List of historical churches in East Frisia

Notes on using the table

This list is sortable. The presetting is based on the name of the place in which the church is located. In addition, it can be sorted by the name of the church (alphabetically), the name of the city or parish (alphabetically), the date of construction of the building (chronological) and the denomination (alphabetical). The name of the church follows the official naming of the church by the respective parish. If the church has no name, it is listed under the adjective of the place in which it is located (e.g. Amdorfer church). Special features of the building history, historical events, special items of equipment and other comments are listed under Comments. The abbreviations are as follows: bapt. = Baptist ev.-old ref. = Evangelical old reformed ev.-luth. = Evangelical-Lutheran ev.-ref. = evangelical reformed cath. = Catholic mennonite. = Mennonite methodist. = methodistic

The list of historical churches in East Friesland includes Christian church buildings in East Friesland, i.e. the districts of Aurich , Leer and Wittmund and the independent city of Emden .

All of the churches that were built up to 1933 and are still preserved in the more than 3,100 square kilometer region are recorded here. During the time of National Socialism , no new church buildings were built in East Friesland (with the exception of two new buildings for free church communities in Firrel and Bagband ). In addition, two sacred buildings erected after the Second World War are included because they have acquired a special historical or ecclesiastical importance (this is listed under Comments). A large number of churches are follow-up buildings for older churches that were previously mostly in the same place. Some church buildings were destroyed in wars, feuds or accidents in earlier centuries, and almost all synagogues in the 20th century . The last remaining building of its kind in Dornum , in 1938 profaned , is now a museum. In addition, several church buildings were bombed in the city of Emden, which was badly damaged in World War II .

The region is a predominantly Protestant region . While in the western parts of the region ( Krummhörn , Emden , Rheiderland , Moormerland and Leer ) the Reformed creed predominates or is at least very strongly represented, most of East Frisia is shaped by the Lutheran creed. There are also five old reformed congregations in the west of the region as well as a large number of other free church congregations, including Baptists and Mennonites . After the Reformation, Catholicism played no role in East Frisia for a long time; the first Catholic church in the region was not rebuilt until 1776 after the immigration of Catholics. The Catholics only received a noteworthy influx through the settlement of displaced persons from the eastern regions of the German Empire after the Second World War .

Churches in East Frisia are typically brick buildings . Imported tuff was also used more frequently near the coast (Arle, Nesse, Stedesdorf), and there are also a small number of granite square churches (Asel, Marx, Middels, Remels). The first high phase of (stone) church building as a successor to older churches, which were mostly made of wood, can be dated to the 12th to 15th centuries. In East Friesland there are a large number of Romanesque and Gothic churches (approx. 100). What is also remarkable about the church landscape is the large number of historical organs , which have made the organ landscape of East Frisia widely known.

In the march in particular, the wealth of the inhabitants, acquired through agriculture and trade, allowed the construction of a large number of churches. In the communities of Krummhörn (19 villages) and Jemgum (eleven villages), each village has its own churches - even in the smallest with a few dozen inhabitants.

