Markuskirche (Mannheim)
The Markuskirche is a Protestant church in Mannheim 's Almenhof district . It was built by Max Schmechel between 1937 and 1938 .
history
The Almenhofsiedlung was laid out as planned from 1921 according to the ideas of the garden city movement. Ecclesiastically it belonged to the Neckarau Matthew Church . In 1931 a parish hall was built in which Neckarau pastors held church services before the Almenhof received a parish vicariate on May 1, 1935. On the 1st of Advent 1937, the foundation stone for St. Mark's Church was laid in the far west of the settlement. The choice of the location was based on the plans that were not carried out, that the neighboring Lanz works should be relocated to Rheinau and their land should be released for residential development, which would have placed the church in a central location. According to the authorities, as little metal as possible should be used for the construction of the church designed by Max Schmechel . The inauguration was celebrated on July 24, 1938, and an independent parish was established in the same year. With the Lukaskirche built later , also on the Almenhof, the Matthäuskirche in Neckarau and the Johanniskirche in Lindenhof , the four neighboring churches were named after the four evangelists . The ringing of the Markuskirche consisted of four bells with the tones F, G, B and C.
The three largest bells were confiscated during World War II . The church was damaged several times in air raids and burned down to the outer walls in 1944. It was rebuilt by 1951, again under the direction of Max Schmechel. In the 1960s, the Markus parish grew into the largest Protestant parish in Mannheim, which is why the Lukaskirche was built in the eastern Almenhof by 1967 .
description
The Markuskirche is located in an exposed position at the western entrance to the Almenhof. With the parish hall and rectory at right angles to the church and the central church tower, a homogeneous complex results. The facades present themselves with red brick . The hall church is covered by a gable roof. The 30 meter high tower has an open bell cage . The only decoration in the interior is a crucifix above the altar . The Weigle - organ was built in two stages in 1954 and the 1958th It has 39 registers on three manuals and a pedal with 2546 pipes .
After the bells delivered during the war had been replaced by Bachert Karlsruhe in 1956, the ringing consisted of four bronze bells. However, there were soon problems with the church tower, which had suffered a longitudinal crack during the war and also stands at its location on an old river bed on poor building ground. In order not to support the tower's natural oscillation , the two small bells were given counterweights. Finally, the top bell - the baptismal bell - had to be removed for static reasons. In 2001 the top of the tower, on which the bells hang, was thoroughly renewed and the rotten wooden structure of the bell tower was replaced.
| Surname | inscription | Weight (kg) | Chime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel bell | The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel ( Mk 1,15 LUT ) | 1,080 | e 1 |
| Eternity bell | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away ( Mk 13:31 ESV ) | 690 | f sharp 1 |
| Prayer bell | Watch and pray that you do not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak ( Mk 14.38 ESV ) | 450 | g sharp 1 |
| Baptismal bell | Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned ( Mk 16,16 LUT ) | 320 | h 1 |
literature
- Andreas Schenk: Architectural Guide Mannheim . Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-496-01201-3 .
- Hansjörg Probst : Neckarau Volume 2: From absolutism to the present . Mannheim 1989, ISBN 3-87804-197-7 .
- Wilhelm August Schulze: History of the Protestant community Neckarau . Mannheim 1970.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 27 ′ 52.7 " N , 8 ° 28 ′ 35.1" E