New Apostolic Church Bielefeld-East
The New Apostolic Church Bielefeld-Ost is one of the thirteen New Apostolic congregations in the Bielefeld church district and was formed in 2009 from the congregations of Sieker and Stieghorst .
History of the community of Sieker
The first services took place in the so-called “Nobben Villa” in 1910. This place was a poor brickwork and was rented. After about three years there were enough brothers and sisters in faith that a new meeting place could be found. This was found on Schlangenstrasse in the house of the Krüger family. The head of the congregation was priest August Ober until 1924 . A first choir was founded in this church, which recorded songs in the church and in the Oetkerhalle with the German Grammophon Society in the 1960s .
This meeting place soon became too small, and in 1924 the first church was built on Taubenstrasse. In the meantime, a flourishing community had emerged with the work of many officials and volunteers. But this church too became too small, and after a site inspection Chief Apostle Walter Schmidt decided that the church should be demolished and a new church should be built in 1968/69, which Chief Apostle Walter Schmidt named "Temple of Minors" on October 26, 1969. was consecrated.
| Head of the Sieker community | |
|---|---|
| Priest August Ober | 1910-1924 |
| Priest August Hartmann | 1925-1944 |
| Evangelist Karl Krull | 1944-1946 |
| Priest Eugen Rodekamp | 1946-1963 |
| Evangelist Heinz Breipohl | 1963-1979 |
| Priest Horst Mühlot | 1979-1992 |
| District Evangelist Burkhart Simon | 1992-1994 |
| Evangelist Gerhard Flick | 1994-2005 |
| Priest Dieter Schelp | 2005-2009 |
History of the community of Stieghorst
The community of Stieghorst was founded on December 25, 1919. The first meeting place was at Hillegossen No. 3 (today Detmolder Strasse 566), in the rented apartment of Priest Heinrich Breipohl and his wife Pauline. In 1934 the first church was built at Flensburger Strasse 2. All brothers and sisters were involved in building the church. In 1982, however, the Stieghorst community moved again. The new church was located at Danziger Strasse 2 and was consecrated on December 19, 1982 by District Apostle Hermann Engelauf. Church services were celebrated here until 2009. Today the church is used as a meeting place for young people.
| Head of the community of Stieghorst | |
|---|---|
| Priest Heinrich Breipohl | 1921-1947 |
| Priest Gustav Frodermann | 1947-1970 |
| Priest Wilhelm Siggemann | 1970-1981 |
| Priest, shepherd , bishop Horst Simon | 1981-1989 |
| District Elder Wilhelm Buschkamp | 1989-1990 |
| Priest Peter Darkow | 1990-1999 |
| District Evangelist Burkhart Simon | 1999-2003 |
| Priest, evangelist Wolfgang brother | 2003-2009 |
Merger in 2009
On May 27, 2009, District Apostle Armin Brinkmann read a letter about the upcoming merger in the Sieker congregation . The Stieghorst community was also present. On December 9th, the two congregations were merged into a new congregation in a merger service in the church in Sieker. Apostle Walter Schorr held the service . Since then, services have been held in this church. The evangelist Wolfgang Bruder was appointed head of the congregation. He is supported in this task by his deputy Dieter Schelp.
organ
With the construction of the church in Sieker in 1969, a small organ with a total of 12 registers was also built by the Euler company . The console is centered on the organ, and the open swell is located directly above the console. It is flanked by the wooden pipes of the Subbass 16 ′. The main work stands in the middle above the swell. The organ is in the middle of the gallery opposite the altar. The organ still fulfills its purpose today and was overhauled at the end of 2009 by the organ builder Simon from Borgentreich .
| Disposition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hauptwerk C-g3 | Swell C-g3 | Pedal mechanism C-f1 |
| Gedackt 8 ' | Quintade 8 ' | Subbass 16 ' |
| Spitzgamba 8 ′ (originally pointed flute 4 ') | Reed flute 4 ' | Open bass 8 ' |
| Principal 4 ' | Principal 2 ' | Coupling I / P |
| Recorder 2 ' | Octave 1 ' | Belt II / P |
| Mixture 3-4 times | Krummhorn 8 ' | |
| Belt II / I | Tremulant |
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Coordinates: 52 ° 0 '54.4 " N , 8 ° 33' 49.2" E