Churches

Locality	Surname	image	(Velvet) municipality or city	Establishment	Denomination	Remarks
Amdorf	Amdorfer Church		Jümme	1769	ev.-luth.	Replacement for a previous Romanesque building from which the pulpit and altarpiece (17th century) were taken; Organ by Heinrich Wilhelm Eckmann (1773); Bell tower from 1870
Ardorf	Ardorfer Church		Wittmund	first half of the 13th century	ev.-luth.	partly made of granite blocks ; Baptismal font from the 13th century, pulpit from the Norder Ludgeri Church ; Bell tower from 1807
Arle	Boniface Church		Großheide	around 1200	ev.-luth.	made of tuff , foundations made of granite blocks ; Font from the 13th century; 1778 removal of the vaults in favor of a flat ceiling; Organ by Hinrich Just Müller and Johann Gottfried Rohlfs (1799)
Asel	St. Dionysius Church		Wittmund	around 1200	ev.-luth.	from granite blocks ; 1661 rebuilding of the bell tower; 1825 Reduction of the church to 22 meters in length and 11 meters in width
Aurich	Lamberti Church		Aurich	1833-1835	ev.-luth.	Classicist successor to the medieval predecessor church, built according to plans by Conrad Bernhard Meyer , houses the altar of the former Ihlow monastery from 1510–1515 , organ by Jürgen Ahrend (1960/61)
Aurich	St. Ludgerus Church		Aurich	1849	cath.	neo-Romanesque brick church with integrated bell tower
Aurich	Methodist Church		Aurich	1878	methodist.	1966 dissolved as an independent district of Aurich and united with the Methodist community in Neuschoo
Aurich	reformed Church		Aurich	1812-1814	ev.-ref.	built according to plans by Conrad Bernhard Meyer
Aurich-Oldendorf	St. Peter's Church		Großefehn	1270-1280	ev.-luth.	Baptismal font from the 13th century, pulpit from 1698
Backemoor	St. Laurentius and St. Vincenz		Rhauderfehn	13th Century	ev.-luth.	15th century tower; Organ by Johann Friedrich Wenthin (1783)
Bagband	Bagbander Church		Großefehn	around 1250	ev.-luth.	Tower from 1895, pulpit from 1654, font from the 13th century, organ by Heinrich Wilhelm Eckmann from the years 1774–1775
Baltrum	Old island church		Baltrum	1826	ev.-luth.	Use only for casuals and cultural events
Baltrum	Baltrum island church		Baltrum	1929/30	ev.-luth.	later additions; Successor building to the Old Island Church
Bangstede	Bangsteder Church		Ihlow	Late 13th century	ev.-luth.	Organ by Johann Gottfried Rohlfs (1794–1795)
Bargebur	Bargebur Church		north	1684	ev.-ref.	built against the massive resistance of Northern Lutherans, protected by Brandenburg troops
Bedekaspel	Bedekaspeler Church		South Brookmerland	1728	ev.-ref.	Pulpit from 1653 probably from the previous building
Berdum	Mary Magdalene		Wittmund	1801	ev.-luth.	Replacement for a previous building, from which the two carved figures presumably also come (around 1650, by Jacob Kröpelin?)
Berumerfehn	Berumerfehner Church		Großheide	1895	ev.-luth.	Built for the bog colonists of the new fen colony; uniform wood-view interior furnishings
Bingum	Matthäikirche		Empty	Early 13th century	ev.-luth.	Baptismal font from the 14th century, pulpit from 1691
Blersum	Blersum Church		Wittmund	1250/70	ev.-luth.	lower area of granite ashlars , above bricks; Baptismal font from 12th century, pulpit from 1649
Blomberg	Blomberg Church		Holtriem	1870	ev.-luth.	Tower from 1954
Böhmerwold	Šumava Church		Jemgum	1703	ev.-ref.	Organ (1828) by Johann Gottfried Rohlfs
Borkum	Christ Church		Borkum	1899	ev.-luth.	1958 Extension of the bell tower and organ gallery
Borkum	Maria sea star		Borkum	1880-1882	cath.	1905, 1954 and 1987/88 expanded
Borkum	reformed Church		Borkum	1896/97	ev.-ref.	only ref. Island church; built in the beginning Art Nouveau
Borssum	St. Nicholas Church		Emden	13th Century	ev.-ref.	the altar area is increased, as including a grave vault for the local chiefs is
Borssum	reformed Church		Emden	1912/13	ev.-ref.	The reformed church, built in Art Nouveau style , based on designs by the Berlin architect Otto March. The small medieval church of Klein-Borssums stood in this place until 1812.
Breinermoor	St. Sebastian and St. Vincenz		Westoverledingen	1784	ev.-luth.	as a replacement for the demolished previous church in the old cemetery; Pulpit from 1686
Bundles	reformed Church		Bundles	13th Century	ev.-ref.	Long ship , extended to a cruciform church around 1280; later alterations and removal of the vaults ; originally with choir side towers , today's tower built in 1840
Burhafe	St. Florian Church		Wittmund	1821	ev.-luth.	Replacement for the medieval predecessor church, the interior of which was taken over; the freestanding wooden bell tower was probably built in the first half of the 15th century
Buttforde	St. Mary's Church		Wittmund	approx. 1220-1240	ev.-luth.	from granite blocks ; Organ by Joachim Richborn (1681)
Camp	Old Reformed Church		Krummhörn	1905	ev.-old ref.	Church planted in 1854, first pastor in 1901; 1977 Extension of a community center
Camp	reformed Church		Krummhörn	13th Century	ev.-ref.	in the separate bell tower is one of the oldest bells in East Frisia, which is dated from 1295; Vaults richly designed and painted, pulpit from 1794
Canhusen	Canhuser Church		Back	1789	ev.-ref.	Replacement for previous building from 1560; Completely rebuilt in 1789: crypt walled up, west side shortened; Bell (1501) from Sielmönken Monastery , pulpit from 1684
Canum	Canum Church		Krummhörn	second half of the 13th century	ev.-ref.	Domical vault preserved; Renaissance pulpit probably around 1560; Interior from the end of the 16th century
Carolinensiel	Carolinensieler Church		Wittmund	1776	ev.-luth.	only church in East Frisia that was built on a dike; Bell tower (1793) built low because of the risk of storms
