Fincken Church

Evangelical Church Fincken

Detail of the pulpit

The Fincken Church is a listed building in Fincken in the Mecklenburg Lake District . It belongs to the parish of Massow in the Propstei Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .

History and architecture

The plastered brick building was erected around 1744 on the site of a once important estate belonging to the Priegnitz family, which had belonged to the von Blücher family since 1759. The portal projections on the north and south sides are gabled. The building is covered with a hipped roof on which there is a boarded roof turret with a bell. The walls are decorated with a triglyph frieze under the eaves . The walls are structured by arched portals with pilasters and arched windows. The church is on a small hill. Its origins are said to be significantly older; the field stone choir was probably built between 1290 and 1310.

The building has been leased to the community since 1990, on whose behalf the ceiling, roof and floor have now been renovated.

mausoleum

Mausoleum, currently a prayer room

The von Blücher family's mausoleum is about 30 meters from the church . The simple plastered building, structured by pilasters, was built around 1800 and is currently used by the community as a prayer room.

Furnishing

The wooden pulpit altar dates from the time the church was built and was restored in 1844. It is adorned with four large evangelist figures and coats of arms. The sound cover is crowned with angels.
The bell from 1866 was cast in 1866 by Carl Illis from Waren
A small altar plate next to the altar from 1599 bears the inscription: ANNO 1599 24. Tu January OBIIT ILSECKE WEGEN IWOMEL The letters IWOMEL mean I know oh my Savior is alive .
Opposite the altar is a very badly damaged figure of Jesus with open hands. The age is not recorded. The inscription on the foot reads: Haken Kaselin -Knüppeldamm. Knüppeldamm and Kaselin are districts near Fincken.
The rows of banks were donated by the Nazareth community in Berlin.

literature

Georg Dehio , edited by Hans-Christian Feldmann, Gerd Baier, Dietlinde Brugmann, Antje Heling, Barbara Rimpel: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. Mecklenburg Western Pomerania. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-422-03081-6 .
Churches in the Mecklenburg Lake District, southern Müritz region , with illustrations by Werner Schinko, publisher IG of the Mecklenburg Lake District Church leaders, Beyer printing company in Röbel.