Thomas Chapel (Lappenstuhl)
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 Thomaskapelle in Bramsche-Lappenstuhl |
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| place | Bramsche | |
| architect | Otto Bartning | |
| Construction year | 1951/1971 | |
| demolition | 1969 | |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 25 '6.5 " N , 8 ° 3' 35.1" E | |
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The Thomaskapelle is a Protestant chapel in the Lappenstuhl district of Bramsch . First it was built in 1951 as a diaspora chapel in the Catholic Voltlage . After being dismantled and then rebuilt in the Lappenstuhl, 20 km away, it has been used as a chapel there ever since.
history
Diaspora chapel in Voltlage
After the end of the Second World War, many Protestant refugees from the formerly German eastern regions came to the formerly independent communities of Voltlage, Höckel and Weese. But since the parish of Voltlage was without exception Catholic, the Catholics initially made the pastoral care room available. At times the Catholic Church of St. Catherine could also be used. Since the cramped space conditions were unsatisfactory for the growing community, the aim was to build their own chapel. The American section of the Lutheran World Federation supported the construction financially so that a diaspora chapel by the architect Otto Bartning could be built.
The first location of the chapel was on the street "Sterthauk" in Voltlage. The building application for the construction of the chapel was submitted by the refugee pastor Dr. Neuendorff and granted on June 9, 1950. Since the construction manager Rutenschröer from the neighboring town of Recke did not want to set up a winter construction site, construction did not begin until the following spring. On July 8, 1951, the chapel was inaugurated in the presence of church dignitaries from the area and an American pastor as a representative of the Lutheran World Federation.
Due to the numerous movements of parishioners, the parish shrank considerably, so that in 1968 there were hardly any Protestant Christians in Voltlage. Probably the last use of the building was a student's burial in 1968. After the church was closed, the remaining parishioners from Fürstenau were looked after. In 1969 the church was torn down and stored in Lappenstuhl.
Reconstruction in rag chair
In cloth chair incorporated many citizens doubted the place of the protracted construction, so the chapel after the always doubting Thomas was named the Bible. On August 1, 1970, the rebuilt chapel was consecrated.
In 2016 the electric organ , which had been in use for 45 years, was replaced by a pipe organ. If the emergency churches are recognized, the Thomaskapelle could become part of the world cultural heritage in the future. The parish supports the application of the Otto Bartning Working Group for Church Construction, which would like to submit an application to UNESCO.
Web links
- The Thomaskapelle on the district's website
- The chapel on the website of OBAK (Otto Bartning-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kirchenbau)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.noz.de/lokales/samtgemeinde-neuenkirchen/artikel/829093/voltlager-diasporakapelle-estand-immer-noch-in-bramsche#gallery&0&0&829093 Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung on January 1st, 2017: "Voltlager Diasporakapelle is always standing still in Bramsche "; accessed on August 31, 2018
- ↑ St. Thomas Chapel (Lappenstuhl). In: arch INFORM . (Website with date of dedication)
- ↑ https://www.noz.de/lokales/bramsche/artikel/680761/neue-orgel-fur-thomaskapelle-in-lappenstuhl-1 Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung on March 7, 2016: "New organ for Thomaskapelle in Lappenstuhl"; accessed on September 1, 2018
- ↑ http://www.otto-bartning.de/meldung.php?id=68 Application World Heritage