Circwehrum	Cirkwehrum Church		Back	1751	ev.-ref.	simple hall church in baroque style as a replacement for the previous Gothic church
Collinghorst	Trinity Church		Rhauderfehn	13th Century	ev.-luth.	Choir at the end of the 15th century; Winged altar from 1659
Critzum	Critzum Church		Jemgum	13th Century	ev.-ref.	Remodeling in the 15th century; Pulpit from the second half of the 17th century
Detern	St. Stephen's and Bartholomew Church		Jümme	1806	ev.-luth.	The church had two previous buildings, one of which was a bell from the 13th century and a font from the 14th century
Ditzum	Ditzum Church		Jemgum	13th Century	ev.-ref.	the free-standing octagonal tower with an open lantern dates from 1846 and was probably also used as a navigation mark for ships on the Ems
Ditzumerverlaat	Baptist Chapel Ditzumerverlaat		Bundles	1899 (1889?)	bapt.	the chapel, which has remained unchanged from the outside, threatened to be expropriated during the Second World War and converted into a prison camp, which was prevented by a process in Berlin in 1941
Ditzumerverlaat	reformed Church		Bundles	1896	ev.-ref.	Church of the Reformed Parish Ditzumerverlaat, founded in 1885. Since 1853 the community was a more or less independent branch church community of Ditzum. Services were held in the local school building until the neo-Gothic church was built.
Dornum	St. Bartholomew Church		Dornum	1270/90	ev.-luth.	originally with domical vault (demolished in 1750); Organ by Gerhard von Holy (1710/11)
Driever	reformed Church		Westoverledingen	1875	ev.-ref.	Successor to the previous church, of which the west tower from 1696 is still standing
Dunum	Dunum Church		Esens	1200/1220	ev.-luth.	made of brick, renovated in 1712; Baptismal font from the 13th century, pulpit from 1769/70
Eggelingen	St. George Church		Wittmund	14th Century	ev.-luth.	Brick walls are about 13  m meters high; In 1836 the church suffered severe storm damage
Hurry	Eilsumer Church		Krummhörn	1240-1250	ev.-ref.	the only choir tower in East Frisia; Ceiling paintings on the vault from the 13th century; copper cauldron of the font from 1472
Emden	Big church		Emden	13-15 Century / 1992-1995	ev.-ref.	today Johannes a Lasco Library , which was built 1992–1995 in the ruins of the church that was destroyed in December 1943
Emden	Martin Luther Church		Emden	1958	ev.-luth.	Sermon church of the country superintendent of the ev.-luth. Sprengels Ostfriesland-Ems ; The previous building from 1775 was destroyed in two bombing raids on June 7, 1942 and September 6, 1944
Emden	New Church		Emden	1643-1648	ev.-ref.	Partially destroyed during the devastating bomb attack on Emden on September 6, 1944
Engerhafe	St. John the Baptist		South Brookmerland	1260/90	ev.-luth.	one of the six sending churches of Brokmerland ; originally about 60 meters long, almost twice as large as it is today, but lost its vault in a collapse in 1775 ; Pulpit from 1636, bronze baptismal font from 1646
Esens	St. Magnus Church		Esens	1854	ev.-luth.	Organ by Arnold Rohlfs (1848–1860)
Esklum	Esklumer Church		Westoverledingen	13-14 century	ev.-ref.	Replacement for wooden previous church; Bell tower built as a defense tower with loopholes and chimney
Etzel	St. Martinus Church		Friedeburg	around 1230	ev.-luth.	below made of granite blocks , above made of bricks; Bell tower from 1666
Filsum	St. Paul Church		Jümme	around 1250	ev.-luth.	Choir and winged altar from the 15th century, pulpit from 1660
Firrel	Andreas Church		Hesel	1906/07	ev.-luth.	Building for the Lutheran parish founded in 1896
Firrel	Firrel Baptist Chapel		Hesel	1936	bapt.	Replacement building for the previous chapel from 1896
Flax Sea	St. Bernhard		Westoverledingen	1860/61	cath.	1904 The choir and sacristy are added and expanded in 1978
Forlitz-Blaukirchen	Lutheran Church		South Brookmerland	1848	ev.-luth.	built in brick in the classicism style
Freepsum	Freepsumer Church		Krummhörn	Mid 13th century	ev.-ref.	simple rectangular hall; the original window shape is still on the north side
Fulcum	Maria Magdalena Church		Esens	1862	ev.-luth.	Replacement for the previous building from the 13th century, before that three wooden churches; Baptismal font from the 12th century, bell tower from the 13th century
Funnix	St. Florian		Wittmund	1330/1400	ev.-luth.	Organ by Johann Friedrich Constabel and Hinrich Just Müller (1760–1762)
Gandersum	Gandersum Church		Moormerland	14th Century	ev.-ref.	The choir was torn down in the 18th century , the roof of the church collapsed on February 22nd, 1944 due to war damage, and was rebuilt in 1958–1962
Greetsiel	Greetsieler Church		Krummhörn	1380/1410	ev.-ref.	Pulpit probably from 1738
Grimersum	Grimersum Church		Krummhörn	second half of the 13th century	ev.-ref.	Romano-Gothic hall church , separate bell tower older; Pulpit from 1639
Groothusen	Groothuser Church		Krummhörn	15th century	ev.-ref.	Bronze baptismal font from 1454, organ by Johann Friedrich Wenthin (1798–1801)
Great Midlum	Great Midlum Church		Back	1270-1280	ev.-ref.	built in the transitional style of Romano-Gothic ; eastern apse added; a crypt was built in the 17th century ; 1876 ​​demolition of the bell tower
Big wolves	Großwolder Church		Westoverledingen	1250-1350	ev.-ref.	built partly with stones from an older church; Baptismal font made of Bentheim sandstone around 1250
Grotegaste	St. John Baptist		Westoverledingen	1819	ev.-ref.	Classicist successor building for a previous church, tower from 1800 with bells from 1352 and 1364
