Ägidienkirche, Gothic church at Krämerbrücke, Erfurt, Germany

The Ägidienkirche is a single-nave Gothic church whose archway forms the eastern entrance from Wenigemarkt to the Krämerbrücke. The nave sits one storey above the ground floor, which in the Middle Ages was an open hall used as a salesroom; the choir is housed in a late Gothic oriel. Its 33-metre tower, known as the Roter Turm, has 128 steps.

The building was first mentioned in 1110 as a small chapel before being destroyed during a city fire in 1293. It was rebuilt in stone around 1325, giving it the Gothic form that visitors see today.

The name Ägidienkirche refers to Saint Giles, to whom the chapel was dedicated by 1110. Since 1960 the building has served the Evangelical Methodist congregation, formed in 1968 by union with the Methodist Church. The 1382 Ägidiusglocke, Erfurt's second-oldest bell after the Katharina bell in St Michael's Church, still hangs in the tower.

The 33-metre tower, called the Red Tower, has 128 steps and is open to visitors daily. The church interior lies on the first floor, with the choir in the late Gothic oriel. The archway below forms the eastern entrance from Wenigemarkt to the Krämerbrücke.

This church now serves as a place of worship for the Methodist community and ranks among the oldest continuously active Methodist churches in the world. This connection links daily worship with the preservation of both religious and local history.