Johanneskirche (Neckarsulm)
The Johanneskirche in Neckarsulm urban area Neuberg is a Roman Catholic church , which was consecrated to the Evangelist Johannes . The sacred building in contemporary architectural style was consecrated in 1973 and was built to do justice to the city's strong growth in the post-war period.
history
After the Second World War , there was a dramatic housing shortage in Neckarsulm due to the economic boom and the immigration of refugees , which was initially alleviated in 1955 by the inauguration of the federal model housing estate Amorbach . In the same year, the city began planning another large new development area. With the settlement on Neuberg, the city should grow in an easterly direction and provide a living space for 8,000 inhabitants, of whom 4,000 are expected to be Catholics. For this reason, the development plan , which was decided on August 12, 1957, provided for an area in the Gewann Steppach for a church with a rectory and a kindergarten .
Nevertheless, it was not until 1966 that the city of Neckarsulm made the area available for the church. First planning, on behalf of St. Dionysius parish developed by architect Eugene Denz, met in 1967 initially rejected by the Diocese of Rottenburg which first the reforms of the Second Vatican Council , that the introduction of parish councils to enter into force had brought with him, wanted to leave. In December 1968 the congregation submitted a new design according to the liturgical reform with a central altar in the middle of the congregation. Finally, on May 4, 1970, the diocese gave the approval for the construction of the church and rectory according to the plans of Eugen Denz. The building approval from the city of Neckarsulm followed a day later. It was financed jointly with the Christ Church in Obereisesheim . The parish shared the total construction costs of 2,662,000 DM with 1,680,000 DM and the episcopal ordinariate with 800,000 DM. Before that, the Philipp-Wesp-Kindergarten was inaugurated on April 3, 1970.
Construction of the church began on October 10, 1970. The foundation stone was laid in a solemn ceremony on November 12, 1972 . The new church was finally consecrated on April 8, 1973. On December 1, 1973 the parish of St. Johannes was set up after the parishes of St. Dionysius in the city center and Pax Christi in Amorbach as the third independent Catholic parish in Neckarsulm, on February 17, 1974 the first investiture of a pastor (Helmut Kappes) took place for the new congregation.
On October 19, 1983, the community center, which was designed by Ulrich Bechler, was inaugurated.
description
The Neckarsulm Johanneskirche shows itself from inside and outside as a simple building with an exposed concrete facade and a simple geometric floor plan. The roof landscape rising towards the sky is characteristic. The church does not have a tower. The large cross on the west side was designed by Ulrich Bechler and attached later.
In the bright, spacious interior, four rows of pews are centered on the altar. The altar room with its tabernacle , ambo and cross made of bronze, which shows Jesus almost standing, and with a Madonna figure and a statue of Antonius was designed by the artist Gerhard Tagwerker . The entrance facade with its large portals was also made by Tagwerker. The glass windows were designed by Hans Schreiner . In the interior there are also two 500-year-old figures depicting John the Evangelist and John the Baptist , from an older church in Neckarsulm. Since May 1993, there are the illustrations of color life of Raphael Seitz a Way of the Cross in St. John's Church.
organ
On December 15, 1974, an organ was ready for use. It has 24 registers, divided into two manuals and pedal. The playing and stop actions are mechanical. The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : II / I, II / P
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literature
- Barbara Griesinger (Ed.): Neckarsulm. The story of a city . Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-8062-0883-2 .
- August Vogt: The Johanneskirche in Neckarsulm. Impressions and thoughts on a church building . 2003 ( online [PDF; 220 kB ]).
- The churches of Neckarsulm . Fink, Lindenberg 2004, ISBN 3-89870-164-6 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '57.22 " N , 9 ° 14' 8.92" E