Reformed Church Gibstorf

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The Reformed Church Gibstorf is the Evangelical Reformed church building in Gibstorf in the canton of Aargau . It was built on the site of the former parity church by architect Paul Reber in neo-Gothic style in Mägenwil shell limestone and Mägenwil shell sandstone and inaugurated on November 29, 1891 after a two-year construction period. The church belongs to the Reformed parish Birmenstorf-Gibstorf-Turgi.

prehistory

At the site of today's Reformed Church, the Margaret Church, which was used equally , previously stood . When this became increasingly dilapidated towards the end of the 19th century and the Reformed and Catholic parishes could not agree on the cost allocation for a renovation, the Margaret Church had to be demolished in June 1889.

history

In the church building from 1891, the glass paintings on the two windows in the choir are particularly striking. On the left - very unusual for Reformed churches - Christ is depicted on the cross, on the right the risen One.

At the end of the 1960s the church was on the verge of demolition, but was then placed under federal protection and renovated on the initiative of some parishioners in 1968 . In 2018 the belfry was restored and the facade repaired.

Furnishing

The church has choir stalls in the choir room . It has four bells that were cast in the Rüetschi foundry in Aarau and are tuned in D flat major . The first organ from 1902 was replaced in 1980 by a two-manual organ with 18 stops.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Church will be renovated by autumn. Retrieved on February 21, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).

47.482352 8.241848Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '56.5 " N , 8 ° 14' 30.7" E ; CH1903: 660 540 / 259375

[1] Church will be renovated by autumn. Retrieved on February 21, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).