St. Petri (Uelzen)
The St. Petri Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church with an adjacent community center in Uelzen on Osterstrasse. The area of the community includes the eastern part of the district of Ilmenau and Niendorfer Strasse, including the Eschenkamp development area, and has around 4,800 community members.
The church
The church was consecrated on October 2, 1960. The main facade is shaped by an ivy cross, bordered by a relief of thick wooden beams. This idea comes from the Uelzen artist Georg Lipinsky . In 2010, the church roof was equipped with a solar system, all of which is fed into the public grid.
The oldest bell in Uelzen hangs in the bell carrier, which was newly built in 2005 as a roof turret. Originally it was cast in 1605 for the church in Miswalde ( East Prussia , today Myślice, Powiat Morąski ) and came in 1961 to the St. Petri Church in Uelzen.
The path to the church is barrier-free. Inside is a graffito the painter Karl Varnecke illustrating a divine miracle - Petri Fischzug by ( Lk 5,1-11 LUT ) - the dominant eye-catching on the altar wall. The colored glazing in the window of the baptismal font, designed by the Bremen artist Heinz Lilienthal , shows the Trinity of God: creation, redemption, sanctification.
The Hillebrand organ with two manuals and pedal has 23 registers and 1,618 pipes.
The community
On April 1, 1958, the St. Petri Congregation was established.
Church work
There are numerous community circles and groups, such as B. Choir work or help for needy citizens. In addition to the conventional form of confirmation classes, the municipality also offers the KU4 model (starting with the 4th school year). The community attaches great importance to an open community hall for people who are “laborious and laden”. The community uses the Gertrudenkapelle at the Ratsteich for devotions, baptisms and weddings.
National attention was paid to the church in connection with the abuse allegations against Marco Weiss , for whose return from Turkey the citizens of the whole place prayed in the church.
Child labor in the mother-child group , in the play area and in the children's and youth choir (singing kids) is very popular.
Church services
Services take place on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in St. Petri Church and on the evening of the last Sunday of the month in the parish hall. They are often offered in a special design and shape. The Gertrudenkapelle at the Ratsteich is used for prayer, baptisms and weddings.
Children's services
Children's services are held every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Church, except during school holidays.
organ
It is a Hillebrand organ with 23 registers and 1,618 pipes , divided into two manuals and the pedal , built by Gebrüder Hillebrand Orgelbau .
Web links
- The Church of St. Petri on the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church District Uelzen
- Elisabeth Garlipp: St. Petri parish in Uelzen - presentation on the website of the Braunschweig seminary
- Ev.-luth. Church district Uelzen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Schossadowski: A parish shines. In: Allgemeine Zeitung Uelzen from December 6, 2011
- ↑ Karsten Kammholz: A whole place is worried about Marco W. In: Die Welt online, November 20, 2007
- ↑ Parish of St. Petri: times of worship
Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 52.7 " N , 10 ° 34 ′ 20.4" E