Hage	St. Ansgari Church		Hage	Late 12th or early 13th century	ev.-luth.	West tower added in the first half of the 13th century; in the 15th / 16th In the 19th century, the original apse was enlarged to a rectangular shape; only organ by Dirk Lohman (1783)
Hatshausen	Maria Magdalena Church		Moormerland	1783	ev.-luth.	built together with the neighboring town of Ayenwolde exactly on its borderline, which runs through the center of the pulpit, altar and door
Hatzum	St. Sebastian Church		Jemgum	Late 13th century	ev.-ref.	originally a cruciform church, which lost its side arms in the 17th century; Bell tower from 1850; 1945 destruction of the roof
Hesel	Liudgerikirche		Hesel	1742	ev.-luth.	Replacement for the previous building, the stones of which were reused for the new church; Pulpit from 1653
Back	Behind church		Back	Late 15th century	ev.-ref.	next to the Norder Ludgerikirche most important late Gothic church building in East Friesland; 13th century bell tower, 17th century altar table and pulpit
Hollen	Christ Church		Uplengen	1896	ev.-luth.	neo-Gothic successor building for the pre-Reformation church
Holtgaste	Liudgeri Church		Jemgum	first half of the 13th century	ev.-luth.	in the separate bell tower is one of the oldest bells in East Frisia, which is dated before 1300; the choir was added around 1290
Holthusen	Holthuser Church		Weener	1882	ev.-ref.	first church in Holthusen; Construction made possible by donations
Holtland	Marienkirche		Hesel	13th Century	ev.-luth.	Choir from the 15th century, organ by Johann Gottfried Rohlfs from the years 1810–1813
Holtrop	Holtrop Church		Großefehn	Mid 13th century	ev.-luth.	large village church with a rood screen ; Organ by Hinrich Just Müller (1772)
Clumps	St. Mauritius Church		Friedeburg	Mid 13th century	ev.-luth.	Brick church on a base of granite blocks ; Pulpit by Jacob Kröpelin (1655), altar from 1666, organ by Samuel Schröder (1731–1733)
Ihlowerfehn	Ihlower Church		Ihlow	1902	ev.-luth.	in the style of historicism with screens , buttresses and arched frieze ; built-in west tower with rosette as a cover
Their	Baptist Chapel yours		Westoverledingen	1854	bapt.	oldest Baptist church in East Frisia; 1921 and 1977 additions
Your field	Ihrerfeld Church		Westoverledingen	1907/08	ev.-ref.	Pulpit Bible (1908) with a dedication by Empress Auguste Viktoria
Ihrhove	reformed Church		Westoverledingen	around 1250	ev.-ref.	Font made of Bentheim sandstone (13th century), separate bell tower from the 14th century
All around	Jarßumer Church		Emden	1797	ev.-ref.	Replacement for the first brick church around 1300
Jemgum	reformed Church		Jemgum	14th Century	ev.-ref.	originally Johanniter chapel; Additions in 1661 and 1769 in the shape of a cross; rebuilt several times from scratch (most recently 1930)
Jennelt	Jennelter Church		Krummhörn	second half of the 13th century	ev.-ref.	houses the sarcophagus of Dodo zu Innhausen and Knyphausen , organ (1738) by Johann Friedrich Constabel
Jennelt	Jennelt Baptist Chapel		Krummhörn	around 1900	bapt.	formerly a horse stable, consecrated as a place of worship around 1900; Rebuilt in 1928, new front and extension in the 1970s
Jheringsfehn	Jheringsfehner Church		Moormerland	1864	ev.-luth.	stands in the middle of the border to Boekzetelerfehn (as with Hatshausen / Ayenwolde)
Juist	To the holy guardian angels		Juist	1909-1910	cath.	in the style of neo-romance; To half 1960/61 rotunda extended
Kirchborgum	Kirchborgum Church		Weener	1827	ev.-ref.	Tower from 1765
Landscape polder	Landscape polder church		Bundles	1768	ev.-ref.	Tower from 1829
Langeoog	Island church		Langeoog	1888-1890	ev.-luth.	It is now the fifth church to replace a much smaller previous building from 1859, which stood around 20 m to the southeast. The third church fell victim to the Christmas flood in 1717
Langholt	Trinity Church		Ostrhauderfehn	1901	ev.-luth.	the wooden church of the Johanniterkloster in Langholt burned down in 1690
Larrelt	Larrelter Church		Emden	15th century	ev.-ref.	Tower around 1300; Tympanum from around 1200 from the previous building; Romanesque stone coffin; the organ goes back to Johannes Millensis (1618/19)
Empty	Christ Church		Empty	1901	ev.-luth.	the growing population of Leer required a second church to the east of the city; After repairs to the war damage, the bells were installed in 1952
Empty	Big church		Empty	1785-1787	ev.-ref.	octagonal floor plan; Tower from 1805; the organ has been expanded more and more over the course of four centuries, the old substance being preserved
Empty	Luther Church		Empty	1675	ev.-luth.	Extension by a southern (1738) and northern cross arm (1883), since then a building in the form of a Greek cross
Empty	Mennonite Church		Empty	1825	mennonite.	in the style of classicism held
Empty	St. Michael Church		Empty	1776	cath.	First new Catholic church in East Friesland after the Reformation, extension from 1951
Empty harbor	Cäcilien- and Margarethenkirche		Wittmund	15th century	ev.-luth.	Partly granite blocks from the previous church (around 1200), three wooden churches before that
Loga	Friedenskirche		Empty	1891	ev.-luth.	kept in neo -Gothic style
Loga	reformed Church		Empty	13th Century	ev.-ref.	Choir from the 15th century with a tomb crypt
Logabirum	Logabirum Church		Empty	14th Century	ev.-luth.	built as a hall church ; later renovation of the windows and installation of the barrel ceiling; Tower from 1879
Logumer Vorwerk	Logumer Vorwerker Church		Emden	1884	ev.-ref.	after the fall of Logum this church was built; the bell (1495) still comes from the old church, as does the pulpit
Loppersum	Loppersumer Church		Back	1866	ev.-ref.	Replacement for the Gothic brick church from the 14th century, of which the steeple is still preserved; the oldest bells date from 1411 and 1454
