Thomaskirche (Espelkamp)
 Thomaskirche in Espelkamp |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran |
| place | Espelkamp , Germany |
| Regional church | Evangelical Church of Westphalia |
| dedication | Thomas |
| Building history | |
| start of building | November 13, 1960 |
| Building description | |
| inauguration | June 30, 1963 |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Construction type | Hall church |
| 52 ° 22 '38.4 " N , 8 ° 38' 1.3" E | |
The Thomaskirche Espelkamp is a church building on Isenstedter Straße in the East Westphalian town of Espelkamp in the Minden-Lübbecke district in North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Martins parish Espelkamp.
The church is named after the apostle Thomas .
history
The town of Espelkamp, which emerged after the Second World War , became a new home for displaced people. In 1949 the Ev. Martins parish was founded in Espelkamp, which was initially able to fall back on a Munahalle , the festival hall, as a meeting place .
Plans for a church building by the Hamburg architect Gerhard Langmaack began in the mid-1950s. The highest point in the city was chosen as the location, where Isenstedter Strasse crosses Breslauer Strasse, which was intended to document the bond between the community and the church. A visual axis between the town hall and the church was to be created.
The foundation stone was laid on November 13, 1960, and the inauguration was on June 30, 1963.
On March 8, 2018, there was a fire in the bell tower of the St. Thomas Church, which caused considerable damage.
architecture
The concrete hall church has a length of 20.30 m and a width of 15 m (entrance hall) to 20.70 m (at the chancel). The tower is 34.35 m high.
When walking around the church, the shape of the church emerges from the three-part floor plan: tower hall, community room , chancel . A roof covers the church, including the entrance hall and organ room. The width of the tower results from the width of the tower hall, which ends not in a point, but in a cutting edge. Due to the narrow tower hall in north-south direction, the tower looks slim and graceful on the sides, elegantly curved across its entire width from the front. “The walls of the nave are not parallel to each other, but are curved in the shape of a chalice towards the chancel. In contrast to the churches of earlier times, the sanctuary of the St. Thomas Church is not attached to the nave and thus optically separated from the parish room, rather a parish of clergy and lay people celebrates their worship here. The tower hall was also included in the community room and offers the possibility of increasing the number of seats if necessary. "
The number of seats is 360 in the nave, 50 in the choir, 100 on the gallery, 100 can be added.
Interior
The following artists were involved in the interior design:
- Karl-Heinz Neumann, Hamburg - bronze door
- Emil Grassert, Lübeck - eviction window
- Fritz Fleer , Hamburg-Wohldorf - Crucifix
- Rudolf Weber, Espelkamp - baptismal font
- Hartwig Ulrich, Aumühle / Hamburg - altar device, candlestick, baptismal bowl
- Rudolf Vombek, Hagen - window in the chancel
- Arnold Rinkert (design), Bruno Buschmann (execution) Baptismal font of Martinskirche
window
The altar windows by Rudolf Vombek with its horizontal gray-brown and vertical blue stripes in a restrained color scheme were used 20 years after the church was inaugurated.
Baptismal font
The baptismal font , which was brought here after the sale of the Evangelical St. Martin's Church, is placed in the entrance hall. The evangelists are represented on it with their symbols .
The triangular shape of the baptismal font indicates the covenant of the triune God with humans. The three large sides represent the baptism of Jesus, his death on the cross and the risen Christ. The heavy baptismal bowl is embedded in the stone. The inscription is from Romans: "We are buried with Christ through baptism in death, so that just as Christ is raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too should walk in a new life."
portal
The bronze door shows scenes from the Old Testament on six picture plates from the top left in the direction of reading: the fall of man ; Cain's fratricide of Abel ; the calling of Moses from the burning bush ; the dance around the golden calf ; the gift of the Ten Commandments .
Organs
The three-manual organ of the church was built by the Gustav Steinmann Orgelbau company from Vlotho and built in 1964. It has 30 registers and 2200 pipes .
Another organ ( chest organ ), which was built in 1998 by the Braun company from Porta Westfalica, is set up in the church. The organ is easy to transport, has 3 ½ stops and only has wooden pipes.
Tower hall
The eviction window (right) in the tower hall of the Thomaskirche is intended to keep the memory alive that Espelkamp is a city of displaced people and refugees. In the dark gray triangle on the right side of the window you can see the representative of power who indifferently guards the abandoned homeland, the conquered land and the new frontier. The line is drawn sharply and sharply. In the lighter country, the group of refugees moves slowly and slowly. Female figures can be recognized. Behind them the smaller group of men to cover their backs and in front of them the clinging children. The group walks towards the altar, above which the cross of Jesus hangs.
Bells
The five bells are inscribed with the Easter message (based on Martin Luther's Easter song ): “Jesus Christ, our Savior, who overcame death, is risen; he has caught sin. Kyrieleison. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neue Westfälische: Espelkamper Thomas-Kirche burns Edition of March 8, 2018, accessed on March 8, 2018
- ↑ www.kirchenmusik-espelkamp.de, Thomaskirche
literature
- Presbytery of the Evangelical Martinkirchengemeinde Espelkamp (Ed.): Thomaskirche Espelkamp , 2nd edition
- Ev. Martins-Kirchengemeinde Espelkamp (ed.): Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the Thomaskirche Espelkamp on June 30, 2013, Espelkamp 2013
Web links
- official website of the Evangelical Martins parish Espelkamp
- Espelkamp region on kirchenkreis-luebbecke.de
- Thomaskirche Espelkamp on baukunst-nrw.de
- ARD service on Reformation Day on October 31, 2011 from the Thomaskirche in Espelkamp.