Kreuzkirche (Marcardsmoor)
The Evangelical Lutheran Kreuzkirche in Marcardsmoor , a district of the East Frisian town of Wiesmoor , was built in 1907.
history
The Moor colony Marcardsmoor was founded in the late 19th century and after the Prussian parliament Eduard Marcard named. Even before the colony was built, the authorities in Aurich and Hanover had planned to build a church, rectory, school and parish hall. At the start of the colonization of the place was still one of the parish Reepsholt. The school was completed in 1895 and then used by pastors from the mother church for church services in the village. The first pastor in Marcardsmoor was Otto Wessels from Horsten , who was introduced to his office as assistant preacher on January 28, 1900. In the summer of 1901 the cemetery was laid out on the Sandberg north of the canal and Marcardsmoor was declared a parish collaboration in 1903 with the involvement of Wiesedermeer and Upschört . Subsequently, on September 14, 1903, a church council was elected, who applied to the Royal Consistory in Hanover for the construction of the church with rectory. The land required for this was provided by the state authorities free of charge, which minimized the construction costs.
Work began in September 1904. The main construction work was carried out by local craftsmen under the supervision of the construction technician Mastmeyer and Moorvogt Helms. In 1907 the construction work was completed, so that the church without a tower was consecrated on February 10th. Upon completion, the church offered space for 275 people. Just a few years later, the state consistory was criticized for being too small.
In 1926 the parish collaboration was converted into an independent parish. In 1928 the roof turret proved too unstable for the bells. Therefore, about 250 meters from the church, a free-standing bell tower was built on the highest elevation of Marcardsmoor (19.6 m above sea level).
The cemetery chapel was built in 1967 and the parish hall in 1992.
description
The church is a bare brick building in the neo-Gothic style with a pre-built east apse. In the north there is another porch as an entrance to the wooden gallery. The interior was painted by master painter Remmers from Friedeburg. The large church area includes a rectory attached directly to the church and a 25 meter high bell tower built in 1930.
Furnishing
The three colored stained glass windows in the chancel were made by the court glass master J. Prill from Hanover. The most important items of equipment include a Bible with a dedication by Empress Auguste Victoria from 1907 and the pulpit picture, which was donated by the Marcard family, who gave it its name.
Two of the six silver altar candlesticks were made in the workshop of the silversmith Franz Bolze from Bremen. The Vasa Sacra includes a jug from Assmann from Lüdenscheid or Berlin, a goblet and a paten from the master Wagner from Berlin and a box without a maker's mark. The jug, goblet and paten for the Lord's Supper were donated by the Royal Consistory.
The baptismal bowl was donated for Easter 1910, the baptismal pot for Easter 1912 by Mrs. Eilers from Aurich.
The organ was commissioned in 1911 by P. Furtwängler & Hammer from Hanover. The instrument was financed through grants and the sale of hereditary graves. On January 28, 1912, the two-manual organ with pocket drawer was inaugurated. In 1952 and 1986, the completely preserved instrument was completely overhauled, again in 2009 by the Ostfriesischer Orgelservice.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the parish
- Ev.-luth. Church district Aurich: Marcardsmoor / Kreuz
- Helmut Sanders (local chronicle of the East Frisian landscape ): Marcardsmoor (PDF file; 33 kB)
- Genealogy forum: Marcardsmoor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church district Aurich , accessed on February 16, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Homepage of the parish ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 16, 2016.
- ↑ Helmut Sanders (local chronicle of the East Frisian landscape ): Marcardsmoor (PDF file; 33 kB), accessed on February 16, 2016.
Coordinates: 53 ° 27 ′ 49.9 " N , 7 ° 42 ′ 56.8" E