Loquard	Loquard Church		Krummhörn	second half of the 13th century	ev.-luth.	Baptismal font from the 13th century, carved altar from the early 16th century; Tower added at the end of the 15th century, lowered at the height of the nave in 1717 and united under one roof
Manslagt	Manslagter Church		Krummhörn	around 1400	ev.-ref.	Font from the early 13th century, pulpit from 1714, organ by Hinrich Just Müller (1776–1778)
Marcardsmoor	Kreuzkirche		Wiesmoor	1907	ev.-luth.	Bell tower from 1930
Marienchor	St. Mary Church		Jemgum	1798	ev.-ref.	classicist including the east wall from 1668; Presumably already a church in pre-Reformation times because of the place name and because the bell dates from 1479
Marienhafe	Marienkirche		Brookmerland	1250/70	ev.-luth.	one of the six sending churches of Brokmerland ; formerly three- aisled basilica with a six-story tower; 75 meters long and 23 meters wide ( nave ) once - up to extensions to the north Ludgerikirche - the largest sacred building in East Frisia; Partial demolition due to dilapidation in 1829; Baptismal font from the early 13th century, pulpit from 1669, organ by Gerhard von Holy (1710–13)
Marx	St. Marcus Church		Friedeburg	around 1200	ev.-luth.	one of the few granite ashlar churches in East Frisia, built as a hall church with an apse ; 1841 Renewal of the west wall with bricks
Middels	Middels Church		Aurich	around 1200	ev.-luth.	one of the few granite square churches in East Frisia, font from the 13th century, organ by Hinrich Just Müller (1784–1786)
Midlum	Midlum Church		Jemgum	Early or mid-13th century	ev.-ref.	separate tower (before 1300) with three-storey arcades is considered to be the most crooked bell tower in the world; the hall church with apse was rebuilt several times
Mitling Mark	Mitling marker church		Westoverledingen	13th Century	ev.-ref.	probably 1520 renewal of the eastern part; Baptismal font from around 1200, pulpit from 1723
Middle size	Mittegroßefehner Church		Großefehn	1857	ev.-luth.	Construction after the founding of the Lutheran congregation in 1855; Bell tower from 1865
Möhlenwarf	Möhlenwarfer Church		Weener	1909	ev.-ref.	Construction after the establishment of the ref. Parish 1905
Moordorf	Martin Luther Church		South Brookmerland	1893	ev.-luth.	built in neo-Romanesque style
Moorhusen	Moorhusen Baptist Chapel		South Brookmerland	1900	bapt.	later modifications and additions
Münkeboe	Church of the Good Shepherd		South Brookmerland	1900	ev.-luth.	Brick church in neo -Gothic style
Neermoor	Old Reformed Church		Moormerland	1865	ev.-old ref.	one of the smallest church buildings in East Frisia; oldest old reformed church building in East Frisia
Neermoor	reformed Church		Moormerland	1797	ev.-ref.	as a replacement for the small church at the old cemetery, from which the pulpit was taken; 1875 Increase of the bell tower to 45 meters
Nendorp	Nendorper Church		Jemgum	around 1820	ev.-ref.	Replacement for previous wooden building; Tower from 1754
Nesse	St. Mary's Church		Dornum	around 1200	ev.-luth.	from tuff ; the original apse gave way to a late Gothic choir with a rood screen ; Baptismal font from the 13th century
Neuburg	Neuburg Church		Jümme	1779	ev.-luth.	rectangular hall church ; Winged altar around 1700
Neuschoo	Bethlehem Church		Holtriem	1869	methodist.	1975 expanded
north	Christ Church		north	1900	bapt.	The building has been officially called a church since 1957, previously a chapel
north	Ludgeri Church		north	1230-1250	ev.-luth.	With a total length of 80 meters, the largest church in East Frisia; Nave and transept completed in 1318, choir 1445–1453; Pulpit from 1712; Organ from 1686–1693 is the largest in East Frisia and the second largest in Germany preserved by Arp Schnitger
north	St. Ludgerus Church		north	1885	cath.	After the Christmas flood in 1717 , people first met in a makeshift facility on Norder Sielstrasse
north	Mennonite Church		north	1662	mennonite.	consecrated as a Mennonite church after reconstruction in 1795
Norderney	Evangelical island church		Norderney	1879	ev.-luth.	built in neo -Gothic style as a replacement for the previous wooden building from 1518, three bells, 620 seats
Norderney	St. Ludgerus		Norderney	1883	cath.	Built in neo-Gothic style, 1946 enlargement, 2008 redesign of the interior and the entrance area
Norderney	Stella Maris		Norderney	1931	cath.	built according to plans by the architect Dominikus Böhm in the New Objectivity style
Nortmoor	St. George Church		Jümme	1751	ev.-luth.	Previous building from the 13th century; Winged altar and pulpit from the 17th century, organ (1773–1775) by Hinrich Just Müller
Nüttermoor	reformed Church		Empty	around 1200	ev.-ref.	until 1725 the south and north portals, which are now walled up, were used as separate entrances for men and women; in the 18th century the west tower was renewed and an entrance was created in the east
Ochtelbur	Ochtelburer Church		Ihlow	second half of the 13th century	ev.-luth.	1742 shortening of the church, 1861 renewal of the north wall; Baptismal font from the 13th century, bell tower from 1897
Ockenhausen	Friedenskirche		Uplengen	around 1897	ev.-luth.	In the course of the renovation from 1988–90, the choir room was expanded by five meters
Oldendorp	Oldendorper Church		Jemgum	Early 14th century	ev.-ref.	Baptismal font from the 16th century, pulpit from 1645
Oldersum	Oldersum Church		Moormerland	1921/22	ev.-ref.	Successor to a single-nave church built around 1400, which burned out in 1916 due to a technical defect and was demolished
