St. Peter (Hamburg-Groß Borstel)
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Peter is the central church in the Hamburg district of Groß Borstel . It is located on the corner of Borsteler Chaussee / Schrödersweg in the immediate vicinity of the Stavenhagenhaus . With its central location and the outstanding shape of the nave and tower, it shapes the townscape of the district.
Previous construction
Until 1947, Groß Borstel was part of the St. Johannis Church in Eppendorf . However, the Eppendorfer church council was only ready in the late 1920s to create an independent pastorate for Groß Borstel and to build a so-called "church hall". The building designed by Fritz Höger has existed since 1932 , and from 1937 until the construction of St. Peter's Church was called "Christ over the waves". The name was derived from an altarpiece by Bernhard Hopp , which shows Peter sinking but saved by Christ . The reference of the congregation to Peter has been retained until today with the name of the church.
After the population of Groß Borstel had risen sharply until 1955, the new church building was decided unanimously by the board of the now independent community. The old church hall has also been used by the community since then and, like the church, is one of the recognized architectural monuments in Groß Borstel.
Building the church
The church was built from 1956 to 1959 under the direction of the architect Otto Andersen and is considered to be his most beautiful and most consistent work. The construction continues the ideas of the Hammer Church , whereby the unity of space for the congregation with the liturgical area has become even closer. The church is clad with red bricks on the outside and white bricks on the inside so that the underlying concrete structure is not visible. The roof is towed away on both long sides and dominates the overall impression of the closed-looking building, from which the window closing off the baptismal area emerges on one side and the round sacristy on the other . Above the entrance to the church there is a mosaic in the tympanum that again takes up elements of the Peter story and creates a clear reference to the altarpiece of the first church hall.
The total length of the church without the tower is about 39 m and the width about 27 m. The tower itself is 40 m high and has a 2 m high copper weathercock on top.
The roof originally had a distinctive concrete ledge running around directly under the roof edge. Due to storm damage in 1961, however, it had to be completely redesigned, with this ledge also disappearing and being replaced by a copper apron.
Furnishing
The interior appears friendly and bright overall, congregation and pastor are not separated by the open and spacious interior. The outer walls, which rise while the roof height remains the same, create the impression that the interior is higher towards the altar. The room, which appears tight and closed, is closed off at the top by a wooden ceiling. In the relatively short space, the wide central aisle emphasizes the direction towards the altar, which forms an optical unit with the bronze cross and the candlesticks. The altar, its furnishings and the baptism were created by Fritz Fleer , the pulpit by Otto Andersen. The Lord's Supper implements made of silver with rose quartz are from Ragna Sperschneider .
The lighting in the interior is particularly successful; the windows by Claus Wallner determine the impression. The walls to the right and left of the entrance consist of large glass surfaces that are decorated with plant motifs, but have little color. The main window of the church is to the right of the altar behind the baptismal font . It is much more colorful, its motifs refer to baptism and the names of the apostles .
Although there were repeated considerations to change the interior, the only redesign that was carried out was limited to removing the last two rows of benches in 2001, creating a free area under the organ gallery that can be used for various events.
organ
The present organ from Alfred Führer’s workshop was built in 1963. The instrument has 24 registers , divided into two manuals and a pedal . Your disposition is:
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- Coupling: 3 normal coupling (II / I, I / P, II / P)
Bells
Originally there were four steel bells from the Bochumer Verein bell foundry in the tower . These were connected to the tower by a rigid bell and over time caused damage to it, so that it had to be repaired in the early 1980s. In 1983 the tower received a wooden belfry and four lighter bronze bells.
Economic situation
The population of Groß Borstel, which has fallen from over 20,000 at the end of the 1950s to just under 9,000 today, and the tendency to leave the church, has also created a deteriorating economic situation for St. Peter. Therefore, since 2000, the church has received much of the funds it needs through cooperation with various foundations. An independent foundation is planned to preserve the old church hall, and cooperation with neighboring communities is already being practiced intensively. After lengthy deliberations, the construction of residential buildings is planned on parts of the previous church property, which began in 2012.
Photographs and map
Coordinates: 53 ° 36 ′ 26.6 " N , 9 ° 58 ′ 35.3" E
Entrance side and church tower
Structure of the tower
Tympanum above the entrance
See also
- List of churches that Peter consecrated.
- Israelite hospital which, as a large institution, receives full-time church care from St. Peter.
Individual evidence
literature
- Ralf Lange: Architecture in Hamburg . Junius Verlag , Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-88506-586-9 , p. 232 .
- Gertrud Schiller : Hamburg's new churches 1951–1961 . Ed .: Evangelical Lutheran Church Hamburg. Hans Christians Verlag, Hamburg 1961, p. 32-35, 77 .
- Church council of the parish of St. Peter Groß Borstel (Ed.): Community letter special edition 50 years of St. Peter . 2009 ( online (PDF; 1.8 MB) [accessed April 15, 2012]).
- Friedhelm Grundmann, Thomas Helms: When stones preach . Medien Verlag Schubert, Hamburg 1993, ISBN 3-929229-14-5 , p. 137 .
Web links
- Homepage of the community
- Church on the side of the Groß-Borstel district
- List of recognized monuments of the city of Hamburg ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )