Gristow Church
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The Gristow Church is a sacred building from the 14th century in the Gristow district of the municipality of Mesekenhagen .
history
The Gothic brick building over a granite ashlar base dates from the first half of the 14th century. Originally the church had two naves with four bays . The storm surges of 1298 and 1306 probably caused the south wall and parts of the east wall to collapse. Dendrochronological studies of the roof structure show that this wood was felled in the winter of 1353. In 1537 the Reformation was introduced in Pomerania . The vaults collapsed in 1665 and were replaced by a flat ceiling. The wooden church tower in front of the west gable had to be demolished after 1690 due to structural damage. The three bells damaged in the Thirty Years' War were therefore hung in a free-standing bell cage. In 1701 the church got a new bell. The north sacristy was increased in the second half of the 17th century. The neo-Gothic west tower was built between 1839 and 1842 in the style of the Schinkel School .
From 1852 to 1856 the interior of the church was extensively renovated, including most of the equipment. In 1917, the parish had to hand over the larger of the two bells along with the organ pipes from the prospectus during the First World War . Another interior renovation took place in 1920, when the dilapidated wooden ceiling had to be replaced. In 1976 the church was closed due to significant construction defects; the tower threatened to collapse. In 1985 the church leadership met to discuss the continued existence of the church. However, no decision was made. In 1991 it was discovered that strangers had stolen the sundial from 1697. Two years later, citizens of Gristow collected signatures and campaigned for the building to be preserved. Two more years later the matter got moving when Prime Minister Berndt Seite visited the church in Gristow in June 1995. In September of the same year, negotiations began with the state government. She eventually decided to take half of the necessary security measures to keep the tower from collapsing. The district and the municipality provided further funds. Private donors also supported the project. The first rescue measures began in December. In February 1996, the complete renovation of the tower began. It could be finished for the Easter service. The association for the preservation of the Gristower Church e. V. started its work on June 5, 1996 and supported the further work. The then Federal Minister of the Interior, Manfred Kanther , pledged a further DM 100,000 in 1996 to renovate the church roof. The church tower has had a new roof made of copper since 1997 . The weathercock could be gilded and re-attached to the Ostreiter. That year the long roof was also renovated. In 1999 the hands of the church tower clock were gilded. A year later, grave slabs around 200 years old were discovered during the renovation work. The windows in the east were renovated. In 2001 the doors were restored and a year later the church received heating and new numerals for the clock. In 2003 the pulpit and the churchyard were renovated, and a year later the chancel. In 2010 the tower was given a child lock. In 2014 the chandelier came back to Gristow from the Franzburg church . In 2015 a carpenter from Loitz renewed the wedding gate on the west tower. The church participates in the church tower habitat project .
architecture
The church has a rectangular floor plan and was built on an evenly hewn granite base with masonry stones . The windows have the typical Gothic pointed arch shape , while the yokes are supported from the outside by triple-stepped buttresses, the slopes of which are partially clad with plain tiles. The tracery windows, which have already been renovated, are designed with nuns' heads . On the north side, between the second and third yoke, there is an ogival, double-tiered portal that is partially covered with white plaster. Above that is a structured rose window. In the eaves zone, the church has a surrounding four-pass frieze , which has already been partially renewed. At the east gable of the church there is a slender polygonal central pillar with a brick conical roof. The neo-Gothic tower is 48 meters high up to the sphere. It is structured with slender, pointed arch-shaped pilaster strips . At the height of the adjoining gable roof, it is set off from the floor above with a cornice , which contains the bells. Two small, ogival arcades , one above the other, are framed in another ogival cutout. Above is the circumferential gallery with four small towers, each with a cross.
Furnishing
The pulpit from 1856 has extensive neo-Gothic decorations. The font made of Gotland limestone was made in the second half of the 13th century and may have come from a previous building. The bench stalls date from 1856, the choir stalls are older and were later redesigned in a neo-Gothic style. The west gallery from 1819/1820 has an ornamental painting. A colored wooden figure of St. John comes from the 18th century. The wooden altar table was made in 2004.
organ
At the beginning of the 18th century there were complaints about the condition of the existing organ. However, the necessary funds for a new acquisition were missing. Both a Schmidt organ and a Witt organ from Malchin were out of the question in terms of price. The choice therefore fell on the organ builder Johann Simon Buchholz in 1819 , who was awarded the contract after a site visit. He had the parts delivered to the Peene and began building the organ on May 13, 1820 with the active help of his son and successor Carl August Buchholz . The inauguration took place on July 23, 1820. Buchholz invoiced 2,156 Reichstaler for his work . In the course of the renovation of the church in the 1850s, Barnim Grüneberg , Johann Simon Buchholz's nephew, expanded the organ with a second manual with an upper section and four stops . The prospectus was adapted to the new, neo-Gothic style. In 1917, all 49 tin pipes were confiscated in the course of the First World War. Jaiser & Stephan from Stralsund replaced them with designs made of zinc sheet. A lack of maintenance and further damage in the Second World War ultimately meant that the organ could no longer be used and was shut down in 1975. At that time a total of 270 pipes were missing, and more were damaged. The casing was infested with the woodworm. With the decision in 1995 to repair the church, the organ should also be restored. It was decided to restore it to its original condition from 1820 with just one manual. This also included setting the concert pitch to 430 Hz . The Wegscheider organ workshop from Dresden took on these tasks . On July 11, 1999, the successful completion of the work was celebrated with a concert.
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Peal
The church bells consist of two bells, the older of which was cast in 1881 from the bronze bell damaged in 1687. It comes from Voss from Stettin , while the younger one was made in 1999 by the Lauchhammer art and bell foundry .
Others
From the church tower , at a height of 30 meters (balustrade), there is a view of the islands of Rügen and Riems , Ruden and Greifswalder Oie and the landscape of the Greifswalder Bodden .
literature
- Flyer on church history and the Buchholz organ, parish Gristow / Neuenkirchen, laid out in the church
- Parish of Gristow-Neuenkirchen: Johann-Simon-Buchholz organ in the church in Gristow , flyer, without a date, displayed in the church
Web links
- Literature about Church Gristow in the state bibliography MV
- Church district Pomerania with information about the church
- www.kirche-gristow.de
Individual proof
- ↑ Evangelical Church Community Gristow-Neuenkirchen (ed.): Uns Blatt , Gemeindebrief 4/2015, p. 6.
Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′ 20.6 ″ N , 13 ° 19 ′ 58 ″ E