Christi Himmelfahrt, Catholic church in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany

Christi Himmelfahrt in Kempten is a church building constructed from concrete and steel between 1969 and 1971, designed by architect Robert Gerum. The simple, box-like structure features large glass facades that flood the interior with natural light and create visual connection to the surroundings.

The first church was built in 1926/27 as an emergency church near the former St. Mang Bridge, after inflation wiped out the building fund. It became the parish church of the new Kempten parish in 1931. The current church was built 1969–1971 under pastor Max Knorr to plans by Robert Gerum, who received the BDA-Preis Bayern for it; the old church was demolished in 1973.

The parish was created in 1931 and named after the Ascension of Christ; since 1 September 2011 it has been a branch congregation of the St. Lorenz city parish. The Hohenthanner Altar, a late-Gothic winged altarpiece dated 1513 in its foliage and attributed to the Memmingen painter Ivo Strigel, stands in a side chapel built for it. Its shrine shows the Virgin of Mercy between Saints Benedict and Wolfgang, with Saints Sebastian, Valentine, Anthony, Margaret and Ottilie on the wings.

The church stands in the Freudental area of Kempten, near the site of the earlier church by the Iller. Since the 2016–2017 conversion into a church and social centre by the Kempten office F64, the interior has served both worship and community use, so parts may be occupied by events. The glazed concrete facade makes the entrance easy to spot from outside.

In a side chapel stands the late-Gothic Hohenthanner Altar, said to come from the castle chapel of Burg Hohentann. The winged altarpiece, attributed to the Memmingen painter Ivo Strigel, bears the date 1513 in its foliage; beneath the tracery a Schutzmantelmadonna of about 1420/30 stands between Saints Benedict and Wolfgang.