Martin Luther Church (Gütersloh)

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Martin Luther Church

The Martin Luther Church as seen from the garden of the Parkhotel

Basic data
Denomination evangelical
place Gutersloh , Germany
Regional church Evangelical Church of Westphalia
dedication Martin Luther
Building history
architect Christian Heyden
Building description
inauguration 1861
Architectural style Neo-Gothic
Construction type Hall church
Function and title

Parish church

Coordinates 51 ° 54 '21 "  N , 8 ° 22' 45"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 54 '21 "  N , 8 ° 22' 45"  E
Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Bird's eye view of the church
inner space
Small bell while singing at night
The Gütersloh baptismal angel
Partial view of a diorama in the church

The Martin Luther Church (before 1911: New Church or New Evangelical Church, between 1911 and 1933: Resurrection Church) is a Protestant parish church in the center of the city of Gütersloh on Berliner Platz.

history

The church was built according to plans by Christian Heyden as a neo-Gothic hall church , was originally a preaching church and intended for as many people as possible. It is somewhat smaller in terms of volume than the Catholic St. Pankratius Church , but with over 1000 seats it is the largest church in the city in terms of seating. It was completed in 1861.

The church was listed as a historical monument in 1984 . In addition to the actual building, the list of architectural monuments in Gütersloh also includes the height mark, baptismal angel, bell, altarpiece and murals, as well as nativity figures from the church . The Christmas crib (from around 1920) was Monument of the Month in Westphalia-Lippe in December 2009 .

Today the church and parish belong to the Gütersloh parish . The church is home to the night singing bell and the Gütersloh Bach Choir .

Furnishing

Baptism angel

The most important piece of furniture in the church has a baptismal angel by Bertel Thorvaldsen . It is a zinc die-cast from the Moritz Geiß workshop , Berlin . The baptismal angel was made from marble based on a model that stands in the Frauenkirche in Copenhagen and was a gift from the future Emperor Friedrich III. in gratitude for his protection in the serious railway accident at Avenwedde in 1851. The glass painter Alexander Linnemann from Frankfurt created 3 glass windows for the choir before 1900 according to the catalog of works from 1902.

organ

The organ of the Martin Luther Church was built in two stages in 1951 and 1956 by the organ building company GF Steinmeyer & Co. (Oettingen). The instrument has 60 registers ( pocket drawers ) on three manuals and a pedal . The playing and stop actions are electro-pneumatic.

In 1997/98 the instrument was restored and expanded by the Kreienbrink company . Kreienbrink added a new setting machine and a programmable roller and increased the wind pressure. The organ has been a listed building since 2016. In 2017 the instrument was restored by the company Freiburger Orgelbau Hartwig and Tilmann Späth .

The organ has 3,958 pipes . The largest measures 5.80 meters and weighs 150 kilograms.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Pommer 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th Gemshorn 8th'
5. octave 4 ′
6th Covered flute 4 ′
7th octave 2 ′
8th. recorder 2 ′
9. Fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
11. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
12. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Zimbel III 1 ⁄ 2 ′
14th Trumpet 16 ′
15th Trumpet 8th'
16. Trumpet 4 ′
II Positive C-g 3
17th Wood-covered 8th'
18th Quintad 8th'
19th Principal 4 ′
20th Wooden flute 4 ′
21st octave 2 ′
22nd Schwiegel 2 ′
23. octave 1'
24. Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
25th Zimbel IV 1 ⁄ 3 ′
26th Dulcian 16 ′
27. Krummhorn 8th'
28. Trumpet shelf 4 ′
Tremulant
III Swell C – g 3
29 Cane-covered 16 ′
30th Wooden principal 8th'
31. Covered 8th'
32. Dulz flute 8th'
33. Principal 4 ′
34. Coupling flute 4 ′
35. octave 2 ′
36. Forest flute 2 ′
37. Sif flute 1'
38. Nassat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
39. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
40. Scharff III – V 1'
41. bassoon 16 ′
42. shawm 8th'
43. Vox coelestis 8th'
44. Head trumpet 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
45. Principal 16 ′
46. Sub bass 16 ′
47. Cane-covered 16 ′
48. Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
49. octave 8th'
50. Covered 8th'
51. octave 4 ′
52. Night horn 4 ′
53. Reed flute 2 ′
54. Rauschpfeife IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
55. Mixture V 2 ′
56. trombone 16 ′
57. bassoon 16 ′
58. Trumpet 8th'
59. Trumpet 4 ′
60. Cornett 2 ′

Open Church

As part of a new concept for community work, the Evangelical Church Community of Gütersloh declared the church to be the church for the city in 1999 . The Martin Luther Church is open from Wednesday to Sunday and invites visitors to silence and prayer. Regular church services, devotions and a wide range of church music can be found in the program, as well as exhibitions and spiritual church tours.

Since 2004, a central entry point has been set up in the church for people who want to enter the church.

Web links

Commons : Martin Luther Church (Gütersloh)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Registration of the city of Gütersloh as a monument .
  2. ↑ Ulrich Felchner: The "Gütersloh Baptism Angel" in a new light . In: Gütersloher Contributions to Heimat- und Landeskunde 56/57 (1997), pp. 1263–1284.
  3. ↑ More information on the Steinmeyer organ