Osteel	Warnfried Church		Brookmerland	1260-1270	ev.-luth.	Cross ship and chorus 1830 canceled, thereby shortening the church by 20 to 43 meters; Pulpit from 1699, organ by Edo Evers from 1619
Ostgroßefehn	Ostgroßefehner Church		Großefehn	1894/95	ev.-luth.	in neo -Gothic style
Ostrhauderfehn	Petrus Church		Ostrhauderfehn	1896	ev.-luth.	Building for the Lutheran congregation founded in 1889
Peccum	St. Anthony Church		Emden	13th Century	ev.-luth.	Font from the 13th century; 1470 extension of the choir with a painted net vault ; 15th century tower
Pewsum	Nicolai Church		Krummhörn	15th century	ev.-luth.	Reconstruction in 1862, during which a. the walls were renewed; Late renaissance pulpit from 1618
Pilsum	Pilsum Kreuzkirche		Krummhörn	Late 13th century	ev.-ref.	large crossing towers , which are rather rare in the coastal area; Bronze baptismal font from 1472, pulpit from 1704, organ by Valentin Ulrich Grotian (1694)
Plaggenburg	Andreas Church		Aurich	1904	ev.-luth.	first church in Plaggenburg for the moor colonists
Pogum	Pogum Church		Jemgum	1776	ev.-luth.	Older foundations, organ by Johann Adam Berner (1758–1759)
Potshausen	St. Martin Church		Ostrhauderfehn	1865	ev.-luth.	In 1409 Focko Ukena had the church and village cremated; Pietà (around 1500), altarpiece dated 1647
Reepsholt	St. Mauritius Church		Friedeburg	13th Century	ev.-luth.	Created in three construction phases; Granite pedestal; Tower destroyed in 1474; Organ by Johann Friedrich Wenthin (1788/89)
Remels	St. Martin Church		Uplengen	Early 13th century	ev.-luth.	partly made of granite and tuff , neo-Gothic tower from 1897–1898
Resterhafe	St. Matthew Church		Dornum	Late 13th century	ev.-luth.	Foundation of granite stones ; Tower a little later; 1584–1603 David Fabricius worked
Rhaude	Rhauder Church		Rhauderfehn	14th Century	ev.-luth.	Winged altar from the 17th century, pulpit from 1796
Riepe	Riepster Church		Ihlow	1554	ev.-luth.	The roof of the tower is also called "Riepster Teebüs" (tea caddy) because of its shape
Roggenstede	Roggensteder Church		Dornum	Mid 13th century	ev.-luth.	the original vault collapsed in the 17th century; the pulpit was built in the 15th century; the altar (16th century) was previously in the church of Dornum
Rorichum	Nicolai Church		Moormerland	14th Century	ev.-ref.	probably had a previous building as the church tower is much older
Rysum	Rysumer Church		Krummhörn	15th century	ev.-ref.	houses one of the oldest recordable organs in the world (1457); Tower renewed in 1585
Seal sum	Siegelsumer Church		Brookmerland	1822	ev.-luth.	the medieval predecessor building was demolished in 1820 and replaced by a new building; Pulpit from 1613 integrated; Organ from the years 1842–1845 comes from Arnold Rohlfs
Simonswolde	Simonswoldmer Church		Ihlow	after 1287	ev.-ref.	octagonal choir extension in the 15th century; Grave slab from the 12th / 13th centuries Century; Originally preserved organ by Hinrich Just Müller (1777) on a specially built-in gallery
Spiekeroog	Old island church		Spiekeroog	1696	ev.-luth.	oldest church on an East Frisian island, replaced by a new building in 1961
Pile bog	Stapelmoorer Church		Weener	third quarter of the 13th century	ev.-ref.	Central building in the shape of a Greek cross ; Baptismal font from the 13th century, pulpit around 1600, organ after Franz. Model (1734) by Bartelt Immer , Reinalt Johannes Klein and Claude Jaccard
Stedesdorf	St. Aegidien Church		Esens	around 1150	ev.-luth.	from tuff ; one of the sending churches of the former diocese of Bremen ; originally with a retracted rectangular east choir and a half apse , which was replaced in the 15th century by adding a brick choir ; separate tower from the 17th century; Baptismal font from 1260/70, two wooden sculptures from the 15th century, altar and pulpit from the early 17th century, organ by Valentin Ulrich Grotian (1696)
Steenfelde	Steenfeld Church		Westoverledingen	14./15. century	ev.-luth.	after the collapse in 1429 it was rebuilt using an indulgence ; Font from the 15th century
St. Georgiwold	St. Georgiwolder Church		Weener	1689	ev.-ref.	Replacement for previous wooden building; 1960 Re-erection of the church on the old foundations
Strackholt	Barbara Church		Großefehn	around 1240	ev.-luth.	Kreuzkirche; Reconstructed in 1853; Winged altar from 1654, organ by Gerhard Janssen Schmid (1798–1799); Workplace of Remmer Janssen
Suurhusen	Suurhuser Church		Back	13th Century	ev.-ref.	originally apse without tower; Church tower from the 15th century, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most crooked church tower in the world; Baptismal font and grave slab probably from the 13th century
Tergast	Tergaster Church		Moormerland	13th Century	ev.-ref.	Previous construction proven; Around 1400 a rood screen with four arches was installed, the original apse was extended to a rectangular shape
Thunum	St. Mary's Church		Esens	1842	ev.-luth.	Replacement for previous building from 1558, bell tower around 1600
Tido field	Mercy Church		north	1945/1961	ev.-luth.	initially a barrack church in one of the largest displaced persons camps in north-west Germany, new building in 1961, a listed building since 2007, exhibition on the history of the displaced persons
Timmel	Peter and Paul Church		Großefehn	1736	ev.-luth.	Tower from 1850
Twixlum	Twixlum Church		Emden	15th century	ev.-ref.	Tower around 1400, communion table from the late 17th century; badly damaged during the Second World War
Uphusen	Uphuser Church		Emden	around 1440	ev.-ref.	Replacement of an older building from the 13th century; Organ by WCJ Höffgen (1825–31)
