Our Father Church (Willsbach)
The Our Father Church is a Catholic church in Obersulm - Willsbach .
history
After there were hardly any Catholics in Willsbach as a result of the religious development since the Reformation, their number increased from 15 in 1940 after the Second World War to over 500 in 1963 due to the influx of Catholic refugees and expellees. The responsible parish in Affaltrach initially acquired one Land for a community center on the boundary of the neighboring village of Sülzbach, which also belongs to Obersulm. However, the property was needed for the construction of the primary and secondary school, so that the Catholic community got a property in Willsbach in exchange. In 1962, an architectural competition for a new church with a community center was held, won by Karl Hans Neumann from Stuttgart. The wooden model of the design inspired Pastor Holz to associate with the poem The Mysterium of the Innocent Children by Charles Péguy , in which the Lord's Prayer is thematized, on which the name of the church is based.
The Our Father Church was built from April 1965 to January 1967 and consecrated on January 8, 1967 by Bishop Carl Joseph Leiprecht . The construction costs amounted to around 1.2 million DM, of which 700,000 DM had been approved as a grant from the Episcopal Ordinariate.
description
The church has a polygonal floor plan and a lamellar roof. The outer facade features an exposed concrete relief by Gerhard Tagwerker above the entrance area, including concrete glass windows by Josef de Ponte . The interior walls are largely plastered in white. Except for a light slot behind the altar area and skylights, windows were deliberately left out. The cross above the high altar and various liturgical devices were designed by Berthold Herzer from Schwäbisch Gmünd. In 1987 a depiction of the Way of the Cross by a young Croatian artist was placed on the side walls of the church.
A kindergarten and a community center are connected to the church in two separate wings.
literature
- Martin Ritter: Affaltrach - a cath. Parish. Catholic parish of St. Johann Baptist Affaltrach, Obersulm 1999.
- Paulgerd Jesberg: Recognize. Unlock. Realize. Architect Karl Hans Neumann and his work , Wiesbaden 1992, p. 22.
Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '33 " N , 9 ° 21' 6.3" E