Johanneskirche, Gothic Revival church in Eickel district, Herne, Germany.
The Johanneskirche in the Eickel district is a church building in Gothic Revival style with pointed arches and vertical structural elements. The structure displays the typical features of this architectural movement from its construction period.
The church was built during a period when Gothic Revival shaped church architecture in Germany and regional communities constructed more modern buildings. It received protection as an architectural monument in 1988.
The church is named after John the Baptist. Its 1896 silver baptismal bowl, donated by the former Engeling pastoral family, is engraved with the children's gospel verse Mark 10:14. The pulpit was donated by the Hülsmann couple, owners of the Hülsmann brewery.
The Johanneskirche stands on the old church square in Eickel, where the previous village church stood until its demolition in 1890/91. The tower, destroyed in the air raid of 12 September 1944, was rebuilt after the war; the church interior was restored and repainted. Visitors should avoid the building during services and check locally for opening times, as the church is in regular parish use.
The tower, destroyed by a bomb on 12 September 1944, once stood 52 metres high; two of its three bells were recovered from the rubble with excavator buckets and placed by Pastor Herbert von Stockum on the west side of the church.
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