Upleward	Uplewarder Church		Krummhörn	first half of the 14th century	ev.-ref.	with blind windows and partly original narrow pointed arch windows ; Pulpit from the 18th century; Bell cage from 1854
Uttum	Uttum Church		Krummhörn	13th Century	ev.-ref.	Tower from 1527, bronze baptismal font from 1474, pulpit from 1580, important late renaissance organ around 1660
Veenhusen	Veenhuser Church		Moormerland	around 1290	ev.-ref.	The church originally stood on the Emsinsel Osterwinsum and was demolished due to the threat of flooding due to the changing course of the Ems and rebuilt in Veenhusen; Tower from 1869
Vellage	Vellager Church		Weener	13th Century	ev.-ref.	only surviving monastery building of the Johanniter ; Tower in the 15th / 16th centuries Century grown
Victorbur	St. Victor Church		South Brookmerland	around 1250	ev.-luth.	originally a hall church with apse and separate west tower, which was connected to the nave in the 14th century ; choir extension in the 14th century ; in the 19th century the tower was demolished and a separate tower was built; Altar retable from 1657, pulpit from 1697
Visquard	Visquard Church		Krummhörn	Late 13th century	ev.-ref.	Tower around 1300; in the 18th century the vaults in the nave were torn down in favor of a wooden barrel ceiling, the vaults of the choir preserved; Pulpit from 1729
Full	Peter and Paul Church		Westoverledingen	15th century	ev.-luth.	Bell from 1330, Holy Communion chalice from 1440, altarpiece from the 2nd half of the 15th century, defense tower from 1559
Völlenerkönigsfehn	Christ Church		Westoverledingen	1907	ev.-luth.	Building for the Lutheran parish founded in 1905
Warsingsfehn	Jacobi Church		Moormerland	1894	ev.-luth.	Building for the Lutheran parish founded at the end of the 19th century; Tower from 1929
Weene	Nikolaikirche		Ihlow	late 13th century	ev.-luth.	various additions and modifications; Choir extension in 1499, which was replaced by an apse in 1890 ; three late Gothic wooden sculptures
Weener	Evangelical Reformed Church		Weener	around 1230	ev.-ref.	Original church built as a Romanesque apse , enlarged in 1462 in the late Gothic style and expanded with a choir ; further extensions and conversions; Arp Schnitger organ from 1710, tower from 1738
Weener	St. Joseph		Weener	1842/43	cath.	in the style of romantic historicism
Weenermoor	Weenermoorer Church		Weener	1824	ev.-ref.	already the third church in the town at a different location; the two predecessors had to give way to peat extraction one after the other
Become	St. Nicolai Church		Esens	1327	ev.-luth.	Choir from 1476, tower from 1763, pulpit from 1670; Altarpiece and baptism from the 2nd half of the 18th century
Westeraccum	Petrikirche		Dornum	1270/1300	ev.-luth.	Apse made of granite blocks and brick; the original vault has been preserved and has ornaments from the 13th century; Pulpit from 1694
Westerbur	Westerbur Church		Dornum	1753	ev.-luth.	built on the foundations of the previous church (made of tuff ?)
Westerende-Kirchloog	St. Martin		Ihlow	Late 13th century	ev.-luth.	Baptismal font from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, altarpiece from 1652, pulpit from 1737, organ by Johann Friedrich Wenthin (1793)
Westerholt	Westerholter Church		Holtriem	1250/70	ev.-luth.	Brick church built on granite blocks ; 16th century pulpit
Westerhusen	Westerhuser Church		Back	15th century	ev.-ref.	Tower from the 13th century; late Gothic frescoes ; Organ by Jost Sieburg (1642–1643)
West daughter	St. Materniani Church		Holtriem	1260/90	ev.-luth.	the original apse was not rebuilt after a lightning strike in 1675; in the 15th century the vaults were removed and a rood screen built, which was later lowered; Baptismal font from the 13th century, organ by Christian Klausing (1734–1737), altar from 1740
Westrhauderfehn	Hope Church		Rhauderfehn	1848	ev.-luth.	Bell tower from 1885/86
Westrhauderfehn	St. Boniface		Rhauderfehn	1906	cath.	Sculptures of a Pietà from around 1480 are repealed from the Franciscan Aschendorf come
Wiegboldsbur	Wibadi Church		South Brookmerland	13th Century	ev.-luth.	one of the six sending churches of Brokmerland ; Bronze baptismal font from 1496, organ by Wilhelm Eilert Schmid (1818–1819)
Wiesens	John the Baptist Church		Aurich	Mid 13th century	ev.-luth.	The church originally had three naves ; the bells were cast around 1250 when the church was built and are the oldest bells in East Frisia that are still in use
Wiesmoor	Friedenskirche		Wiesmoor	1929-1930	ev.-luth.	built to save visitors the trip to Marcardsmoor
Willum	Willum Church		Brookmerland	14th Century	ev.-ref.	Communion chalice from 1592, pulpit by Jacob Kröpelin (1699)
Wittmund	St. Nicolai		Wittmund	1776	ev.-luth.	Replacement for the previous building, from which the chandelier from 1605 and the altar from 1653 were taken over
Wolthusen	Wolthuser Church		Emden	1784	ev.-ref.	Replacement for the previous building from the second half of the 15th century, from which the Last Supper table from 1611, the bell from 1620 and the pulpit from 1648 were taken
Woltzeten	Woltzetener Church		Krummhörn	1727	ev.-ref.	Replacement for previous construction; Fragment of a baptismal font from around 1200
Woquard	Marienkirche		Krummhörn	1790	ev.-luth.	Replacement for medieval church that had collapsed; Tower from 1865, organ by Hinrich Just Müller (1803–1804)
Wybelsum	Wybelsumer Church		Emden	1700	ev.-ref.	Pulpit, supper table, benches and bell (from 1494) come from the church of the village of Geerdswehr, which was submerged in the Ems in 1699
Wymeer	reformed Church		Bundles	1886	ev.-ref.	Tower from 1788

