Friedenskirche, Church building in Efferen, Hürth, Germany

The Friedenskirche in Hürth-Efferen is a two-nave church under a pitched roof with a recessed square tower, built in 1952/53 to plans by Cologne architect Jürgen Körber. The white-walled building has a tall tower whose upper section is pierced by rows of circular openings, and an entrance porch with yellow metal supports framing lime-green double doors. Dark-framed windows sit in the white wall beside the entrance.

The church was decided upon by the Lindenthal presbytery on 5 April 1949, as Efferen's Protestant district had grown past 1,200 members after the war. A community hall was consecrated on 13 July 1952, with the foundation stone for the church laid the same day. Architect Jürgen Körber's building, erected largely through members' own labour, was consecrated on 22 December 1953.

Since 1994 the church has been called Friedenskirche, taking its name from the year's ecumenical Bible verse, "Christus ist unser Friede". The three bells carry inscriptions such as "Seid fröhlich in Hoffnung!" (Romans 12:12); the heaviest, at 151 kg, was hoisted into the tower on 26 October 1954.

The church stands on Martin-Luther-Straße in Efferen, set back from the main road in the village centre. The 1994 extension added a small entrance vestibule and two sanitary rooms, and the new community room joins the church at a right angle. The additions were deliberately built so the original 1953 church remains distinguishable from them.

The church's three bells carry Bible verses: the heaviest, 151 kg, was hung on 26 October 1954 with the inscription "Seid fröhlich in Hoffnung!" (Romans 12:12); the other two followed on 16 November 1956. The smaller of these serves as the day and prayer bell, dedicated "Betet ohne Unterlaß" (1 Thessalonians 5:17).