformed parish of Neermoor . This repeatedly led to conflicts, which is why the parishes divided up the area in 1822. Rorichmoor and Warsingsfehnpolder were parish into the parish of Neermoor, while Warsingsfehn came under the jurisdiction of the parish of Hatshausen. In 1821/1822 a cemetery was laid out on the 1st Norderwieke in Warsingsfehn. Another was created in 1876 by the political community in Warsingsfehn-Ost. From 1890 there was a parish collaborator (vicar) in Warsingsfehn-Ost. On November 30, 1892, a parish was finally founded, but it still belonged to its mother parish Hatshausen. With the purchase of a piece of land in 1894 from the businessman and innkeeper Peter Weerts Prikker, the construction of the own church in Warsingsfehn began, which was completed within a year. Initially, the church did not have a tower, but a beacon-shaped bell structure that had been erected in East Warsingsfehn in 1891.
On September 7, 1900, the parish Warsingsfehn achieved full independence in the Aurich Oldenburg parish. In 1907 a parlor and a confirmation hall were added. The churchyard was inaugurated in 1913. In 1928 the church was expanded to include a choir by the local masters Hanssen and Diersmann . It has a barrel vault on the inside and is structured on the outside by exposed brickwork and a small, round window above the altar. In 1929 the church tower was built directly onto the nave according to plans by the architect Buscher from Detern.
After the administrative and territorial reform in 1972, the church districts were also redistributed and the parish Warsingsfehn was incorporated into the church district Leer in 1973. Since the congregation had grown rapidly, a second pastor's office was set up in 1974, which is also responsible for looking after the Hatshausen congregation, which is still independent today.
In 1978/79 a new rectory was built next to the church and the old one was expanded into a parish hall. In addition, a second rectory was acquired, which was sold again in 2000. In the same year the church was completely renovated inside. Among other things, new benches were installed.
A new building was built in 2002 to replace the sold rectory. In 2004/2005 the parish hall was renovated and an extension for the library, additional rooms and an entrance to the church were added.
description
The main entrance to the church is on the west side of the tower. There are four windows here. The northern long side has two windows. The old rectory (today's parish hall) is built on at right angles. The south facade is more richly subdivided by pilaster strips into five fields with arched windows. The choir has two windows.
The interior of the Jacobikirche is designed as a low and simple prayer room. It is closed at the top with a wooden barrel vault.
Furnishing
The pulpit is to the right of the choir. It was built when the church was built. The altar is located in the center of the choir, which was added in 1928. The baptismal font is a work from 1930. It was financed through the sale of a donated coin collection. The old baptism was given to the community in Endtlowini in the South African province of Natal .
In the church there are five candlesticks and one by Dr. Butenberg donated votive ship hanging from the ceiling. The church window in the choir was removed in the course of a renovation in 1968. In 2001/2002 a window was installed again, which was created by the London artist Graham Jones and refers to the biblical story of calming storms.
organ
A first organ was installed on the west gallery in 1894. It was an Estey organ. It was replaced in 1896 by a used instrument made by Gerd Sieben Janssen , which could be acquired from the Christ Church in Hollen and which was built between 1840 and 1850. In its place, on December 1, 1957, an instrument from the workshop of Alfred Führer from Wilhelmshaven was installed. Only the main body of the Janssen organ remains; the Rückpositiv was newly added. In the years 2003 to 2004 a thorough repair was carried out by guides.
Other items of equipment include a goblet and paten made by HJ Brandis, as well as a tin and a jug made of nickel silver.
See also
literature
- Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Menno Smid : Frisian churches in Emden, Leer, Borkum, Mormerland, Uplengen, Overledingen and Reiderland , volume 3. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever 1980, p. 52.
Web links
- Homepage of the parish
- Local chroniclers of the East Frisian landscape : Warsingsfehn, municipality of Moormerland, district of Leer (PDF file; 74 kB)
- Genealogy forum: Warsingsfehn
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of the parish: Historical development , accessed on April 16, 2018.
- ↑ Else Kannegieter (Ed.): Warsingsfehn 1736–1986. 250 years of fencing history . 2nd Edition. Sollermann, Leer 1991, pp. 119f.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Rita Badewien, Constanze Böttcher (working group of local chronicles for the East Frisian landscape ): Warsingsfehn, municipality of Moormerland, district of Leer (PDF file; 74 kB), viewed on November 30, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Homepage of the parish: Church history - The Church , accessed on April 16, 2018.
- ↑ Mt. 8, 23-27
Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′ 7 " N , 7 ° 29 ′ 25.4" E
