Oldendorper Church

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South side of the Oldendorper Church

The Evangelical Reformed Oldendorper Church is located in the East Frisian Rheiderland . The brick church was built in the 13th or 14th century in the transitional Romano-Gothic style.

History and architecture

West side with bell tower
View from the east

Oldendorp is mentioned as early as 1000 AD in the Werdener Landscapes and is one of the oldest places in the Rheiderland. In the pre-Reformation period the church belonged to the provost of Hatzum in the diocese of Münster . During the Reformation , the parish switched to the Reformed Confession. The time when the church was built is not clear. It was built in the 13th or 14th century as a rectangular hall church with walls up to 1.20 meters thick. The bell tower, which is built on the north side close to the church, dates from the 13th century. The older bell dates from the beginning of the 14th century, the younger one from 1609.

Over the centuries some modifications were made. The original Romanesque north portal was walled up. The west portal probably dates from the 17th century. On the east wall there are four Gothic pointed arch window windows, of which the two middle ones may originally have been perforated. On the south wall there are a total of five windows in two different sizes, the three larger ones have probably been enlarged afterwards. On the outside of the thick wall, all are ogival , but one on the inside is rounded . The south wall was renewed in 1955 after it was damaged by artillery fire . Bullet holes from the Second World War can still be seen on the western wall. In 1964 the north wall was renewed. A new half-hip roof completes the building.

Since 1911 Oldendorp and Nendorp have formed a parish, which is now looked after by Ditzum .

Furnishing

Grave slab from 1768 for Pastor Rosendal
Interior to the east

A flat wooden barrel vault has been drawn into the interior . The octagonal baptismal font made of light sandstone in the chancel stands on a square foot and is dated to the first half of the 16th century and originally stood under the pulpit. The white pulpit is marked with the year 1645. It bears the inscription "Heaven and earth will pass away, but God's word remains forever" ( Mt 24,35  LUT ).

Two grave slabs from Oldendorper pastors are in the choir . The older of 1663 reminds of the Oldendorper pastor Arnoldi Johannis, who worked in the congregation from 1638 until his death, and of his wife Margarete Arnoldi Johannis. The grave slab for Pastor Rosendal is inscribed with the Dutch words “HERE ONDER RÜST HET STOFVELYK DEEL VAN DEN WEL EERWAARDEN HEER HARMANNUS POPPEN ROSENDAL. IN LEVEN VEL GANGELY DIENAAR IN DESE GEMEYNTE. BORN DECEMBER 27, 1727, OVERLEDEN APRIL 26, 1768 IN THE 13TH YEAR SYNER BEDIENING. "

A beaker from the year 1675 belongs to the Vasa Sacra. The Bible dates from 1902. On the north wall a verse of the Bible is painted in brown letters: "Blessed are those who hear and keep God's word" ( Lk 11,28  LUT ).

organ

Rohlfs organ from 1870

The organ on the east gallery was built in 1870 by the Rohlfs brothers and has seven stops on a manual and attached pedal . The prospect pipes had to be delivered for war purposes in 1917. From 1993 to 1994 the instrument was restored by the organ builder Regina Stegemann .

I Manual C – f 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Viola di gamba 8th'
3. Dumped 8th'
4th Octave 4 ′
5. flute 4 ′
6th flute 2 ′
7th Mixture I-III
Pedal C – d 1
attached

See also

literature

  • Anna Sophie Inden (text) | Martin Stromann (photos): God's houses in the Rheiderland . In: Ostfriesland Magazin 2/2015, SKN Druck und Verlag, Norden 2015, p. 48 ff.
  • Peter Karstkarel: All middeleeuwse kerken. Van Harlingen dead Wilhelmshaven . 2nd Edition. Uitgeverij Noordboek, Groningen 2008, ISBN 978-90-330-0558-9 , p. 828-829 .
  • Monika van Lengen: Rheiderland churches. Journey of discovery to places of worship from eight centuries in the west of East Frisia . H. Risius, Weener 2000.
  • Robert Noah: God's houses in East Frisia . Soltau-Kurier, Norden 1989, ISBN 3-922365-80-9 .
  • Insa Segebade: Reformed churches on the Ems . Evangelical Reformed Church, Leer 1999, ISBN 3-00-004645-3 , p. 18-19 .

Web links

Commons : Oldendorper Kirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Karstkarel: Alle middeleeuwse kerken. 2008, p. 829.
  2. ^ Menno Smid : Ostfriesische Kirchengeschichte (= East Friesland in the protection of the dike. Vol. 6). Self-published, Pewsum 1974, p. 42.
  3. ↑ a b c Monika van Lengen: Rheiderland churches. Journey of discovery to places of worship from eight centuries in the west of East Frisia . H. Risius, Weener 2000, p. 25 .
  4. ↑ a b Segebade: Reformed Churches on the Ems. 1999, p. 18.
  5. ↑ Gottfried Kiesow : Architectural Guide Ostfriesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 152 .
  6. ^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesische Landschaft : Oldendorp , accessed on November 6, 2018 (PDF file; 23 kB).
  7. ^ Segebade: Reformed Churches on the Ems. 1999, p. 18 f.
  8. ↑ organ on NOMINE eV , accessed on November 6 2018th

Coordinates: 53 ° 18 ′ 30.1 ″  N , 7 ° 17 ′ 39.1 ″  E