St. Johannis (Bramsche)

St. John's Church
The Church of St. Johannis in Bramsche-Gartenstadt
Construction year:	1960
Location:	52 ° 24 '27.1 "  N , 8 ° 0' 17.5"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 24 '27.1 "  N , 8 ° 0' 17.5"  E
Address:	Grüner Brink 2 Bramsche Lower Saxony , Germany
Purpose:	Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Johanniskirche , also St. John's Church , in Bramsche is a sacred building erected in 1960 , which today is in use by the parish of St. Johannis Bramsche-Gartenstadt , which was founded in 1961 and has around 4800 members Church district Bramsche , is located.

history

The church was built in 1960 and consecrated on October 15, 1961. The bells consecration of the four bronze bells made in the Hessian sense and now in the tower, which replaced two discarded cast steel bells, took place on June 16, 1963. Twelve years after inauguration, the church received an organ that was adapted to the interior . A parish hall, two rectories and a kindergarten are adjacent to the church .

Furnishing

In addition to the organ, the church has an altar in the interior , in front of which, when looking towards the entrance, there is a baptismal font on the right and a lectern on the left. In addition, a ceramic cross hangs centrally above the altar, showing the crucified Jesus in a blessing pose. The pulpit is decorated with ceramic tiles and shows the symbols of the four evangelists . At the top on the sides of the nave there are colored windows showing motifs from the story of the Passion , Pentecost and the Revelation of John .

Bells

The four bells, cast by the Rincker company from Sinn , have the sound tones a, b, c and d. Each of the bells bears a coat of arms and a word from the Bible. In doing so, they recall the expulsion of the East Germans as a result of the Second World War and give it a Christian interpretation:

• Bell I :
  • Coat of arms of Lower Saxony and Psalm 103.2 LUT
• Bell II :
  • Coat of arms of Pomerania and Psalm 37.5 LUT
• Bell III :
  • Coats of arms of East and West Prussia and Hebrews 13:14 LUT
• Bell IV :
  • Coat of arms of Silesia and Matthew 5,3 LUT

organ

In 1973 the Kreienbrink company built an organ with twelve registers , which are divided into two manuals and a pedal . The arrangement of the organ is as follows:

I main work C– 1. Principal 8th' 2. Reed flute 8th' 3. octave 4 ′ 4th Forest flute 2 ′ 5. Mixture III

II breastwork C– 6th Dumped 8th' 7th recorder 4 ′ 8th. Principal 2 ′ 9. Terzian III Tremulant

Pedals C– 10. Sub bass 16 ′ 11. Gedacktpommer 08th' 12. Rauschpfeife III

• Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P

Web links

Commons : St. Johannis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• St. Johannis Bramsche at wir-e.de
• Main page of St. Johannis parish at kirchenkreis-bramsche.de
• Pictures and brief descriptions of the interior of the church
• History of the organ (procurement)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Church district Bramsche - St. Johannis Bramsche - Church. (No longer available online.) Bramsche Church District, archived from the original on July 2, 2016 ; Retrieved July 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Bramsche church district - St. Johannis Bramsche - organ. (No longer available online.) Bramsche Church District, archived from the original on July 2, 2016 ; Retrieved July 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Church district Bramsche - St. Johannis Bramsche - parish. (No longer available online.) Bramsche Church District, archived from the original on July 2, 2016 ; Retrieved July 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.