Luther Church (Kiel)

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Luther Church in Kiel

Today's Luther Church is the successor to the community center of the Evangelical Luther Church at Schrevenpark in Kiel , which was destroyed on April 4, 1945 . Together with the Luther Church, it belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Jacobi and Luther Congregation within the Northern Church .

history

Previous construction

The original church building at this point was a community center , which was built between 1910 and 1912 according to the plans of the architect Wilhelm Voigt . Forms of the Schleswig-Holstein manor architecture from the late 18th century were adopted as an elegant ensemble of buildings, consisting of the church building with the parish hall underneath, as well as two rooms for confirmation work, a sexton and sister apartment and two pastor apartments. As the only example in Kiel, the worship room fully met the requirements of the Wiesbaden program : the congregation was grouped in the bright, wide hall with a three-sided gallery arrangement around the altar and the pulpit behind it. Behind the altar pulpit group the room ended with a stage-like dais for the choir and the large organ. After the laying of the foundation stone on October 9, 1910 under the psalm words "Where the Lord does not build the house, those who build it work for free" (Ps 127: 1), the church was solemnly consecrated on March 12, 1912 by the superintendent Theodor Kaftan .

Luther Church (facing west)

Destruction and rebuilding

In the Second World War , the Luther Church was destroyed on April 4, 1945. Only the church tower was largely undamaged and was seen by the community as a sign of hope in the war. Immediately after the end of the war, the clearing up and construction work around the former community center of the Luther community began. Thanks to the efforts of the church council and the pastors, the Luther Church was rebuilt. The new construction of the Luther Church took place from 1956 to 1958 according to plans by the architects Peter Neve and Klaus von Spreckelsen , with the Hamburg architect Peter Neve also leading the construction work. The laying of the foundation stone on December 1, 1957, once again stood under the motto of the first church building, "Where the Lord does not build the house, those who build it work for free" (Ps 127: 1). On November 9, 1958, the newly built Luther Church was inaugurated by Bishop Wilhelm Halfmann with great public interest.

Interior and equipment

Wall mosaic in the entrance hall

A 4.20 m long and 2.70 m wide mosaic is installed in the entrance hall as a memorial to the dead and fallen of the Second World War. It shows in an abstract way a city that was devastated by the bombing and was designed by Gerhard Hurte .

Limewood sculptures

A special feature of the Luther Church are the expansive linden wood sculptures by the Polish artist Ryszard Zając , which determine the altarpiece depending on the church season. During the Christmas season these are the depictions of Mary with the baby Jesus and Joseph , as well as sculptures of Moses and the prodigal son at the rest of the time . As Ordinary depends not only on the pulpit since 1994/95 a Luther Rose , also a lime wood sculpture.

Stained glass window

In the south wall of the nave of the Luther Church there are six stained glass works by Gerhard Hurte . The individual windows are each 87 cm wide and 99 cm high. They were partly donated in 1963 and partly financed by means of the church building association and represent Christian symbols:

  • The tablets of the law
  • The crib and the star
  • The fish
  • The chalice and the bread
  • The fire
  • The cross, the beginning and the end

organ

The church has had an organ made by Detlef Kleuker since 1959 . The mechanical grinding loading -instrument has 28 registers on three manuals and pedal . The disposition is as follows:

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Quintad 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th octave 4 ′
5. Forest flute 2 ′
6th Rauschpfeife II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
7th Mixture VI 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Trumpet 8th'
II upper structure C – g 3
9. Coupling flute 8th'
10. Italian principal 4 ′
11. Schwegel 2 ′
12. octave 1'
13. Terzian II 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
14th Scharff IV
15th Rohrschalmey 8th'
Tremulant
III Breastwork C – g 3
16. Dumped 8th'
17th Reed flute 4 ′
18th Principal 2 ′
19th Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
20th Zimbel III
21st shelf 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – f 1
22nd Principal 16 ′
23. Sub-bass 16 ′
24. Gemshorn 8th'
25th Hollow flute 4 ′
26th Back set IV
27. trombone 16 ′
28. Clarine 4 ′
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I, I / P, II / P

Church today

Luther House

On June 12, 1981, the foundation stone was laid for the new community center, which was built according to plans by the architects Peter Kahlcke and Bertram Steingräber . On May 30, 1982 the building was inaugurated as the Luther House by Propst Rumold Küchenmeister and has since provided space for congregational and cultural events.

Child and youth work

kindergarten

The nursery was initiated in 1970 and renamed Kindergarten in 2001 . We are currently in the process of redesigning the outdoor area and converting it into a children's adventure playground as part of a community project . This work should be completed in April 2008.

Children's Church

A new form of children's worship has been successfully practiced since 1987 - the children's church .

Youth work

In cooperation with the neighboring communities Jakobi-Ost, Luther and Nikolai , the youth work takes place in the Kiel-Mitte region and has been organized by a joint youth warden since 2007.

music

Trumpet Choir

The Luther Trombone Choir has existed since 1913 and participates in a wide variety of community events. Spread over the church year, members of the choir perform the tower blowing of the church tower that has existed since 1912 before the services . Due to its proximity to Christian Albrechts University , the trombone choir has a very young age structure.

Personalities

Motif

A representation of the Luther Church was used as a motif on the Kiel Christmas mug 2012.

literature

  • H. Donner: "The wooden reliefs", "The stained glass windows", in: Art in the Luther Church in Kiel , ed. Parish Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Luther Church Congregation , Kiel 1998, 22–41, 47–68, ISBN 3-8048 -4449-9

Coordinates: 54 ° 19 ′ 49.7 ″  N , 10 ° 7 ′ 25 ″  E

Web links

Commons : Lutherkirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hasselmann, Karl-Behrend (ed.) Church in Kiel. 750 years of Kiel. 750 years of St. Nikolai, Neumünster 1991, ISBN 3-529-02717-0 , pp. 194f.
  2. ↑ Information on the organ