Autobahnkirche RUHR, Modern church near A40 motorway in Bochum, Germany

Autobahnkirche RUHR is a modern church building at the A40 motorway near Bochum with a height of 29.5 meters (97 ft). The structure displays clean geometric shapes and was designed to be visible to people traveling on the highway.

The Epiphaniaskirche was built from 1929 to designs by the Castrop-Rauxel architect Wilhelm Tiefenbach, and was consecrated on 2 February 1930. The congregation had split from Hamme's united Protestant parish in 1927 and joined the Old Lutheran church in 1928. It became the Autobahnkirche RUHR in 2010, was listed as a monument in 2005, and was deconsecrated on 1 February 2026 after being sold to private owners.

The name Epiphaniaskirche, used since 1950, recalls the Epiphany, the appearance of Christ before the Magi. From 2010 until its deconsecration on 1 February 2026 it served as the Autobahnkirche RUHR, and the motto "Ich komm' zur Ruhe" (I come to rest) stands on the Dorstener Straße bridge beside it. The parish belongs to the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church.

The church is easily accessible from exit 33 Bochum-Hamme and offers travelers a chance to stop quickly and rest. Its location and accessibility make it a practical stop during longer drives on the A40.

The three cast-steel bells, cast in 1929 at the neighbouring Bochumer Verein, are named Friedensglocke (d'), Trostglocke (f') and Hoffnungsglocke (g'). Because steel was not a wartime material, unlike bronze, they survived the Second World War. The cross in the chancel rests on a base made from a bomb fuse that destroyed the parsonage on 19 February 1945.