St. Bartholomew Church (Lüder)

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St. Bartholomew's Church Lüder

The St. Bartholomew Church in Lüder is a church with origins in the Middle Ages, it belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish of St. Petri in Bad Bodenteich and the church district of Uelzen .

location

The St. Bartholomew Church is on Pastorenweg. This is a side street from the main street, which also leads to the cemetery chapel. The church is behind the Grote restaurant.

founding

The church was built in 1373. The tower in its current form was built around 1800, probably from an old defensive tower. The original dimensions of the church have been preserved to this day. The church is 60 feet (18 m) long, 30 feet (8 m) wide, 20 feet (6 m) high, and has 80 cm thick walls. The cost of building the church at that time was 100 marks. All that is known about the name of this church is that it must have been consecrated to the Apostle Bartholomew before the Reformation , because no name is entered in the founding deed and some other documents.

Facility

Bells

The first known bell of the church was re-cast in 1651 by master Siegfried from Hanover. In December 1975 a second bell was installed.

altar

The Nazarene altar of the church in Lüder

Until the middle of the 19th century, the church was adorned with a Renaissance altar. Then it was replaced by a “modern” Nazarene altar. The old altar was forgotten until the renovation in 1960/61 and was then restored at a price of 2000  DM . Since then, it has taken its place. After the interior work was completed, the Nazarene altar was given a place next to the pulpit.

The renaissance altar of the church in Lüder

organ

The church has also had an organ since 1881. At that time, 2,000 marks were available for their purchase. It was delivered by Philipp Furtwängler & Sons from Elze. The organ was renovated in 2002 and inaugurated on March 9, 2002.

The baptismal font of the Lüder church

Baptismal font

In 1911 the retired couple Friedrich Meyer and his wife, née Koopmann, presented a baptismal font on the occasion of the church's golden wedding anniversary, which was inaugurated on October 6, 1912. It was made of wood and was supplied by a Berlin company. Its price was 180 marks.

Church clock

The bell of the church tower clock in Lüder
The steeple clock of the church in Lüder

Lüder has had a church clock since October 1930. It rings every half hour and every full hour. The clock was supplied by JF Weule from Bockenem, the necessary carpentry work was carried out by the master carpenter Ernst Dreyer and the roofing work by the master roofer Hartwig, both of whom were local.

Church window

In 1982 the church got new stained glass windows. They were installed for Thanksgiving. Their cost was DM 15,000.

Bartholomew figure

In 1987, 13 confirmands donated enough money that a saint figure of the Apostle Bartholomew could be purchased. It was used next to the bride door.

history

The St. Bartholomew Church was a pilgrimage church until around 1500 , the pilgrim catchment area of ​​which extended into the province of Brandenburg. After the Reformation, it was tradition that the divine service on Bartholomew's Day in Bad Bodenteich was canceled and the churchgoers came to Lüder. After the service, people celebrated a fair in front of the church. This tradition lasted until the end of the 18th century. This festival was abolished, however, as it degenerated so that it was popularly known as the "Huns Festival". After the Reformation, a catechism lecture was given every four weeks in Lüder . However, these gradually stopped and were eventually replaced by 13 sermon services per year. In 1729 the church in Lüder was completely dilapidated and fell into disrepair, so that in 1773 even the tower threatened to collapse. The residents of Lüders did nothing. Their reason was that there was no money for it. The church supply collections in the entire Principality of Lüneburg and in the County of Hoya made it their task to carry out the most necessary work from 1736 to 1774. In 1867 the church in Lüder was thoroughly renovated. The next renovation was carried out in 1934 and cost 857  RM , but minor repairs and painting were done between these two dates, but only the bare essentials were done. So moisture became noticeable in the foundation walls, so as a countermeasure the interior was paneled with wood to give it the character of a living room and was given a new coat of paint, and stars were also painted on the ceiling to give it the character of the sky. During the Second World War, the church was saved from major damage. In 1960/61 the church was renovated again and the interior was redesigned. The wood paneling and the starry ceiling were removed, the moisture fought accordingly, and the church regained its village-like character. At the same time the bell was equipped with an electric bell. In 1983 the first confirmation took place in the church in Lüder.

The cemetery chapel in Lüder

Directory of pastors

  1. 1531–1574 Herrmann Sonnemann
  2. 1574–1575 Michael Naesemins
  3. 1576–1585 Martinus Schridde
  4. 1585 Heinrich Büscher
  5. 1585–1608 Peter Hülsing
  6. 1608–1648 Johannes Schridde (son of Martinus Schridde)
  7. 1648–1669 Bartholomäus Mellinger
  8. 1669–1679 Hieronymus Praetorius
  9. 1679–1707 Georg Berkemeyer
  10. 1707–1728 Erhard Christoph Bussenius
  11. 1729–1759 Joachim Christoph Müller
  12. 1759–1786 Hartwig Ludolf Baumann
  13. 1786–1798 Christian August Knopf
  14. 1798–1820 Karl Christoph Wilhelm Fischer
  15. 1820–1831 Rudolf Friedrich Wilhelm Illing
  16. 1831–1838 Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Koch
  17. 1838–1878 Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Kastendiek
  18. 1878–1900 Otto Bauer
  19. 1901–1902 Gustav Sprenger
  20. 1902–1932 Georg Grauerholz

Since 1964 there have been two parish offices in Bad Bodenteich. They are marked with I and II. Lüder belongs to parish II.

  1. 1933–1954 Karl Endemann |
  2. Around 1950 Pastor Schmidt ||
  3. 1954–1959 Hans Heinrich Gurland |
  4. 1950–1960 Rudolf Fabig ||
  5. 1959–1966 Günter Friese |
  6. 1964–1969 Hildebrandt Henatsch ||
  7. 1966–1979 Erika Schmidt |
  8. 1971–1983 Werner Klipp ||
  9. 1980–1985 Georg Ritz |
  10. 1984–1989 Arndt-Bernhard Müller ||
  11. 1986–1997 Dietrich Walsdorff |
  12. 1997–2000 Ronald Winnefeld |
  13. 2001–2001 Pastor Brandt |
  14. 1990–2008 Bettina von Bremen ||
  15. 2002–2005 Nicole Beckmann (née Burchert)
  16. 2008–2009 Martin Engelhard II
  17. since 2010 Lars Neumann II

Cemetery chapel

The cemetery chapel belongs to the Samtgemeinde Aue. It was built in 1972 with funds from the political community. Since the living conditions were scarce and many displaced persons had moved from the former German eastern regions , it was not possible for many to keep the deceased at home in the event of bereavement. For this reason, a small morgue was built in 1952 . During the funeral ceremonies, the coffin was kept in the morgue and the mourners had to stand outside regardless of the weather or the funeral ceremony took place in the church. Since this condition was felt to be unsatisfactory by the parishioners, a chapel was built. The chapel was inaugurated on October 7, 1972 in the presence of the provost from Uelzen.

literature

  • Village chronicle Lüder the village of 1000 oaks; History and economic development of Lüder; [1006 - 2006], Groß Oesingen; Druckhaus Harms, 2005

Web links

Commons : St. Bartholomew Church (Lüder)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pastor Lars Neumann leaves the Elbmarsch. In: Hamburger Abendblatt. January 30, 2010, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Cemetery statutes of the SG Aue. (PDF) Retrieved August 9, 2019 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 48 ′ 38.5 ″  N , 10 ° 40 ′ 9 ″  E