See also

• List of former monasteries, monasteries and people to come in East Frisia
• List of former East Frisian synagogues
• List of historical organs in East Frisia
• History of church building in East Frisia

literature

• Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . East Frisian Landscape, Aurich 1986, ISBN 3-925365-07-9 .
• Peter Karstkarel: All middeleeuwse kerken. Van Harlingen dead Wilhelmshaven . Uitgeverij Noordboek, Groningen 2007, ISBN 90-330-0558-1 .
• Robert Noah, Martin Stromann: God's houses in East Frisia . Soltau-Kurier Verlag, Norden 1989, ISBN 3-922365-80-9 .
• East Frisian Landscape (Ed.): Kulturkarte Ostfriesland . Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebsgesellschaft, Aurich 2006, ISBN 3-932206-61-4 .
• Hans-Bernd Rödiger and Klaus Wilkens: Frisian churches. Volume 1: In Jeverland and Harlingerland. Mettcker, Jever 1978
• Hans-Bernd Rödiger and Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches. Volume 2: In Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn. Mettcker, Jever 1979, 2nd edition 1983
• Hans-Bernd Rödiger and Menno Smid: Frisian churches. Volume 3: In the independent city of Emden and in the district of Leer . Mettcker, Jever 1980, 2nd edition 1990

Web links

Commons : Churches in Ostfriesland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Monika van Lengen: Churches and Organs . In: Ostfriesland Tourismus GmbH . Retrieved September 16, 2012.
• Doris Reuter: The Genealogy Forum . In: Genealogy forum . Retrieved May 2, 2009.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Constitution of the East Frisian Landscape . East Frisian landscape. July 18, 2005. Accessed on September 3, 2012: "Article I (Principles), Paragraph 2: Ostfriesland comprises the local authorities of the districts of Aurich, Leer and Wittmund and the city of Emden."
2. ^ History of the Evangelical Free Church Congregation of the Baptists Firrel . Evangelical Free Church Congregation Firrel KdöR.Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
3. ^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft: Midlum (PDF; 690 kB). Retrieved September 3, 2012.
4. ↑ Gnadenkirche Tidofeld . In: parish council of the ev.-luth. Church district north . Retrieved May 2, 2009.

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